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Psychological conditions that mediate between job demands and resources, and work engagement / Anna-Louise OlivierOlivier, Anna-Louise January 2006 (has links)
The face of the workplace has changed dramatically over the past decade and most
organisations have to survive in a fiercely competitive global economy. The impact of the
changing world of work is most evident in changes in the psychological contract (agreement)
between employees and organisations. Employees are expected to give more in terms of time,
effort, skills and flexibility, whereas they receive less in terms of career opportunities,
lifetime employment and job security. It is in view of the above work complexities that
employee engagement has become a focus area. in particular, to understand the mediating
effects of certain psychological conditions in relation to work engagement. "Why do some
employees stay engaged at work, even whilst being challenged with consistent change and
greater job insecurity and why do others' disengage at work?"
The objective of this study was to investigate the mediating effects of three psychological
conditions, namely psychological meaningfulness, psychological safety, and psychological
availability on employees' work engagement. A survey research design was used with a
questionnaire as data-gathering instrument. Stratified random samples (N=171) were taken
from employees of a multinational oil company. The Work Engagement Scale and the Work
Experiences Scale were administered. Descriptive statistics (e.g. means and standard
deviations) were used to analyse the data. Pearson product-moment correlation coefficients
were used to assess the relationships between the variables. Multiple regression analyses
were used to investigate the effects of the variables in this study.
The results confirmed that psychological meaningfulness and psychological availability were
significant predictors of work engagement. Meaningfulness displayed the strongest positive
relation with engagement. The relation of work role fit with engagement was fully mediated
by the psychological condition of meaningfulness. Cognitive, emotional and physical
resources had the strongest effect on psychological availability. Feelings of self- consciousness impacted on psychological availability, implying that someone who is less
self-conscious is psychologically more available to engage at work.
It was therefore confirmed that psychological meaningfulness fully mediated the effects of
work role fit on engagement and psychological availability fully mediated the effects of
resources and self-consciousness on engagement.
Limitations in the research are identified and recommendations for future research are made. / Thesis (M.A. (Industrial Psychology))--North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2007
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Psychological conditions that mediate between job demands and resources, and work engagement / Anna-Louise OlivierOlivier, Anna-Louise January 2006 (has links)
Thesis (M.A. (Industrial Psychology))--North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2007.
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Psychological conditions that mediate between job demands and resources, and work engagement / Anna-Louise OlivierOlivier, Anna-Louise January 2006 (has links)
The face of the workplace has changed dramatically over the past decade and most
organisations have to survive in a fiercely competitive global economy. The impact of the
changing world of work is most evident in changes in the psychological contract (agreement)
between employees and organisations. Employees are expected to give more in terms of time,
effort, skills and flexibility, whereas they receive less in terms of career opportunities,
lifetime employment and job security. It is in view of the above work complexities that
employee engagement has become a focus area. in particular, to understand the mediating
effects of certain psychological conditions in relation to work engagement. "Why do some
employees stay engaged at work, even whilst being challenged with consistent change and
greater job insecurity and why do others' disengage at work?"
The objective of this study was to investigate the mediating effects of three psychological
conditions, namely psychological meaningfulness, psychological safety, and psychological
availability on employees' work engagement. A survey research design was used with a
questionnaire as data-gathering instrument. Stratified random samples (N=171) were taken
from employees of a multinational oil company. The Work Engagement Scale and the Work
Experiences Scale were administered. Descriptive statistics (e.g. means and standard
deviations) were used to analyse the data. Pearson product-moment correlation coefficients
were used to assess the relationships between the variables. Multiple regression analyses
were used to investigate the effects of the variables in this study.
The results confirmed that psychological meaningfulness and psychological availability were
significant predictors of work engagement. Meaningfulness displayed the strongest positive
relation with engagement. The relation of work role fit with engagement was fully mediated
by the psychological condition of meaningfulness. Cognitive, emotional and physical
resources had the strongest effect on psychological availability. Feelings of self- consciousness impacted on psychological availability, implying that someone who is less
self-conscious is psychologically more available to engage at work.
