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Department of Human Sciences, University of Rome, LUMSA, 00193 Rome, Italy

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Journal article
Published: 13 August 2021 in Sustainability
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This study aims to validate the Burnout Assessment Tool (BAT) adapted to the Italian education sector. Teacher burnout is physical and emotional pain, due to prolonged exposure to school-related stress factors. Previous research has abundantly proven that preventive assessment of teachers’ risk level for burnout may reduce adverse outcomes. In this regard, new assessment tools, able to bring together evidence from fifty years of research on this topic, were mainly used to monitor burnout-risk levels in the school context. For the present work, 846 Italian teachers (Female, 91.1%; M age = 47.52; SD = 9.94) were involved in the study. Confirmatory factor analysis supported a four-factor structure for the core dimensions (BAT-C; exhaustion, mental distance, emotional impairment, cognitive impairment), and a two-factor structure for the secondary dimensions (BAT-S; psychological distress, psychosomatic complaints). The Italian version of the BAT-C and BAT-S has shown good internal consistency (respectively, α = 0.900 and ω = 0.913; α = 0.845 and ω = 0.857) and validity (all correlations between variables showed a p value < 0.01). Our findings support the Italian adaptation of the original version of the BAT as a valid instrument for measuring teachers’ burnout through principal and secondary symptoms.

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Giacomo Angelini; Ilaria Buonomo; Paula Benevene; Piermarco Consiglio; Luciano Romano; Caterina Fiorilli. The Burnout Assessment Tool (BAT): A Contribution to Italian Validation with Teachers’. Sustainability 2021, 13, 9065 .

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Giacomo Angelini, Ilaria Buonomo, Paula Benevene, Piermarco Consiglio, Luciano Romano, Caterina Fiorilli. The Burnout Assessment Tool (BAT): A Contribution to Italian Validation with Teachers’. Sustainability. 2021; 13 (16):9065.

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Giacomo Angelini; Ilaria Buonomo; Paula Benevene; Piermarco Consiglio; Luciano Romano; Caterina Fiorilli. 2021. "The Burnout Assessment Tool (BAT): A Contribution to Italian Validation with Teachers’." Sustainability 13, no. 16: 9065.

Review
Published: 27 July 2021 in Sustainability
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This paper presents a systematic, evidence-based review of Green Intellectual Capital (GIC) management, a construct first introduced in 2008 and increasingly recognized as a management concept in recent years. This review covers the literature on GIC from 2008 to 2020 and addresses the role played by intellectual capital as a framework to promote sustainability in organizations. With the aim of clarifying our knowledge on the application of the GIC paradigm, this paper reviews the findings on the outcomes achieved by organizations that adopt the GIC paradigm, the antecedents and possible mediation-moderation factors that enhance this process, and the contexts in which such outcomes emerge. Findings show that GIC offers a significant framework for promoting sustainability in organizations. However, even though this study underlines the increasing trend of GIC, there remains very little reliable data on the subject, particularly addressing the role played by GIC as a framework to promote sustainability in organizations. This literature review is valuable for both researchers and practitioners. From a theoretical point of view, it allows one to synthesize the outcomes of GIC to better delineate how it affects organizations and the environment. From a practical point of view, opening a debate about the actual outcomes of GIC allows one to overcome the theory–practice divide, making the value of GIC more accessible to practitioners and managers and pushing them to opt for a green shift in their organizations.

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Paula Benevene; Ilaria Buonomo; Eric Kong; Martina Pansini; Maria Farnese. Management of Green Intellectual Capital: Evidence-Based Literature Review and Future Directions. Sustainability 2021, 13, 8349 .

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Paula Benevene, Ilaria Buonomo, Eric Kong, Martina Pansini, Maria Farnese. Management of Green Intellectual Capital: Evidence-Based Literature Review and Future Directions. Sustainability. 2021; 13 (15):8349.

