This page has only limited features, please log in for full access.
Colleague incivility is one of the subtlest forms of workplace aggression, referring to any low-intensity deviant behavior in violation of the norms of mutual respect with ambiguous intent to harm the target. Although a large corpus of literature has identified the negative consequences of colleague incivility for workers and their organizations, there is a paucity of studies aimed at examining the role played by job characteristics in triggering this form of aggression. The present study, referring to the work environment assumption of Einarsen (2000), proposes that workplace aggression is primarily affected by factors related to deficiencies in the psychosocial work environment. In this view, the present study aimed to test whether the relationships between stressors in the psychosocial work environment (i.e., workload, role conflict, and unfair reward) and burnout (i.e., exhaustion and cynicism) are mediated by colleague incivility. The study design was cross-sectional and non-randomized. In total, 659 administrative officers employed in a large-sized Italian university completed a self-report questionnaire. Regression and mediation analyses (using the SPSS PROCESS macro) were performed to test the study hypotheses. After adjusting for control variables (i.e., superior incivility, age, gender, interactions with teaching staff, and interactions with students), the analyses indicated that colleague incivility mediated the associations of role conflict and unfair reward with the two dimensions of burnout. In contrast, the mediating role of colleague incivility in the associations of workload with exhaustion and cynicism was not supported. The present study shed light on the key role of colleague incivility in the linkage of variables describing job characteristics and job burnout. From a practical point of view, the present study suggests that in order to prevent colleague incivility, interventions such as job (re)design should be implemented.
Sara Viotti; Chiara Guglielmetti; Silvia Gilardi; Gloria Guidetti. The role of colleague incivility in linking work-related stressors and job burnout. A cross-sectional study in a sample of faculty administrative employees. La Medicina del lavoro 2021, 112, 209 -218.
AMA StyleSara Viotti, Chiara Guglielmetti, Silvia Gilardi, Gloria Guidetti. The role of colleague incivility in linking work-related stressors and job burnout. A cross-sectional study in a sample of faculty administrative employees. La Medicina del lavoro. 2021; 112 (3):209-218.
Chicago/Turabian StyleSara Viotti; Chiara Guglielmetti; Silvia Gilardi; Gloria Guidetti. 2021. "The role of colleague incivility in linking work-related stressors and job burnout. A cross-sectional study in a sample of faculty administrative employees." La Medicina del lavoro 112, no. 3: 209-218.
Background: The COVID-19 pandemic led the worldwide healthcare system to a severe crisis in which personnel paid the major costs. Many studies were promptly dedicated to the physical and psychological consequences of the COVID-19 exposure among healthcare employees, whereas the research on the other working populations has been substantially ignored. To bridge the current lack of knowledge about safe behaviors related to the risk of COVID-19 contagion at work, the aim of the study was to validate a new tool, the [email protected] (Safety at Work), to assess workers’ perceptions of safety. Methods: A total of 1085 participants, employed in several organizations sited across areas with different levels of risk of contagion, completed an online questionnaire. To test the [email protected] validity and measurement invariance, the research sample was randomly divided in two. Results: In the first sub-sample, Confirmatory Factor Analysis demonstrated the adequacy of the [email protected] factorial structure. In the second sub-sample, multi-group Confirmatory Factor Analysis revealed that the [email protected] was invariant across gender, ecological risk level, and type of occupation (in-person vs. remote working). Conclusions: The study evidenced the psychometric properties of the [email protected], a brief tool to monitor workers’ experiences and safety perceptions regarding the COVID-19 risk in any organisational setting.
Daniela Converso; Andreina Bruno; Vincenza Capone; Lara Colombo; Alessandra Falco; Teresa Galanti; Damiano Girardi; Gloria Guidetti; Sara Viotti; Barbara Loera. Working during a Pandemic between the Risk of Being Infected and/or the Risks Related to Social Distancing: First Validation of the [email protected] Questionnaire. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2021, 18, 5986 .
AMA StyleDaniela Converso, Andreina Bruno, Vincenza Capone, Lara Colombo, Alessandra Falco, Teresa Galanti, Damiano Girardi, Gloria Guidetti, Sara Viotti, Barbara Loera. Working during a Pandemic between the Risk of Being Infected and/or the Risks Related to Social Distancing: First Validation of the [email protected] Questionnaire. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2021; 18 (11):5986.
Chicago/Turabian StyleDaniela Converso; Andreina Bruno; Vincenza Capone; Lara Colombo; Alessandra Falco; Teresa Galanti; Damiano Girardi; Gloria Guidetti; Sara Viotti; Barbara Loera. 2021. "Working during a Pandemic between the Risk of Being Infected and/or the Risks Related to Social Distancing: First Validation of the [email protected] Questionnaire." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18, no. 11: 5986.
Owing to the temporary nature of their job position, postdoctoral researchers (postdocs) are among those workers in the academic sector who experience the most job insecurity as well as high levels of turnover intention and disengagement. The present study improves the extant knowledge on the effect of job insecurity on postdocs’ cynicism and dedication to work, understands the joint role of two forms of job insecurity – namely individual job insecurity and the job insecurity climate – and identifies how social support can serve as a resource to buffer their negative impacts. A sample of 191 postdocs from an Italian public university participated in a self-report questionnaire survey. Moderated-mediation analyses revealed that individual job insecurity serves as a mediator in the relationship between the job insecurity climate and both cynicism and dedication. Furthermore, supervisor support significantly buffers the relationship between the job insecurity climate and individual job insecurity. These findings improve extant knowledge on postdoctoral working conditions, highlighting the joint role of two different forms of job insecurity in relation to wellbeing outcomes, as well as the role of supervisors as a relevant resource for coping with the uncertainty experienced within the academic work environment.