It was therefore confirmed that psychological meaningfulness fully mediated the effects of
work role fit on engagement and psychological availability fully mediated the effects of
resources and self-consciousness on engagement.
Limitations in the research are identified and recommendations for future research are made. / Thesis (M.A. (Industrial Psychology))--North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2007
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Antecedents of work engagement in a financial institution / René FerreiraFerreira, René January 2009 (has links)
The industrialised world of today is characterised by transformation and concepts such as downsising, rightsising and restructuring have become a reality. South Africa is not excluded from this worldwide phenomenon. Economic and political changes as well as the shrinking labour market are also aggravating circumstances, which lead to increased job insecurity. This phenomenon might have a negative impact on employees' work engagement Due to all these changes, most organisations have to survive in a competitive global economy. Their survival depends on their ability to satisfy customer needs, while achieving quality, flexibility, innovation and organisational responsibility by the engagement and commitment of employees.
The objective of this study was to investigate the relationships between antecedents (work role fit, co-worker relations, supervisor relations, co-worker norms, self-consciousness, resources and growth), psychological conditions (i.e. psychological meaningfuhaess, psychological availability, and psychological safety) and work engagement in a financial institution.
A cross-sectional survey design was utilised. Employees (N= 132) in a financial institution, more specifically the branch-banking unit of FirstRand Group in the Free State Province, were included in the study. The Work Experience Scale and the Work Engagement Scale were administered together with a biographical questionnaire. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used to analyse the data.
The results showed that psychological meaningfuhaess and psychological availability were significant predictors of work engagement. Cognitive, emotional and physical resources had the strongest effect on work engagement. Multiple regression analyses showed that psychological meaningfuhaess partially mediated the relationship between work role fit, co-worker relations, growth and work engagement. A total of 5% of the variance in psychological meaningfulness and a total of 2% of the variance in psychological availability were predicted by work role fit. Psychological availability partially mediated the relationship between resources, self-consciousness and work engagement.
Recommendations for future research were made. / Thesis (M.A. (Industrial Psychology))--North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2009.
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Antecedents of work engagement in a financial institution / René FerreiraFerreira, René January 2009 (has links)
The industrialised world of today is characterised by transformation and concepts such as downsising, rightsising and restructuring have become a reality. South Africa is not excluded from this worldwide phenomenon. Economic and political changes as well as the shrinking labour market are also aggravating circumstances, which lead to increased job insecurity. This phenomenon might have a negative impact on employees' work engagement Due to all these changes, most organisations have to survive in a competitive global economy. Their survival depends on their ability to satisfy customer needs, while achieving quality, flexibility, innovation and organisational responsibility by the engagement and commitment of employees.
The objective of this study was to investigate the relationships between antecedents (work role fit, co-worker relations, supervisor relations, co-worker norms, self-consciousness, resources and growth), psychological conditions (i.e. psychological meaningfuhaess, psychological availability, and psychological safety) and work engagement in a financial institution.
A cross-sectional survey design was utilised. Employees (N= 132) in a financial institution, more specifically the branch-banking unit of FirstRand Group in the Free State Province, were included in the study. The Work Experience Scale and the Work Engagement Scale were administered together with a biographical questionnaire. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used to analyse the data.
The results showed that psychological meaningfuhaess and psychological availability were significant predictors of work engagement. Cognitive, emotional and physical resources had the strongest effect on work engagement. Multiple regression analyses showed that psychological meaningfuhaess partially mediated the relationship between work role fit, co-worker relations, growth and work engagement. A total of 5% of the variance in psychological meaningfulness and a total of 2% of the variance in psychological availability were predicted by work role fit. Psychological availability partially mediated the relationship between resources, self-consciousness and work engagement.
Recommendations for future research were made. / Thesis (M.A. (Industrial Psychology))--North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2009.