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Paula Benevene; Ilaria Buonomo; Eric Kong; Martina Pansini; Maria Farnese. 2021. "Management of Green Intellectual Capital: Evidence-Based Literature Review and Future Directions." Sustainability 13, no. 15: 8349.

Journal article
Published: 13 May 2021 in Sustainability
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The aim of this study was to deepen our knowledge about the role played by organizational capital (OC) among public administration (PA) agencies. A questionnaire was administered to a gender-balanced convenience sample of 270 workers of Italian PAs. First, confirmatory factor analysis was performed in order to examine the measurement model. Second, a SEM model was performed, confirming that OC was both directly and indirectly positively related to performance, through the mediation of innovation. OC was also positively related to innovation through the mediation of clarity about change. Overall, the results supported the hypothesized model, providing initial evidence on the pivotal role OC plays, and especially for PA agencies, on organizational innovation and performance. The limits and practical implications of these results are discussed.

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Barbara Barbieri; Ilaria Buonomo; Maria Farnese; Paula Benevene. Organizational Capital: A Resource for Changing and Performing in Public Administrations. Sustainability 2021, 13, 5436 .

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Barbara Barbieri, Ilaria Buonomo, Maria Farnese, Paula Benevene. Organizational Capital: A Resource for Changing and Performing in Public Administrations. Sustainability. 2021; 13 (10):5436.

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Barbara Barbieri; Ilaria Buonomo; Maria Farnese; Paula Benevene. 2021. "Organizational Capital: A Resource for Changing and Performing in Public Administrations." Sustainability 13, no. 10: 5436.

Correction
Published: 08 January 2021 in Frontiers in Psychology
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A Corrigendum on The Relationship Between Leadership Behaviors and Volunteer Commitment: The Role of Volunteer Satisfaction by Benevene, P., Buonomo, I., and West, M. (2020). Front. Psychol. 11:602466. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2020.602466 In the original article, we neglected to include the funder LUMSA University, to Paula Benevene. The authors apologize for this error and state that this does not change the scientific conclusions of the article in any way. The original article has been updated. Keywords: leadership, volunteer satisfaction, affective commitment, organizational learning, non-profit management, non-profit Citation: Benevene P, Buonomo I and West M (2021) Corrigendum: The Relationship Between Leadership Behaviors and Volunteer Commitment: The Role of Volunteer Satisfaction. Front. Psychol. 11:636558. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2020.636558 Received: 01 December 2020; Accepted: 02 December 2020; Published: 08 January 2021. Approved by: Copyright © 2021 Benevene, Buonomo and West. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms. *Correspondence: Paula Benevene, [email protected]

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Paula Benevene; Ilaria Buonomo; Michael West. Corrigendum: The Relationship Between Leadership Behaviors and Volunteer Commitment: The Role of Volunteer Satisfaction. Frontiers in Psychology 2021, 11, 636558 .

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Paula Benevene, Ilaria Buonomo, Michael West. Corrigendum: The Relationship Between Leadership Behaviors and Volunteer Commitment: The Role of Volunteer Satisfaction. Frontiers in Psychology. 2021; 11 ():636558.

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Paula Benevene; Ilaria Buonomo; Michael West. 2021. "Corrigendum: The Relationship Between Leadership Behaviors and Volunteer Commitment: The Role of Volunteer Satisfaction." Frontiers in Psychology 11, no. : 636558.

Original research article
Published: 30 November 2020 in Frontiers in Psychology
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Despite the relative scarcity of studies on the impact of leadership styles on satisfaction and commitment of volunteers within non-profit organizations, this relationship plays a crucial role in fostering sustained volunteerism and volunteers' well-being. A questionnaire was administered to more than 200 volunteers involved in delivering social services in non-profit organizations from Central and Northern Italy. The questionnaire contained the Volunteer Satisfaction Index, the sub-scale on Affective Commitment of the Organizational Commitment Scale, and two sub-scales of the Key Leadership Behaviors, namely: Helping people to grow and lead, and Enabling learning and innovation. Socio-demographic data were collected as well. Findings revealed that leaders' actions oriented toward the enablement of learning and innovation have an effect on volunteers' affective commitment, through the full mediation of volunteer satisfaction. Leaders' actions oriented toward the growth and empowerment of volunteers, instead, did not show significant relationships with volunteer satisfaction and affective commitment.