Gloria Guidetti; Daniela Converso; Teresa Di Fiore; Sara Viotti. Cynicism and dedication to work in post-docs: relationships between individual job insecurity, job insecurity climate, and supervisor support. European Journal of Higher Education 2021, 1 -19.
AMA StyleGloria Guidetti, Daniela Converso, Teresa Di Fiore, Sara Viotti. Cynicism and dedication to work in post-docs: relationships between individual job insecurity, job insecurity climate, and supervisor support. European Journal of Higher Education. 2021; ():1-19.
Chicago/Turabian StyleGloria Guidetti; Daniela Converso; Teresa Di Fiore; Sara Viotti. 2021. "Cynicism and dedication to work in post-docs: relationships between individual job insecurity, job insecurity climate, and supervisor support." European Journal of Higher Education , no. : 1-19.
Shanafelt TD, Boone S, Tan L, Dyrbye LN, Sotile W, Satele D, West CP, Sloan J, Oreskovich MR (2012) Burnout and satisfaction with work-life balance among US physicians relative to the general US population. Arch Intern Med 172(18):1377–1385 Article Google Scholar Estryn-Behar M, Doppia MA, Guetarni K, Fry C, Machet G, Pelloux P, Aune I, Muster D, Lassauniere JM, Prudhomme C (2011) Emergency physicians accumulate more stress factors than other physicians-results from the French SESMAT study. Emerg Med J 28(5):397–410 CAS Article Google Scholar Aiken LH, Sloane DM, Bruyneel L, Van den Heede K, Sermeus W (2013) Nurses’ reports of working conditions and hospital quality of care in 12 countries in Europe. Int J Nurs Stud 50(2):143–153 Article Google Scholar Adriaenssens J, De Gucht V, Maes S (2015) Determinants and prevalence of burnout in emergency nurses: a systematic review of 25 years of research. Int J Nurs Stud 52(2):649–661 Article Google Scholar Sorour AS, El-Maksoud MM (2012) Relationship between musculoskeletal disorders, job demands, and burnout among emergency nurses. Adv Emerg Nurs J 34(3):272–282 Article Google Scholar Brunner EJ, Kivimaki M (2013) Epidemiology: work-related stress and the risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus. Nat Rev Endocrinol 9(8):449–450 Article Google Scholar Kivimaki M, Kawachi I (2015) Work stress as a risk factor for cardiovascular disease. Curr Cardiol Rep 17(9):630 Article Google Scholar Maslach C, Jackson SE, Leiter MP (eds) (1996) Maslach burnout inventory manual, 3rd edn. Consulting Psychologists Press, Palo Alto Google Scholar Durand AC, Bompard C, Sportiello J, Michelet P, Gentile S (2019) Stress and burnout among professionals working in the emergency department in a French university hospital: prevalence and associated factors. Work 63(1):57–67 Article Google Scholar Pines JM, Hollander JE (2008) Emergency department crowding is associated with poor care for patients with severe pain. Ann Emerg Med 51(1):1–5 Article Google Scholar Stiell A, Forster AJ, Stiell IG, van Walraven C (2003) Prevalence of information gaps in the emergency department and the effect on patient outcomes. CMAJ 169(10):1023–1028 PubMed PubMed Central Google Scholar Potter C (2006) To what extent do nurses and physicians working within the emergency department experience burnout: a review of the literature. Australasian Emergency Nursing Journal 2006(9):57–64 Article Google Scholar Tarcan M, Hikmet N, Schooley B, Top M, Tarcan GY (2017) An analysis of the relationship between burnout, socio-demographic and workplace factors and job satisfaction among emergency department health professionals. Appl Nurs Res 34:40–47 Article Google Scholar Kuhn G, Goldberg R, Compton S (2009) Tolerance for uncertainty, burnout, and satisfaction with the career of emergency medicine. Ann Emerg Med 54(1):106-113.e6 Article Google Scholar Lee HF, Kuo CC, Chien TW, Wang YR (2016) A meta-analysis of the effects of coping strategies on reducing nurse burnout. Appl Nurs Res 31:100–110 Article Google Scholar Download references We thank Silvia Tedeschi, RN and Elena Mana, RN for have helped us to deliver and collect the questionnaires in the ED. MECAU, Emergency Department, Ospedale Edoardo Agnelli, ASL TO3, Pinerolo, Italy Marina Civita Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, Ospedale degli Infermi, ASL TO3, Rivoli, Italy Emanuela Laurita MECAU, Emergency Department, Ospedale degli Infermi, ASL TO3, Rivoli, Italy Cristina Di Stefano Psychology Service, ASL TO3, Collegno, Italy Martina Gervasoni & Serena Zucchi Department of Psychology, University of Torino, Turin, Italy Sara Viotti You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar MC, EL Conception and design of the study. MG, CD, SV, SZ Acquisition and analysis of data. EL, MC, CD, SV Drafting a significant portion of the manuscript or figures. Correspondence to Sara Viotti. None of the authors have financial or other relationships that might lead to a perceived conflict of interest. The research protocol was built in agreement with the Helsinki Declaration (and subsequent revisions) and the Italian regulations on data protection and privacy (Law n. 196/2003). Questionnaire was covered by a letter that openly described the research purposes, the voluntary nature of participation, and the anonymity of the data collection and treatment. Participants volunteered in the research without receiving any reward and signed an informed consent form. Springer Nature remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Reprints and Permissions Civita, M., Laurita, E., Di Stefano, C. et al. Physicians and nurses’ burnout in the emergency departments of North West of Italy. Intern Emerg Med (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11739-020-02577-9 Download citation Received: 02 July 2020 Accepted: 17 November 2020 Published: 02 January 2021 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11739-020-02577-9
Marina Civita; Emanuela Laurita; Cristina Di Stefano; Martina Gervasoni; Sara Viotti; Serena Zucchi. Physicians and nurses’ burnout in the emergency departments of North West of Italy. Internal and Emergency Medicine 2021, 1 -5.