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Antecedents of work engagement in a chemical industry / Dezelle RasRas, Dezelle January 2006 (has links)
Organisations across the world are faced with the same challenges of how to get employees
to be totally immersed in their role at work. People occupy roles at work. There is no sense in
engaging employees if management is not going to invest in the effort of placing these
employees in appropriate roles and supporting them to be engaged in their work. There are
generalised states that employees occupy: people are to some degree job involved, committed
to organisations, or alienated at work in the form of self-estrangement. These concepts
suggest that employees can use varying degrees of themselves, physically, cognitively and
emotionally, in the roles they perform.
The primary objective of this research was to explore the three psychological processes,
meaningfulness, safety and availability to be determinants of work engagement. Another
objective was also to explore the influence of the antecedent conditions, namely work role fit,
co-worker relations, supervisor relations, co-worker norms, self-consciousness and resources
on work engagement. The study also investigated whether the psychological processes
mediate the relationships between antecedent conditions and work engagement.
A survey design was used to reach the research objectives. The specific design used was the
cross-sectional design. Employees across all levels (N=165)i n a chemical industry in the
Vaal Triangle were targeted for this research. Four standardised questionnaires were used in
the empirical study, namely the Psychological Processes Questionnaire, Antecedent
Conditions Questionnaire, Work Engagement Questionnaire as well as a Biographical
Questionnaire.
Multiple regression analyses showed that psychological meaningfulness mediated the
relationship between work role fit and work engagement. A total of 32% of the variance in
psychological meaningfulness was predicted by work role fit. Psychological meaningfulness
predicted 29% of the variance in work engagement. Psychological availability mediated the
relationship between available resources and work engagement. The analysis indicated that 11% of the variance in engagement was predicted by resources. Psychological availability
predicted 3 1 % of the variance in engagement.
Recommendations for future research were made. / Thesis (M.A. (Industrial Psychology))--North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2007.
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Antecedents of work engagement in a chemical industry / Dezelle RasRas, Dezelle January 2006 (has links)
Organisations across the world are faced with the same challenges of how to get employees
to be totally immersed in their role at work. People occupy roles at work. There is no sense in
engaging employees if management is not going to invest in the effort of placing these
employees in appropriate roles and supporting them to be engaged in their work. There are
generalised states that employees occupy: people are to some degree job involved, committed
to organisations, or alienated at work in the form of self-estrangement. These concepts
suggest that employees can use varying degrees of themselves, physically, cognitively and
emotionally, in the roles they perform.
The primary objective of this research was to explore the three psychological processes,
meaningfulness, safety and availability to be determinants of work engagement. Another
objective was also to explore the influence of the antecedent conditions, namely work role fit,
co-worker relations, supervisor relations, co-worker norms, self-consciousness and resources
on work engagement. The study also investigated whether the psychological processes
mediate the relationships between antecedent conditions and work engagement.
A survey design was used to reach the research objectives. The specific design used was the
cross-sectional design. Employees across all levels (N=165)i n a chemical industry in the
Vaal Triangle were targeted for this research. Four standardised questionnaires were used in
the empirical study, namely the Psychological Processes Questionnaire, Antecedent
Conditions Questionnaire, Work Engagement Questionnaire as well as a Biographical
Questionnaire.
Multiple regression analyses showed that psychological meaningfulness mediated the
relationship between work role fit and work engagement. A total of 32% of the variance in
psychological meaningfulness was predicted by work role fit. Psychological meaningfulness
predicted 29% of the variance in work engagement. Psychological availability mediated the
relationship between available resources and work engagement. The analysis indicated that 11% of the variance in engagement was predicted by resources. Psychological availability
predicted 3 1 % of the variance in engagement.
Recommendations for future research were made. / Thesis (M.A. (Industrial Psychology))--North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2007.
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The Effects of Nomophobia on Employee EngagementDaniel, Amber Joy Shirlyn 04 May 2022 (has links)
No description available.