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Paula Benevene; Ilaria Buonomo; Michael West. The Relationship Between Leadership Behaviors and Volunteer Commitment: The Role of Volunteer Satisfaction. Frontiers in Psychology 2020, 11, 1 .

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Paula Benevene, Ilaria Buonomo, Michael West. The Relationship Between Leadership Behaviors and Volunteer Commitment: The Role of Volunteer Satisfaction. Frontiers in Psychology. 2020; 11 ():1.

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Paula Benevene; Ilaria Buonomo; Michael West. 2020. "The Relationship Between Leadership Behaviors and Volunteer Commitment: The Role of Volunteer Satisfaction." Frontiers in Psychology 11, no. : 1.

Journal article
Published: 25 November 2020 in International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
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The present study sought to investigate the associations between workplace bullying and personal burnout both directly and indirectly via work-life conflict. Furthermore, the moderating role of gender in these relations was examined. Traditional research on stress at work focuses on the role of dimensions related to job tasks, demands, and organizational support in influencing the risks for stress-related problems in employees. At the same time, other experiences at work may reduce employees’ well-being, such as workplace bullying and family life. Specifically, considering the detrimental role of work-life conflict, it is possible to hypothesize that it would exacerbate workplace bullying’s harmful effects on employees’ health. Moreover, since previous studies have reported mixed or inconsistent results when considering gender differences with the above-mentioned dimensions, it seems worth investigating the role of employee gender in representing (and response to) the bullying experiences. Building on these considerations, this work verifies whether: (1) work-life conflict mediates the relationship between workplace bullying and burnout; (2) gender moderates all the possible relationships among the constructs. Such hypotheses are verified on a sample of school principals, in light of their peculiar job role. Overall, our findings showed that: (1) Workplace bullying and burnout are associated, both with and without the perception of a concurring work-life conflict; (2) Gender does not moderate all the possible relationships among workplace bullying, work-life conflict and burnout. Overall, being female heightens the risk to perceive work-life conflict in general, as well as to be burnt out, when bullied, with and without the presence of work-life conflict; being male heightens the risk to perceive work-life conflict when bullied. Furthermore, the current findings suggest that family demands may influence school principals’ feelings of exhaustion regardless of gender. These findings confirm and expand previous literature, especially concerning a less studied occupation, namely school principals, shedding a new light on their work experiences. Furthermore, the present study offers interesting implications for trainings on principal’s skills and professional identity.

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Ilaria Buonomo; Caterina Fiorilli; Luciano Romano; Paula Benevene. The Roles of Work-Life Conflict and Gender in the Relationship between Workplace Bullying and Personal Burnout. A Study on Italian School Principals. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2020, 17, 8745 .

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Ilaria Buonomo, Caterina Fiorilli, Luciano Romano, Paula Benevene. The Roles of Work-Life Conflict and Gender in the Relationship between Workplace Bullying and Personal Burnout. A Study on Italian School Principals. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2020; 17 (23):8745.

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Ilaria Buonomo; Caterina Fiorilli; Luciano Romano; Paula Benevene. 2020. "The Roles of Work-Life Conflict and Gender in the Relationship between Workplace Bullying and Personal Burnout. A Study on Italian School Principals." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 17, no. 23: 8745.

Editorial
Published: 12 August 2020 in Frontiers in Psychology
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Editorial: Well-Being of School Teachers in Their Work Environment

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Paula Benevene; Simona De Stasio; Caterina Fiorilli. Editorial: Well-Being of School Teachers in Their Work Environment. Frontiers in Psychology 2020, 11, 1239 .