AMA StyleMarina Civita, Emanuela Laurita, Cristina Di Stefano, Martina Gervasoni, Sara Viotti, Serena Zucchi. Physicians and nurses’ burnout in the emergency departments of North West of Italy. Internal and Emergency Medicine. 2021; ():1-5.
Chicago/Turabian StyleMarina Civita; Emanuela Laurita; Cristina Di Stefano; Martina Gervasoni; Sara Viotti; Serena Zucchi. 2021. "Physicians and nurses’ burnout in the emergency departments of North West of Italy." Internal and Emergency Medicine , no. : 1-5.
This study aims to examine whether humanity of care and environmental comfort played a role in moderating the relationship between waiting time and patient satisfaction in an emergency department (ED). The study used a cross-sectional and non-randomized design. A total of 260 ED patients in two hospitals in Italy completed a self-report questionnaire. Moderated regression showed that after adjusting for control variables, waiting time was significantly and inversely associated with patient satisfaction. Humanity of care and environmental comfort showed a positive and significant association with patient satisfaction. Finally, the interaction term between waiting time and humanity of care was found to be significant, whereas the interaction effect between waiting time and environmental comfort was not significant. The conditional effect showed that when humanity of care was low, waiting time was negatively and significantly related to patient satisfaction. By contrast, when humanity of care was medium and high, the relationship between waiting time and patient satisfaction was not significant. These findings shed light on the key role of humanity of care in moderating the relationship between waiting time and patient satisfaction. The complex interrelations emerged should be carefully considered when interventions to foster patient satisfaction in an ED context are planned.
Sara Viotti; Claudio Giovanni Cortese; Jacopo Garlasco; Erika Rainero; Ifeoma Nneka Emelurumonye; Stefano Passi; Flavio Boraso; Maria Michela Gianino. The Buffering Effect of Humanity of Care in the Relationship between Patient Satisfaction and Waiting Time: A Cross-sectional Study in an Emergency Department. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2020, 17, 2939 .
AMA StyleSara Viotti, Claudio Giovanni Cortese, Jacopo Garlasco, Erika Rainero, Ifeoma Nneka Emelurumonye, Stefano Passi, Flavio Boraso, Maria Michela Gianino. The Buffering Effect of Humanity of Care in the Relationship between Patient Satisfaction and Waiting Time: A Cross-sectional Study in an Emergency Department. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2020; 17 (8):2939.
Chicago/Turabian StyleSara Viotti; Claudio Giovanni Cortese; Jacopo Garlasco; Erika Rainero; Ifeoma Nneka Emelurumonye; Stefano Passi; Flavio Boraso; Maria Michela Gianino. 2020. "The Buffering Effect of Humanity of Care in the Relationship between Patient Satisfaction and Waiting Time: A Cross-sectional Study in an Emergency Department." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 17, no. 8: 2939.
The aim of this study was to analyse the occupational well‐being of academics by using a person‐centred approach. Data was collected by an online self‐report questionnaire involving the academic population of a large Italian university. Cluster analysis showed the presence of four significantly different clusters, that were labelled engaged‐satisfied, engaged‐workaholic, exhausted‐workaholic and detached. Multivariate analysis of variances showed significant differences between clusters regarding well‐being dimensions, and the perception of work demand on academics as sources of hindrance or challenge. The findings of this study suggested, for the first time, the existence of a well‐being typology within the academic context, considering aspects, such as workaholism, that have been rarely taken into account. Moreover, it has been shown that the well‐being profile can influence the way in which academics perceived academic work demands, highlighting the potentialities of analysing well‐being profile in order to identify employees who are more or less at risk.
Gloria Guidetti; Sara Viotti; Daniela Converso. The interplay between work engagement, workaholism, emotional exhaustion and job satisfaction in academics: A person‐centred approach to the study of occupational well‐being and its relations with job hindrances and job challenges in an Italian university. Higher Education Quarterly 2019, 74, 224 -239.
AMA StyleGloria Guidetti, Sara Viotti, Daniela Converso. The interplay between work engagement, workaholism, emotional exhaustion and job satisfaction in academics: A person‐centred approach to the study of occupational well‐being and its relations with job hindrances and job challenges in an Italian university. Higher Education Quarterly. 2019; 74 (3):224-239.
