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THREE FACETS OF EMPLOYEE WELLNESS: THE POTENTIAL MODERATING INFLUENCES OF MINDFULNESS, PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, AND VACATION ON SELECT WORKER CHARACTERISTICS
No full textWorkaholism is well-known for the negative effects it has on workers, including poor individual health and an inability to separate oneself from work. Furthermore, a strong positive correlation between workaholism and work stress has been established. The potential stress-reducing effects of specific health-driven leisure activities (e.g., physical activities) have been discussed in numerous studies. As workaholics are unlikely to participate in non-work activities, several questions regarding the potential benefits of three leisure activities (i.e., mindfulness, physical activity, and vacation) were examined, as were motives for excessive participation in work-related activities. In the current study, 350 working adults were surveyed, and the results suggested vacation influenced the relationship between workaholism and work stress. While participation in leisurely vacation activities weakened this relationship, time pressure further strengthened it. Additionally, overall leisure participation partially mediated the relationship between workaholism and work stress. Relationships between three worker characteristics (i.e., workaholism, work stress, and work engagement), the three leisure activities, and various demographics were also considered. Implications for organizations, study limitations, and suggestions for future research are discussed
THERE’S TWO SIDES TO EVERY STORY: EXPANDING THE NOMOLOGICAL NETWORK OF BURNOUT THROUGH THE PERSON-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION
No full textBurnout is a psychological syndrome consisting of emotional exhaustion, cynicism, and reduced personal accomplishment. It is associated with a depletion of intrinsic resources that results from prolonged exposure to work-related stress. Within the literature, it is well documented that the combination of elevated job demands and depleted resources is likely to lead to burnout. However, while this understanding emphasizes the environment, it fails to incorporate aspects of the person, like trait motivation. Trait motivation is an individual difference that influences how one interacts with or responds to the environment. Accordingly, the current studies expand the nomological network of burnout by exploring the impact of trait motivation on job demands, burnout, job satisfaction, and happiness. Based on the results presented, the relationship between job demands and burnout is not conditional on approach or avoidance motivation. Furthermore, the relationships between job demands, burnout, and happiness are not conditional on approach or avoidance motivation. However, the results support that the relationship between job demands and job satisfaction are conditional on avoidance motivation. Theoretical and practical implications of the studies are discussed
WORKAHOLISM AND WELL-BEING: PSYCHOLOGICAL CAPITAL AS A POTENTIAL MODERATOR
No full textIn the present study, we examined the relationships between workaholism, psychological capital (PsyCap), and components of well-being (i.e., physical health, mental health, and work stress). Workaholism is conceptualized as a compulsive need to work, and it is related to numerous negative organizational and individual consequences. For that reason, it is imperative that researchers uncover possible variables that can alleviate its harmful effects. Therefore, we investigated the possible moderating role of PsyCap in the workaholism--well-being relationship. The sample consisted of 343 full-time faculty and staff from a large Southeastern university. Results showed workaholism was negatively related to physical and mental health, and positively related to work stress. Additionally, PsyCap had a positive relationship with physical and mental health, and a negative relationship with work stress. Moreover, PsyCap moderated the relationship between workaholism and work stress, such that as PsyCap increased, the relationship between workaholism and work stress weakened. Additionally, PsyCap mediated the relationship between workaholism and mental health, such that higher levels of workaholism predicted lower levels of PsyCap, which in turn predicted diminished mental health. Future directions, organizational implications, and study limitations are also discussed
Workaholism and Affect: The Moderating Role of Mindfulness
No full textIn the current study we sought to examine the relationships among workaholism, mindfulness, and negative affect. Workaholism is compulsively working excessively hard and is related to detrimental outcomes to both the employee and the organization. Therefore, it is vital that researchers target dispositional driving forces of workaholism to help mitigate its potential harm. As such, in the current study we utilized self-report measures to establish whether dispositional mindfulness had the ability to weaken the relationship between workaholism and negative affect. The sample consisted of working adults from various occupations and backgrounds. The results indicated that workaholism was positively correlated with negative affect, supporting previous research. Dispositional mindfulness was negatively correlated with negative affect, and workaholism was negatively correlated with dispositional mindfulness. The results also demonstrated that mindfulness moderated the relationship between workaholism and negative affect. Organizational implications, limitations, and future directions are discussed
The Effect of Emotional Labor on Burnout: The Moderating Role of Psychological Capital