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Paula Benevene, Simona De Stasio, Caterina Fiorilli. Editorial: Well-Being of School Teachers in Their Work Environment. Frontiers in Psychology. 2020; 11 ():1239.

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Paula Benevene; Simona De Stasio; Caterina Fiorilli. 2020. "Editorial: Well-Being of School Teachers in Their Work Environment." Frontiers in Psychology 11, no. : 1239.

Journal article
Published: 06 August 2020 in Sustainability
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Teachers’ work engagement positively impacts teachers’ attitudes towards their job. Nevertheless, teachers may experience burnout during their career, which negatively impacts their professional learning opportunities. In this study we investigated the relationship between teachers’ levels of burnout, work engagement, and their confidence in in‐service training in a sample of Italian teachers. We expected that burnout mediated the relationship between work engagement and teachers’ confidence in training. A total of 481 teachers completed self‐report questionnaires about engagement and burnout, with an ad hoc Confidence in Training Index developed to assess their attitudes towards professional development courses. The mediation analysis confirmed that the teachers’ levels of burnout mediated the relationship between their work engagement and their confidence in in‐service training. Findings suggest that teacher confidence in policies about professional training should be evaluated by taking into account their level of engagement and burnout.

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Caterina Fiorilli; Ilaria Buonomo; Luciano Romano; Ylenia Passiatore; Domenica Fioredistella Iezzi; Paolo Emilio Santoro; Paula Benevene; Alessandro Pepe. Teacher Confidence in Professional Training: The Predictive Roles of Engagement and Burnout. Sustainability 2020, 12, 6345 .

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Caterina Fiorilli, Ilaria Buonomo, Luciano Romano, Ylenia Passiatore, Domenica Fioredistella Iezzi, Paolo Emilio Santoro, Paula Benevene, Alessandro Pepe. Teacher Confidence in Professional Training: The Predictive Roles of Engagement and Burnout. Sustainability. 2020; 12 (16):6345.

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Caterina Fiorilli; Ilaria Buonomo; Luciano Romano; Ylenia Passiatore; Domenica Fioredistella Iezzi; Paolo Emilio Santoro; Paula Benevene; Alessandro Pepe. 2020. "Teacher Confidence in Professional Training: The Predictive Roles of Engagement and Burnout." Sustainability 12, no. 16: 6345.

Review
Published: 24 July 2020 in Sustainability
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The United Nations’ report “Our Common Future” contributed to underline the crucial role of human resource management in strategically greening the organization and, in turn, economics and society at large. This awareness gave birth to green human resource management (GHRM). Despite the high number of papers addressing GHRM, this topic lacks a proper theoretical, methodological, and empirical systematization. A possible step towards a better understanding of GHRM is an evidence-based analysis of its practices’ outcomes. Developing these reflections and considerations, we conducted a systematic literature review on the evidence-based literature about the antecedents and outcomes of GHRM practices, following the PRISMA guidelines. We selected 48 papers. Most selected studies (n = 25) did not tackle single GHRM activities and processes. Studies considering specific GHRM areas tackled some dimensions more frequently (e.g., “training and development”, “performance management and appraisal”), while underrepresenting others (e.g., “Job analysis and description”). At the same time, selected studies focused on GHRM consequences for organizations, showing a high adherence to the ability, motivation, opportunity (AMO) theoretical framework. Suggestions for future research are provided.

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Paula Benevene; Ilaria Buonomo. Green Human Resource Management: An Evidence-Based Systematic Literature Review. Sustainability 2020, 12, 5974 .

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Paula Benevene, Ilaria Buonomo. Green Human Resource Management: An Evidence-Based Systematic Literature Review. Sustainability. 2020; 12 (15):5974.

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Paula Benevene; Ilaria Buonomo. 2020. "Green Human Resource Management: An Evidence-Based Systematic Literature Review." Sustainability 12, no. 15: 5974.