Chicago/Turabian StyleGloria Guidetti; Sara Viotti; Daniela Converso. 2019. "The interplay between work engagement, workaholism, emotional exhaustion and job satisfaction in academics: A person‐centred approach to the study of occupational well‐being and its relations with job hindrances and job challenges in an Italian university." Higher Education Quarterly 74, no. 3: 224-239.
Background Despite the growing presence of menopausal women in workplaces, studies aimed at exploring the link between menopausal symptoms and job well-being are scarce. In the interest of addressing this gap, the present study aimed to explore whether menopausal symptoms might contribute to increased levels of burnout and whether this relationship can be moderated by social or personal resources. Method The study design was cross-sectional and non-randomized. Ninety-four menopausal nurses completed a self-report questionnaire including scales aimed at measuring menopausal symptoms, burnout, social (i.e., support from superiors and colleagues) and personal (i.e., self-efficacy, resilience, and optimism) resources. Moderated regression analyses were performed to test study hypotheses. Results Whereas menopausal symptoms were associated significantly with emotional exhaustion, no social or personal resources were found to moderate this relationship. Regarding depersonalization, our study indicated that it was affected by menopausal symptoms only among nurses who reported low social support (from superiors and colleagues), optimism, and resilience. Conclusion The present study highlights the importance of organizations that employ a growing number of menopausal women to seek solutions at the individual and social levels that help these women deal with their menopausal transition while working.
Daniela Converso; Sara Viotti; Ilaria Sottimano; Barbara Loera; Giorgia Molinengo; Gloria Guidetti. The relationship between menopausal symptoms and burnout. A cross-sectional study among nurses. BMC Women's Health 2019, 19, 1 -12.
AMA StyleDaniela Converso, Sara Viotti, Ilaria Sottimano, Barbara Loera, Giorgia Molinengo, Gloria Guidetti. The relationship between menopausal symptoms and burnout. A cross-sectional study among nurses. BMC Women's Health. 2019; 19 (1):1-12.
Chicago/Turabian StyleDaniela Converso; Sara Viotti; Ilaria Sottimano; Barbara Loera; Giorgia Molinengo; Gloria Guidetti. 2019. "The relationship between menopausal symptoms and burnout. A cross-sectional study among nurses." BMC Women's Health 19, no. 1: 1-12.
University organizational contexts have been changing significantly in recent years, and academic staff are expected to manage larger workloads at an increased pace. This can threaten their well-being and exacerbate work-related stress—possibly creating negative impacts on their mental and physical states. Surprisingly, academic occupational psychological health is still rarely studied. By referring to the Job Demands-Resources (JD-R) conceptual model, this study aimed to analyze the relationship between university teachers’ well-being and job demands and resources, with a particular focus on the role of the relationship with students. Specifically, 550 associate and full professors were studied to determine the impact of job characteristics, quality of relationships in the work environment, and negative and positive relations with students regarding emotional exhaustion and work engagement. Hierarchical multiple regression models allowed us to highlight the fact that emotional exhaustion was positively and significantly associated with workload, conflicts with colleagues, and requests from students, and it was negatively associated with work meaning. Work engagement was positively and significantly associated with work meaning and social support from students. Our study points out that the flexible and renowned JD-R model can successfully be used to analyze the occupational psychological health of academics. Further, our study underscores the fact that, among job demands and resources, the often-neglected relations with external users (the students) can play an important role in university teachers’ perceptions of exhaustion and engagement.
Mara Martini; Gloria Guidetti; Sara Viotti; Barbara Loera; Daniela Converso. Sometimes It Drains, Sometimes It Sustains: The Dual Role of the Relationship with Students for University Professors. BioMed Research International 2019, 2019, 1 -8.
AMA StyleMara Martini, Gloria Guidetti, Sara Viotti, Barbara Loera, Daniela Converso. Sometimes It Drains, Sometimes It Sustains: The Dual Role of the Relationship with Students for University Professors. BioMed Research International. 2019; 2019 ():1-8.
Chicago/Turabian StyleMara Martini; Gloria Guidetti; Sara Viotti; Barbara Loera; Daniela Converso. 2019. "Sometimes It Drains, Sometimes It Sustains: The Dual Role of the Relationship with Students for University Professors." BioMed Research International 2019, no. : 1-8.
Bank employees, especially video display terminal (VDT) operators, are constantly exposed to various occupational risks, such as the adoption of awkward postures, repetitive finger movements, and utilization of software with poor usability, which may lead to computer visual syndrome, tension headache, lower back pain, and/or stress, which compromises their overall health and work ability (WA). Thus, in this cross-sectional study, we aimed to establish that the determinants among socio-demographic, lifestyle, and occupational characteristics are associated with impaired WA in bank VDT operators. To this end, we administered a set of socio-demographic, lifestyle, occupational, and Work Ability Index (WAI) questionnaires to 2077 Italian bank VDT operators. Univariate linear regression models reveal that their mean WAI score is inversely associated with gender, age, dependent family members, and a part-time job, whereas it is directly associated with the educational level and physical activity. In addition, multivariate analysis shows that their mean WAI score is inversely associated with age and a part-time job, but was directly associated with the educational level, the marital status, and physical activity. Overall, VDT operators working in Italian banks display high WA even though this latter tends to decline with aging. In light of the progressive aging of the workforce in Italy, our results provide the rationale for the design of interventions aimed to mitigate the detrimental effects of aging on WA of bank VDT operators.