No full textIn the current study we sought to examine the relationships among emotional labor, psychological capital (PsyCap), and burnout. Given that a fairly large percentage of the United States labor force is employed in jobs that require employees to manage their emotional displays, it is imperative that we examine the consequences of emotional display management at work. Previous research strongly supports a positive relationship between emotional labor and burnout. Therefore, in the current study, self-report measures of the three study variables were used to test to see whether the presence of PsyCap, a positive personal resource, had the ability to weaken the relationship between emotional labor and burnout among a sample of working professionals. It was found that emotional labor positively correlated with overall burnout, emotional exhaustion, and depersonalization. Additionally, PsyCap negatively correlated with overall burnout, emotional exhaustion, and depersonalization, and positively correlated with personal accomplishment. Lastly, emotional labor negatively correlated with PsyCap. Results also showed that PsyCap moderated the relationship between emotional labor and the emotional exhaustion component of burnout. Limitations and future directions are discussed
WORKPLACE TELEPRESSURE AND WORKAHOLISM: ICT BOUNDARY CREATION AS A POTENTIAL MODERATOR
No full textIn the current study, we investigated the relationships between workplace telepressure, workaholism, and information and communication technology (ICT) boundary creation. Workplace telepressure is the urge to stay connected and respond to work-related messages via ICTs. In addition, workaholism is the compulsive need to work incessantly. Both workplace telepressure and workaholism negatively impact employees on interpersonal, organizational, and organizational levels. Thus, we examined not just the association between workaholism and workplace telepressure, but also the potential moderating influence of ICT boundary creation. ICT boundary creation could allow employees to better divide their time at work and at home, thereby minimizing the negative consequences of workaholism and workplace telepressure. The final sample included 405 full-time staff and faculty at a large southeastern university. The results showed workplace telepressure positively related to workaholism and negatively related to ICT boundary creation. Furthermore, workaholism negatively related to ICT boundary creation. Moreover, ICT boundary creation moderated the relationship between workplace telepressure and workaholism, such that as ICT boundary creation increased, the relationship between workplace telepressure and workaholism weakened. Future research, organizational implications, and study limitations are addressed
FROM WORKAHOLISM TO BURNOUT: AN INCLUSION OF PSYCHOLOGICAL CAPITAL
No full textIn the current study we sought to examine the relationships among workaholism, psychological capital (PsyCap), and burnout. According to previous research, the incidence of workaholism is increasing in the United States. While these employees may, at first, reap benefits from their obsessive and highly involved tendencies, workaholic behavior has been shown to lead to a number of detrimental consequences to the employee and the organization. Thus, it is imperative that research be conducted to alleviate the consequences of the syndrome. Therefore, in the current study we sought to determine whether the presence of a positive personal resource, PsyCap, has the ability to weaken the relationship between workaholism and burnout. A sample of faculty and staff at a large Southeastern university were asked to complete three self-report measures of the main study variables. Results confirmed findings from previous research with regard to the correlational relationships among the variables. However, the results failed to support a moderating effect of PsyCap on the relationship between workaholism and burnout. Organizational implications of these findings and avenues for future research were discussed
Work hard, play hard... or maybe not: A look at the relationships between workaholism, work-leisure conflict, and work stress
No full textIn the current study we sought to examine the relationships between workaholism, work-leisure conflict, and work stress. Workaholism is related to many negative consequences to both the employee and the organization. It is vital, then, to examine these outcomes in order to find ways to reduce potential harm. As such, self-report measures were used to study whether work-leisure conflict would strengthen the relationship between workaholism and work stress, and if work-leisure conflict acts as a mediator between workaholism and work stress. The sample consisted of 346 working adults from various occupations and backgrounds. The results indicated workaholism was positively correlated with work stress. Additionally, work leisure conflict was positively correlated with both workaholism and work stress. Moreover, work-leisure conflict was a significant mediator between workaholism and work stress, however, the results did not indicate a moderation effect for work-leisure conflict on the relationship between workaholism and work stress. Organizational implications, limitations, and future directions are discussed
Going Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis
Full text linkThe present study examines one of the fundamental aspects of author co-citation analysis (ACA) - the way co-citation
counts are defined. Co-citation counting provides the data on which all subsequent statistical analyses and mappings
are based, and we compare ACA results based on two different types of co-citation counting - the traditional type that
only counts the first one among a cited work's authors on the one hand and a non-traditional type that takes into
account the first 5 authors of a cited work on the other hand. Results indicate that the picture produced through this non-traditional author co-citation counting contains more coherent author groups and is therefore considerably clearer. However, this picture represents fewer specialties in the research field being studied than that produced through the traditional first-author co-citation counting when the same number of top-ranked authors is selected and analyzed. Reasons for these effects are discussed
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