Journal article
Published: 06 July 2020 in International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
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Background: The current cross-sectional study examines a model that was designed to advance understanding of the interplay between compassion towards teachers expressed by teaching colleagues, subjective happiness, proactive strategies and kindergarten teachers’ levels of work engagement, and perceived working environment fit. Methods: The research was conducted with a sample of 319 full-time in-service kindergarten teachers at Italian public preschools—a context in which a few previous studies have been carried out. Self-report questionnaires were administered: The Subjective Happiness Scale, the Santa Clara Brief Compassion Scale, the Utrecht Work Engagement Scale, the Proactive Strategy Scale, and the Teacher-working environment fit scale. Data were analyzed by using the structural equation modelling (SEM) approach. Results: Results show that compassion and subjective happiness have a direct positive total effect on work engagement, whereas the effects of compassion and subjective happiness on experienced working environment fit suggest that the association among constructs is mediated by the role of proactive strategies. Conclusions: Based on these findings, we strongly advocate that educational policy makers and head teachers’ pay close attention to the areas of personal and collective resources and work-related well-being, with a view to effectively address the promotion of early childhood teachers’ work engagement and working environment fit.

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Simona De Stasio; Paula Benevene; Alessandro Pepe; Ilaria Buonomo; Benedetta Ragni; Carmen Berenguer. The Interplay of Compassion, Subjective Happiness and Proactive Strategies on Kindergarten Teachers’ Work Engagement and Perceived Working Environment Fit. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2020, 17, 4869 .

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Simona De Stasio, Paula Benevene, Alessandro Pepe, Ilaria Buonomo, Benedetta Ragni, Carmen Berenguer. The Interplay of Compassion, Subjective Happiness and Proactive Strategies on Kindergarten Teachers’ Work Engagement and Perceived Working Environment Fit. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2020; 17 (13):4869.

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Simona De Stasio; Paula Benevene; Alessandro Pepe; Ilaria Buonomo; Benedetta Ragni; Carmen Berenguer. 2020. "The Interplay of Compassion, Subjective Happiness and Proactive Strategies on Kindergarten Teachers’ Work Engagement and Perceived Working Environment Fit." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 17, no. 13: 4869.

Journal article
Published: 23 January 2020 in International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
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Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to explore whether, and to what extent, collective beliefs and emotions towards professional role could predict job satisfaction, above and beyond the role of self-efficacy and emotions towards students. More specifically, we expected job satisfaction to be incrementally predicted by beliefs and emotions related to professional role (collective efficacy and role-related hedonic balance). Design/Methodology/Approach: The analysis was performed through the administration of a questionnaire to 266 Italian secondary school teachers. After having assessed measures of reliability, correlational analyses and a hierarchical regression model were performed. Findings: Results showed that collective efficacy and hedonic balance related to professional role have a unique effect on job satisfaction, accounting for nearly the 30% of its variance. Research Limitations/Implications: Despite some limitations related to the cross-sectional design, the study suggests a practical implication for teacher training, as well as underlying the need to study schools from an organizational point of view. Originality/value: The paper contributes to the psychological research on the role of the organizational dimensions in teachers’ well-being at work.

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Ilaria Buonomo; Caterina Fiorilli; Paula Benevene. Unravelling Teacher Job Satisfaction: The Contribution of Collective Efficacy and Emotions Towards Professional Role. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2020, 17, 736 .

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Ilaria Buonomo, Caterina Fiorilli, Paula Benevene. Unravelling Teacher Job Satisfaction: The Contribution of Collective Efficacy and Emotions Towards Professional Role. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2020; 17 (3):736.

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Ilaria Buonomo; Caterina Fiorilli; Paula Benevene. 2020. "Unravelling Teacher Job Satisfaction: The Contribution of Collective Efficacy and Emotions Towards Professional Role." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 17, no. 3: 736.