Giacomo Garzaro; Ilaria Sottimano; Matteo Di Maso; Enrico Bergamaschi; Maurizio Coggiola; Daniela Converso; Sergio Iavicoli; Enrico Pira; Sara Viotti. Work Ability among Italian Bank Video Display Terminal Operators: Socio-Demographic, Lifestyle, and Occupational Correlates. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2019, 16, 1653 .
AMA StyleGiacomo Garzaro, Ilaria Sottimano, Matteo Di Maso, Enrico Bergamaschi, Maurizio Coggiola, Daniela Converso, Sergio Iavicoli, Enrico Pira, Sara Viotti. Work Ability among Italian Bank Video Display Terminal Operators: Socio-Demographic, Lifestyle, and Occupational Correlates. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2019; 16 (9):1653.
Chicago/Turabian StyleGiacomo Garzaro; Ilaria Sottimano; Matteo Di Maso; Enrico Bergamaschi; Maurizio Coggiola; Daniela Converso; Sergio Iavicoli; Enrico Pira; Sara Viotti. 2019. "Work Ability among Italian Bank Video Display Terminal Operators: Socio-Demographic, Lifestyle, and Occupational Correlates." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 16, no. 9: 1653.
Past studies in the teaching context provided evidence of the role of mindfulness-based intervention in improving occupational wellbeing. This study aims to increase the extant knowledge by testing the mechanism that links teachers’ mindfulness at work to occupational wellbeing. Rooted in the job demand–resource model, the mindfulness trait is conceptualized as a personal resource that has the ability to impact and interact with job demands and resources, specifically workload stress appraisal and perceived meaningfulness of work, in affecting teachers’ burnout. A sample of primary, middle, and secondary school teachers (N = 605) completed a questionnaire that aimed to assess teachers’ mindfulness trait and the measures of the quality of occupational life in the school context. Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) was conducted to test the model fit indices; further analyses were performed to test the hypotheses about mediation and moderation effects. The CFA showed good model fit indices. Further analyses highlighted that teachers’ mindfulness is negatively associated with workload stress appraisal and that positively influenced work meaning, in turn mediating the relationship between mindfulness and burnout. Finally, mindfulness moderated the effect of workload stress appraisal on burnout. Rooted in the job demand–resource model, this study emphasizes an underrepresented personal resource, that is, the mindfulness trait at work, and the links that favor its impact on burnout. Practical and future research implications are also discussed.
Gloria Guidetti; Sara Viotti; Rosa Badagliacca; Lara Colombo; Daniela Converso. Can mindfulness mitigate the energy-depleting process and increase job resources to prevent burnout? A study on the mindfulness trait in the school context. PLOS ONE 2019, 14, e0214935 .
AMA StyleGloria Guidetti, Sara Viotti, Rosa Badagliacca, Lara Colombo, Daniela Converso. Can mindfulness mitigate the energy-depleting process and increase job resources to prevent burnout? A study on the mindfulness trait in the school context. PLOS ONE. 2019; 14 (4):e0214935.
Chicago/Turabian StyleGloria Guidetti; Sara Viotti; Rosa Badagliacca; Lara Colombo; Daniela Converso. 2019. "Can mindfulness mitigate the energy-depleting process and increase job resources to prevent burnout? A study on the mindfulness trait in the school context." PLOS ONE 14, no. 4: e0214935.
The aim of this study was to test a model including relationships among internal and external violence, workplace violence-prevention climate, exhaustion, and intention to leave (ITL) in a sample of nurses. Data were collected by a self-report questionnaire involving nurses (n = 313) from two multispecialist hospitals in Italy. The survey was cross-sectional and nonrandomized. Path analyses showed the presence of the mediating role of internal violence between workplace prevention climate and exhaustion, as well as the mediating function of both types of violence between workplace prevention climate and ITL. Moreover, an indirect effect through exhaustion between internal violence and ITL was highlighted. These findings suggested that organizations that invest in preventive measures may reduce incidents of violence and, in turn, prevent negative consequences on worker well-being.
Sara Viotti; Gloria Guidetti; Daniela Converso. Nurses Between the Hammer and the Anvil: Analyzing the Role of the Workplace Prevention Climate in Reducing Internal and External Violence. Violence and Victims 2019, 34, 363 -375.
AMA StyleSara Viotti, Gloria Guidetti, Daniela Converso. Nurses Between the Hammer and the Anvil: Analyzing the Role of the Workplace Prevention Climate in Reducing Internal and External Violence. Violence and Victims. 2019; 34 (2):363-375.
Chicago/Turabian StyleSara Viotti; Gloria Guidetti; Daniela Converso. 2019. "Nurses Between the Hammer and the Anvil: Analyzing the Role of the Workplace Prevention Climate in Reducing Internal and External Violence." Violence and Victims 34, no. 2: 363-375.