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The well-being of employees in a South African agricultural research organisation / Doris Nkechiyem AsiweAsiwe, Doris Nkechiyem January 2014 (has links)
It is important that organisations are aware of factors that might affect the levels of well-being of employees, as employees are instrumental to the achievement of organisational goals. Well-being of employees can be conceptualised in terms of burnout and engagement. Studies have shown that different factors contribute to the employee experience of burnout and engagement. These factors include job demands and resources and psychological conditions (psychological meaningfulness, psychological availability and psychological safety). Although various studies regarding burnout and engagement can be found in literature, three research gaps have been identified from the studies. First, a reliable and valid instrument is needed to measure job demands and resources in a specific organisation. Second, given the cost of some measures of burnout, inadequacies in conceptualisation of the burnout construct and the inadequate psychometric properties of others, an inexpensive measure is needed which can be used to measure burnout in a valid and reliable way. Third, no studies seem to be found which focus on the effects of job demands and resources on burnout and engagement via specific psychological conditions (i.e. psychological meaningfulness, availability and safety).
The general objective of this research therefore was to investigate the well-being of employees in a South African agricultural research organisation. It focused on job demands, job resources, burnout, work engagement and psychological conditions.
The objective of the first study was to investigate the job demands and resources of employees in a South African agricultural research organisation. The study specifically examined the validity and reliability of a scale adapted to measure job demands and resources of the employees and established the prevalent job demands and resources of the employees. Differences that may exist based on the employees‟ demographic variables were also investigated.
The aim of the second study was to provide an overview of current burnout measures that are used in the literature. From the literature, gaps were identified and used to develop a new Burnout Scale for use with employees within a South African agricultural research organisation. The research then examined the construct validity, reliability, construct equivalence and item bias of the newly-developed Burnout Scale. The research also investigated whether any differences in burnout existed in relation to the employees‟ demographic variables.
The third study investigated the relationships between specific job demands, job resources, psychological conditions, burnout, and work engagement by testing a structural model of burnout and engagement in a sample of employees within a South African agricultural research organisation.
The research method for each of the three articles consisted of a brief literature review and an empirical study. A non-probability availability sample of 443 agricultural employees was used. A cross-sectional design, with a survey as the data collection technique, was used. Measuring instruments that were utilised included an adapted Job Demands-Resources scale (AJDRS), a self-developed Burnout Scale (BS), a self-developed Work Engagement Scale (WES), an adapted Psychological Conditions Questionnaire (PCQ), and a biographical questionnaire. The statistical analyses were carried out with the help of the SPSS programme (IBM SPSS statistics, version 21) and MPLUS version 7.11 (Muthén, & Muthén 1998-2013). The statistical methods utilised in the three articles included descriptive statistics, Cronbach alpha coefficients, principal factor analysis, Pearson product-moment correlation coefficients, MANOVA, ANOVA, differential item functioning (DIF), and structural equation modelling.
Evidence was established for the factorial validity and reliability of the AJDRS. The results indicate that the job demands experienced by employees in an agricultural research organisation are: overload and job insecurity; while job resources were: organisational support, growth opportunities, control, rewards, and physical resources (equipment). It was furthermore found that there were differences in the perceived job demands and resources of employees. In addition, the BS was found to consist of three reliable factors, i.e. fatigue, emotional exhaustion/withdrawal, and cognitive weariness. The results also showed construct equivalence for the Burnout construct, and no item bias for the language groups examined. Age was found to affect the level of perceived burnout of the employees.
Furthermore, job resources (growth opportunities, control, and organisational support) were found to be positively associated with engagement, while lack of resources and job demands (overload) are positively associated with burnout of employees. Psychological meaningfulness, safety and availability are positively associated with work engagement, and negatively associated with burnout.
The psychological conditions of availability, safety, and meaningfulness mediated the relationship between job resources and work engagement, as well as between lack of job resources and burnout. Psychological availability and meaningfulness mediated the relationship between job demands and burnout; however, the mediation effect of psychological safety on the relationship between job demands and burnout could not be established.