Original research article
Published: 31 October 2019 in Frontiers in Psychology
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The present study aims to expand the understanding of the effects of dispositional happiness and self-esteem, as dispositional traits, on the health of teachers, as well as to understand the role played by the working environment in generating positive affection, thus mediating between the dispositional traits and teachers’ health. Two hundred and eighty-two full-time in-service teachers (93.6% female) from Rome (Italy) took part in this study. Their ages ranged from 26 to 55 (M = 40.49 years, SD = 5.93). Participants’ teaching experience ranged from 1 to 31 years (M = 9.95 years, SD = 5.65). 30.6% of participants taught in kindergarten (for children aged 0–5 years), 42.6% in primary schools (for children aged 6–11 years), 15.8% in middle schools and 10.9% in high schools. A questionnaire was administered, containing: the Subjective Happiness Scale (SHS); the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RSES); The adapted version for teachers of the School Children Happiness Inventory (Ivens, 2007); the Physical and Mental Health Scales (SF12). The data were analyzed using the MPLUS software, version 8. Our results showed that teacher happiness at work partially mediates the relationship between dispositional happiness and teacher health, and fully mediates the relationship between self-esteem and teacher health. To the best of our knowledge, the mediational role of teacher happiness has not been addressed before, concerning these dimensions. At the same time, our findings confirmed the role of self-esteem in endorsing health-related behaviors, thus promoting physical and mental health. Moreover, according to our study findings, when teachers acknowledge their workplace as a context in which they feel happy, the impact of dispositional happiness and self-esteem on health conditions is higher. Effective measures to promote teachers’ well-being are discussed.

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Paula Benevene; Simona De Stasio; Caterina Fiorilli; Ilaria Buonomo; Benedetta Ragni; Juan José Maldonado Briegas; Daniela Barni. Effect of Teachers’ Happiness on Teachers’ Health. The Mediating Role of Happiness at Work. Frontiers in Psychology 2019, 10, 1 .

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Paula Benevene, Simona De Stasio, Caterina Fiorilli, Ilaria Buonomo, Benedetta Ragni, Juan José Maldonado Briegas, Daniela Barni. Effect of Teachers’ Happiness on Teachers’ Health. The Mediating Role of Happiness at Work. Frontiers in Psychology. 2019; 10 ():1.

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Paula Benevene; Simona De Stasio; Caterina Fiorilli; Ilaria Buonomo; Benedetta Ragni; Juan José Maldonado Briegas; Daniela Barni. 2019. "Effect of Teachers’ Happiness on Teachers’ Health. The Mediating Role of Happiness at Work." Frontiers in Psychology 10, no. : 1.

Brief research report article
Published: 18 December 2018 in Frontiers in Psychology
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Background: Teachers’ subjective well-being (SWB) has received much attention, in the light of the major increase in sick leave as well as job quitting among teachers across different cultures and countries. Studies on SWB of kindergarten teachers are still scarce, since most of the academic literature is focused on teachers of primary and secondary schools. Aims: The purpose of this study was to analyze and compare kindergarten teachers’ SWB in Hong Kong and Italy. Methods: 367 Hong Kong and 243 Italian kindergarten teachers completed a self-report questionnaire containing: the Job Satisfaction Survey (JSS), the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RSES), and the General Health Questionnaires-12 (GHQ-12). The questionnaire collected also socio-demographics data. Results: Hierarchical regression analysis showed that country belonging plays the strongest predictive role on self-esteem and mental health. Moreover, the independent t-test showed higher levels of job satisfaction among Italian teachers, while Hong Kong teachers were more satisfied in pay and promotion, but less in supervision, operating condition, co-worker relationship, nature of work, and communication. Conclusion: Results are interpreted in the light of the differences between the two contexts considered, in terms of cultural values and educational systems.

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Paula Benevene; Yau Ho Paul Wong; Caterina Fiorilli; Simona De Stasio. A Cross-National Comparison on Subjective Well-Being of Kindergarten Teachers: Hong Kong and Italy. Frontiers in Psychology 2018, 9, 1 .