In recent years, the average age of workers has risen. Because of that, work ability is reducing in many sectors, especially in a public context. Given the above, it is necessary to investigate the individual and organisational resources that can play a role in the protection of work ability. This study investigates the work ability of administrative workers, examines selection, optimisation, and compensation (SOC) as a form of mediation between job control and work ability, and explores the relationship of job control, age, work ability, and SOC strategies via moderated mediation models. The findings indicate that job control, SOC strategies, and age correlate to work ability, but the effect of these factors is different. Job control and SOC strategies are positively related to work ability, and job control positively relates to the use of optimisation and compensation. However, only optimisation and compensation strategies mediate the association between job control and work ability. Finally, age moderates the effect of job control on work ability. The findings suggest that interventions, such as SOC training, promotion, and job control, may help to sustain work ability among elderly administrative workers.
Ilaria Sottimano; Gloria Guidetti; Sara Viotti; Daniela Converso. The Interplay between Job Control, SOC Strategies, and Age in Sustaining Work Ability in a Sample of Administrative Employees. Sustainability 2019, 11, 1463 .
AMA StyleIlaria Sottimano, Gloria Guidetti, Sara Viotti, Daniela Converso. The Interplay between Job Control, SOC Strategies, and Age in Sustaining Work Ability in a Sample of Administrative Employees. Sustainability. 2019; 11 (5):1463.
Chicago/Turabian StyleIlaria Sottimano; Gloria Guidetti; Sara Viotti; Daniela Converso. 2019. "The Interplay between Job Control, SOC Strategies, and Age in Sustaining Work Ability in a Sample of Administrative Employees." Sustainability 11, no. 5: 1463.
The aging of workers generally implies an increased number of workers with health problems or psychological diseases because of the growing distance between personal resources and job demands; the first may decrease, while the second are stable. In the preschool setting, the demands remain constant because children are always aged 0–3 years, while the preschool teacher’s personal resources decrease with age. It is, therefore, necessary to propose multilevel interventions aimed at supporting work sustainability and workers’ resources. This study involved twenty-seven preschools (324 teachers with an average age of 48.7 years): the control group included seventeen schools (190 teachers with an average age of 48.5 years), five schools were assigned to experimental group one (69 teachers with an average age of 48.8), and five schools were assigned to experimental group two (65 teachers with an average age of 49.1). In this context, we proposed two protocols of multilevel intervention comprising three solutions; two of these were common to both experimental groups: psychological counseling and psychosocial intervention. The third solution differed between groups: environmental redefinition (for group one); gymnastic and vocal hygiene (for group two). We hypothesized that the interventions improve teachers’ work abilities, increase well-being, and decrease stress and burnout. Furthermore we hypothesized that there would be an improvement in the organizational climate of trust and in social job resources. Data analysis showed that the interventions were effective. In particular, the experimental groups reported significant decreases in psychological exhaustion (EG2: ß = -1.48; p = .00), indolence (EG1: ß = -1.36; p = .00), and stress (EG2: ß = -0.94; p = .00). Furthermore, the experimental groups significantly increased their enthusiasm towards work (EG2: ß = 1.21; p = .01), vertical trust (EG1: ß = 0.54; p = .01), and the perception of coworker social support (EG2: ß = 0.54; p = .01). The protocol that involved the GC2 was particularly effective. These results demonstrate the effectiveness of the intervention in a particular job setting (preschool classroom), emphasizing the need for implementing solutions aimed at supporting workers’ well-being, especially in light of an aging workforce.
Ilaria Sottimano; Gloria Guidetti; Daniela Converso; Sara Viotti. We cannot be “forever young,” but our children are: A multilevel intervention to sustain nursery school teachers’ resources and well-being during their long work life cycle. PLOS ONE 2018, 13, e0206627 .
AMA StyleIlaria Sottimano, Gloria Guidetti, Daniela Converso, Sara Viotti. We cannot be “forever young,” but our children are: A multilevel intervention to sustain nursery school teachers’ resources and well-being during their long work life cycle. PLOS ONE. 2018; 13 (11):e0206627.
Chicago/Turabian StyleIlaria Sottimano; Gloria Guidetti; Daniela Converso; Sara Viotti. 2018. "We cannot be “forever young,” but our children are: A multilevel intervention to sustain nursery school teachers’ resources and well-being during their long work life cycle." PLOS ONE 13, no. 11: e0206627.
Nursery school teachers are subjected to unavoidable physical demands, such as picking up children, putting them in the cradle, changing diapers etc. The potential detrimental effects on the workers’ musculoskeletal system are amplified by the aging of the working population observed in recent years. To describe the psychophysical health of nursery school teachers employed in a North-Western Italy municipality and their age-related problems. Data were collected through a medical examination for the identification of musculoskeletal disorders, and a contextual self-administered questionnaire (for the identification of: awkward postures, work ability and depression). Nursery school teachers often adopt awkward positions during their working day, mainly lifting (93.6%) and squatting position (61.1%). Perceived musculoskeletal pain is common, especially cervical pain (63.3%) and lumbosacral pain (67.5%). Working ability was found to be good or mediocre, and inversely related with age. Depression had a fairly low prevalence (2%). Findings highlight some critical issues inherent to the working conditions of nursery school teachers, underlining the need to introduce preventive measures that, in order to effectively support workers, should be adopted starting from the beginning of their career.
Ilaria Sottimano; Sara Viotti; Gloria Guidetti; Vincenza Cascio; Daniela Converso. “Mi spezzo e mi piego”. Posture, sollevamenti e disturbi muscoloscheletrici tra insegnanti prescolari. 2018, 109, 363 -374.