Recommendations are made for practice, as well as future research. / PhD (Industrial Psychology), North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2014
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The well-being of employees in a South African agricultural research organisation / Doris Nkechiyem AsiweAsiwe, Doris Nkechiyem January 2014 (has links)
It is important that organisations are aware of factors that might affect the levels of well-being of employees, as employees are instrumental to the achievement of organisational goals. Well-being of employees can be conceptualised in terms of burnout and engagement. Studies have shown that different factors contribute to the employee experience of burnout and engagement. These factors include job demands and resources and psychological conditions (psychological meaningfulness, psychological availability and psychological safety). Although various studies regarding burnout and engagement can be found in literature, three research gaps have been identified from the studies. First, a reliable and valid instrument is needed to measure job demands and resources in a specific organisation. Second, given the cost of some measures of burnout, inadequacies in conceptualisation of the burnout construct and the inadequate psychometric properties of others, an inexpensive measure is needed which can be used to measure burnout in a valid and reliable way. Third, no studies seem to be found which focus on the effects of job demands and resources on burnout and engagement via specific psychological conditions (i.e. psychological meaningfulness, availability and safety).
The general objective of this research therefore was to investigate the well-being of employees in a South African agricultural research organisation. It focused on job demands, job resources, burnout, work engagement and psychological conditions.
The objective of the first study was to investigate the job demands and resources of employees in a South African agricultural research organisation. The study specifically examined the validity and reliability of a scale adapted to measure job demands and resources of the employees and established the prevalent job demands and resources of the employees. Differences that may exist based on the employees‟ demographic variables were also investigated.
The aim of the second study was to provide an overview of current burnout measures that are used in the literature. From the literature, gaps were identified and used to develop a new Burnout Scale for use with employees within a South African agricultural research organisation. The research then examined the construct validity, reliability, construct equivalence and item bias of the newly-developed Burnout Scale. The research also investigated whether any differences in burnout existed in relation to the employees‟ demographic variables.
The third study investigated the relationships between specific job demands, job resources, psychological conditions, burnout, and work engagement by testing a structural model of burnout and engagement in a sample of employees within a South African agricultural research organisation.
The research method for each of the three articles consisted of a brief literature review and an empirical study. A non-probability availability sample of 443 agricultural employees was used. A cross-sectional design, with a survey as the data collection technique, was used. Measuring instruments that were utilised included an adapted Job Demands-Resources scale (AJDRS), a self-developed Burnout Scale (BS), a self-developed Work Engagement Scale (WES), an adapted Psychological Conditions Questionnaire (PCQ), and a biographical questionnaire. The statistical analyses were carried out with the help of the SPSS programme (IBM SPSS statistics, version 21) and MPLUS version 7.11 (Muthén, & Muthén 1998-2013). The statistical methods utilised in the three articles included descriptive statistics, Cronbach alpha coefficients, principal factor analysis, Pearson product-moment correlation coefficients, MANOVA, ANOVA, differential item functioning (DIF), and structural equation modelling.
Evidence was established for the factorial validity and reliability of the AJDRS. The results indicate that the job demands experienced by employees in an agricultural research organisation are: overload and job insecurity; while job resources were: organisational support, growth opportunities, control, rewards, and physical resources (equipment). It was furthermore found that there were differences in the perceived job demands and resources of employees. In addition, the BS was found to consist of three reliable factors, i.e. fatigue, emotional exhaustion/withdrawal, and cognitive weariness. The results also showed construct equivalence for the Burnout construct, and no item bias for the language groups examined. Age was found to affect the level of perceived burnout of the employees.
Furthermore, job resources (growth opportunities, control, and organisational support) were found to be positively associated with engagement, while lack of resources and job demands (overload) are positively associated with burnout of employees. Psychological meaningfulness, safety and availability are positively associated with work engagement, and negatively associated with burnout.
The psychological conditions of availability, safety, and meaningfulness mediated the relationship between job resources and work engagement, as well as between lack of job resources and burnout. Psychological availability and meaningfulness mediated the relationship between job demands and burnout; however, the mediation effect of psychological safety on the relationship between job demands and burnout could not be established.
Recommendations are made for practice, as well as future research. / PhD (Industrial Psychology), North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2014
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