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Paula Benevene, Yau Ho Paul Wong, Caterina Fiorilli, Simona De Stasio. A Cross-National Comparison on Subjective Well-Being of Kindergarten Teachers: Hong Kong and Italy. Frontiers in Psychology. 2018; 9 ():1.

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Paula Benevene; Yau Ho Paul Wong; Caterina Fiorilli; Simona De Stasio. 2018. "A Cross-National Comparison on Subjective Well-Being of Kindergarten Teachers: Hong Kong and Italy." Frontiers in Psychology 9, no. : 1.

Original research article
Published: 16 November 2018 in Frontiers in Psychology
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The aim of this paper is to investigate among a group of non-profit organizations: (a) the effect of ethical leadership (EL) on volunteers’ satisfaction, affective organizational commitment and intention to stay in the same organization; (b) the role played by job satisfaction as a mediator in the relationship between EL and volunteers’ intentions to stay in the same organization, as well as between EL and affective commitment. An anonymous questionnaire was individually administered to 198 Italian volunteers of different non-profit organizations. The questionnaire contained the Ethical Leadership Scale, the Volunteers Satisfaction Index, the Affective organization Scale, as well as questions regarding the participants’ age, sex, type of work, level of education, length of their volunteer works, intention to volunteer in the following months in the same organization. The construct as well the effects of EL on volunteers is approached in light of the Social Exchange Theory and the Social Learning Theory. Structural equation models were used to test hypothesized relationships. The results confirm the role of mediation of volunteer satisfaction in the relationships between the variables studied. In particular, EL was found to be positively associated both with volunteers’ intention of staying and with their affective commitment. In the first case this relationship is fully explained by the mediation of the volunteers’ satisfaction, while the latter is explained by both direct and indirect factors. To the authors’ knowledge, this the first attempt to understand the role played by EL on volunteers’ behavior and, more in general, in the management of non-profit organizations. Findings are relevant both for practitioners and managers of non-profit organization, since they suggest the relevance of the perception of EL by volunteers, as well as for scholars, since they further deepen the knowledge on EL and its effects on the followers. Limits of the study: the questionnaire was administered only among a group of non-statistical sample of volunteers. Furthermore, the study reached only volunteers from Italian non-profit organization.

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Paula Benevene; Laura Dal Corso; Alessandro De Carlo; Alessandra Falco; Francesca Carluccio; Maria Vecina. Ethical Leadership as Antecedent of Job Satisfaction, Affective Organizational Commitment and Intention to Stay Among Volunteers of Non-profit Organizations. Frontiers in Psychology 2018, 9, 1 .

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Paula Benevene, Laura Dal Corso, Alessandro De Carlo, Alessandra Falco, Francesca Carluccio, Maria Vecina. Ethical Leadership as Antecedent of Job Satisfaction, Affective Organizational Commitment and Intention to Stay Among Volunteers of Non-profit Organizations. Frontiers in Psychology. 2018; 9 ():1.

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Paula Benevene; Laura Dal Corso; Alessandro De Carlo; Alessandra Falco; Francesca Carluccio; Maria Vecina. 2018. "Ethical Leadership as Antecedent of Job Satisfaction, Affective Organizational Commitment and Intention to Stay Among Volunteers of Non-profit Organizations." Frontiers in Psychology 9, no. : 1.

Journal article
Published: 01 January 2015 in Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences
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Paula Benevene; Caterina Fiorilli. Burnout Syndrome at School: A Comparison Study with Lay and Consecrated Italian Teachers. Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences 2015, 6, 1 .

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Paula Benevene, Caterina Fiorilli. Burnout Syndrome at School: A Comparison Study with Lay and Consecrated Italian Teachers. Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences. 2015; 6 (1):1.

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Paula Benevene; Caterina Fiorilli. 2015. "Burnout Syndrome at School: A Comparison Study with Lay and Consecrated Italian Teachers." Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences 6, no. 1: 1.