AMA StyleIlaria Sottimano, Sara Viotti, Gloria Guidetti, Vincenza Cascio, Daniela Converso. “Mi spezzo e mi piego”. Posture, sollevamenti e disturbi muscoloscheletrici tra insegnanti prescolari. . 2018; 109 (5):363-374.
Chicago/Turabian StyleIlaria Sottimano; Sara Viotti; Gloria Guidetti; Vincenza Cascio; Daniela Converso. 2018. "“Mi spezzo e mi piego”. Posture, sollevamenti e disturbi muscoloscheletrici tra insegnanti prescolari." 109, no. 5: 363-374.
The aim of the study is to identify relationships between levels of burnout in a sample of Italian teachers in middle school and the quality of the classroom relational climate experienced from their students. Method: analysis identified three different teachers’ burnout profiles, defined as “Enthusiastic”, “Exhausted-Indifferent” and “Exhausted-Guilty”. ANOVA showed that were significant differences in the quality of classroom relational climate perceived by students. The Enthusiastic group was associated with better levels regarding the students’ perception about teachers support and, concerning student-peers relationship, better support and mutual respect.The results are consistent with literature that underlines how burned-out teachers experience more difficult and conflictive relationship with their students. Moreover, it emerges how deficiencies in relational experience could impact not only on the student-teacher relationship, but also on the quality of student-peer interactions.
Gloria Guidetti; Sara Viotti; Imke Hindrichs; Anabel Camacho-Avila; Cristina Girardo; Doris Castellanos Simon; Daniela Converso. Quality of Life in the School Context: The Relationship between Teachers’ and Students’ Wellbeing. Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences 2018, 9, 117 -127.
AMA StyleGloria Guidetti, Sara Viotti, Imke Hindrichs, Anabel Camacho-Avila, Cristina Girardo, Doris Castellanos Simon, Daniela Converso. Quality of Life in the School Context: The Relationship between Teachers’ and Students’ Wellbeing. Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences. 2018; 9 (5):117-127.
Chicago/Turabian StyleGloria Guidetti; Sara Viotti; Imke Hindrichs; Anabel Camacho-Avila; Cristina Girardo; Doris Castellanos Simon; Daniela Converso. 2018. "Quality of Life in the School Context: The Relationship between Teachers’ and Students’ Wellbeing." Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences 9, no. 5: 117-127.
Based on the conservation of resource (COR) theory by Hobfoll, the aim of the present study was to test whether the relationships among relational demands, work meaning, and intention to leave vary as a function of the presence of musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs). The study was cross-sectional and non-randomized. Analyses were carried out on a dataset consisting of 429 preschool teachers, who filled out a self-report questionnaire. Of them, 238 reported a MSD diagnosis and 191 were free form MSDs. As expected, among those who reported MSDs, relational demands were significantly associated to intention to leave, and this relationship was mediated by work meaning; moreover, among those free from MSDs, no significant paths among the three variables were found. In general, results showed that suffering from MSDs impairs workers' ability to face to relational demands, thus activating a spiral that encompasses diminished work meaning and intention to leave. Practical implications of results will be discussed in the paper.
Daniela Converso; Sara Viotti; Ilaria Sottimano; Vincenza Cascio; Gloria Guidetti. Musculoskeletal disorders among preschool teachers: analyzing the relationships among relational demands, work meaning, and intention to leave the job. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2018, 19, 156 .
AMA StyleDaniela Converso, Sara Viotti, Ilaria Sottimano, Vincenza Cascio, Gloria Guidetti. Musculoskeletal disorders among preschool teachers: analyzing the relationships among relational demands, work meaning, and intention to leave the job. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders. 2018; 19 (1):156.
Chicago/Turabian StyleDaniela Converso; Sara Viotti; Ilaria Sottimano; Vincenza Cascio; Gloria Guidetti. 2018. "Musculoskeletal disorders among preschool teachers: analyzing the relationships among relational demands, work meaning, and intention to leave the job." BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 19, no. 1: 156.
Teachers' work ability: a study of relationships between collective efficacy and self-efficacy beliefs Gloria Guidetti,1 Sara Viotti,1 Andreina Bruno,2 Daniela Converso1 1Department of Psychology, University of Turin, Turin, Italy; 2Department of Education Science, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy Introduction: Work ability constitutes one of the most studied well-being indicators related to work. Past research highlighted the relationship with work-related resources and demands, and personal resources. However, no studies highlight the role of collective and self-efficacy beliefs in sustaining work ability. Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine whether and by which mechanism work ability is linked with individual and collective efficacies in a sample of primary and middle school teachers. Materials and methods: Using a dataset consisting of 415 primary and middle school Italian teachers, the analysis tested for the mediating role of self-efficacy between collective efficacy and work ability. Results: Mediational analysis highlights that teachersâ
Gloria Guidetti; Sara Viotti; Andreina Bruno; Daniela Converso. Teachers’ work ability: a study of relationships between collective efficacy and self-efficacy beliefs. Psychology Research and Behavior Management 2018, ume 11, 197 -206.
AMA StyleGloria Guidetti, Sara Viotti, Andreina Bruno, Daniela Converso. Teachers’ work ability: a study of relationships between collective efficacy and self-efficacy beliefs. Psychology Research and Behavior Management. 2018; ume 11 ():197-206.
Chicago/Turabian StyleGloria Guidetti; Sara Viotti; Andreina Bruno; Daniela Converso. 2018. "Teachers’ work ability: a study of relationships between collective efficacy and self-efficacy beliefs." Psychology Research and Behavior Management ume 11, no. : 197-206.
Concerns about change, a measure of the perception about future losses due to organizational change, have received scarce attention within the organizational change literature. This study addresses some relevant questions still unexplored regarding, on the one hand, the relationship between concerns about change and employees’ burnout and work engagement. Moreover, it evaluates the buffering role of social supports, namely that of colleagues and superiors, during the anticipation stage of an organizational change process. Six hundred and thirty-two employees of an administrative public sector filled out a self-reporting questionnaire. Data analysis was performed using hierarchical moderated regression in order to show direct and moderating effects. Results suggest that concerns about change, measured during the anticipation stage of an organizational change process, relate to higher burnout and lower work engagement. Social support significantly affects the relationship between concerns and outcomes. Overall, the study shows the role exerted from concerns about change in affecting employees’ wellbeing since the early stage of the organizational change process, providing scholars and practitioners in HR management with new insight regarding the importance of support from colleagues and supervisor to sustain successful change implementation and employees’ wellbeing.
Gloria Guidetti; Daniela Converso; Barbara Loera; Sara Viotti. Concerns about change and employee wellbeing: the moderating role of social support. Journal of Workplace Learning 2018, 30, 216 -228.
AMA StyleGloria Guidetti, Daniela Converso, Barbara Loera, Sara Viotti. Concerns about change and employee wellbeing: the moderating role of social support. Journal of Workplace Learning. 2018; 30 (3):216-228.
Chicago/Turabian StyleGloria Guidetti; Daniela Converso; Barbara Loera; Sara Viotti. 2018. "Concerns about change and employee wellbeing: the moderating role of social support." Journal of Workplace Learning 30, no. 3: 216-228.
The study aimed to measure burnout among librarians in a city in Northern Italy, and to identify which demands and resources influence emotional exhaustion and cynicism. In particular, it focused on the relationship with patrons, since in the service sector users are mostly studied as a cause of stress and rarely considered as a source of support for service operators. Hierarchical regressions carried out on data (167 self-administered questionnaires) showed that burnout dimensions are influenced by some socio-demographic and job characteristics, and by the positive and negative aspects of relationships with users. We present some practical implications for library managers, in order to reduce the impact of their patrons’ negative behaviour and to improve conditions to facilitate the expression of users’ support for workers.
Mara Martini; Sara Viotti; Daniela Converso; Jolanda Battaglia; Barbara Loera. When social support by patrons protects against burnout: A study among Italian public library workers. Journal of Librarianship and Information Science 2018, 51, 1091 -1102.
AMA StyleMara Martini, Sara Viotti, Daniela Converso, Jolanda Battaglia, Barbara Loera. When social support by patrons protects against burnout: A study among Italian public library workers. Journal of Librarianship and Information Science. 2018; 51 (4):1091-1102.
Chicago/Turabian StyleMara Martini; Sara Viotti; Daniela Converso; Jolanda Battaglia; Barbara Loera. 2018. "When social support by patrons protects against burnout: A study among Italian public library workers." Journal of Librarianship and Information Science 51, no. 4: 1091-1102.
In spite of the considerable number of studies on co-worker incivility, knowledge on this topic needs to be further enhanced. In particular, no studies have focused on the reciprocal nature of the relationship of incivility with other important aspects of working life, i.e. employee well-being and the quality of the working process. The aim of the present study was to examine the cross-lagged associations among co-worker incivility, work-related exhaustion, and organisational efficiency in a sample of healthcare workers. Based on the conservation of resource theory, we hypothesised that those three variables affect each other reciprocally over the time. Data from a two-wave study design (with a one-year time lag) were utilised, and cross-lagged structural equation models were performed. Results confirmed that incivility and efficiency affected each other reciprocally over time. On the other hand, whereas incivility positively predicted exhaustion and exhaustion at inversely predicted organisational efficiency, the opposite paths were found to be not significant. The study suggests that efficiency is crucial for understanding incivility because it operates both as its cause and as its outcome. Interventions aimed at promoting civility and respect in the workplace may help prevent co-worker incivility, work-related exhaustion, and enhance organisational efficiency.
Sara Viotti; Lynnette Essenmacher; Lydia E. Hamblin; Judith E. Arnetz. Testing the reciprocal associations among co-worker incivility, organisational inefficiency, and work-related exhaustion: A one-year, cross-lagged study. Work & Stress 2018, 32, 334 -356.
AMA StyleSara Viotti, Lynnette Essenmacher, Lydia E. Hamblin, Judith E. Arnetz. Testing the reciprocal associations among co-worker incivility, organisational inefficiency, and work-related exhaustion: A one-year, cross-lagged study. Work & Stress. 2018; 32 (4):334-356.
Chicago/Turabian StyleSara Viotti; Lynnette Essenmacher; Lydia E. Hamblin; Judith E. Arnetz. 2018. "Testing the reciprocal associations among co-worker incivility, organisational inefficiency, and work-related exhaustion: A one-year, cross-lagged study." Work & Stress 32, no. 4: 334-356.