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Ilaria Sottimano
Department of Psychology, University of Turin, Italy

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Published: 23 February 2021
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One of the most difficult problems faced by health care professionals is experiencing verbal and physical abuse from patients and their family members. Some studies have shown that health care workers, especially nurses, are up to 16 times more likely to be subject to violence than other workers. The aim of this study was to analyze the relationship between exposure to violence, work ability and burnout. Data were collected through a questionnaire to investigate health care workers’ exposure to violence (Violent Incident Form), burnout (Maslach Burnout Inventory) and work ability (Work Ability Index). A sample of 300 nurses was obtained for the study. A total of 36% of nurses indicated that they had been a victim of violence in the past 12 months. The data analysis highlighted highly significant differences in work ability, emotional exhaustion and depersonalization between health care workers who had been victims of violence and those who had not experienced violence. Finally, work ability was shown to have a mediating effect on emotional exhaustion (indirect effect: b = 2.7, BCa CI: 1.37–4.33) and depersonalization (indirect effect: b = 1.1, BCa CI: 0.48–1.87). This study is one of the first to consider the mediation effect of work ability between workplace violence experienced and burnout in the healthcare sector; it reports the complexity and severity of the consequences of workplace violence in this sector.

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Daniela Converso; Ilaria Sottimano; Cristian Balducci. Violence exposure and burnout in healthcare sector: mediating role of work ability. 2021, 112, 58 -67.

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Daniela Converso, Ilaria Sottimano, Cristian Balducci. Violence exposure and burnout in healthcare sector: mediating role of work ability. . 2021; 112 (1):58-67.

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Daniela Converso; Ilaria Sottimano; Cristian Balducci. 2021. "Violence exposure and burnout in healthcare sector: mediating role of work ability." 112, no. 1: 58-67.

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Published: 21 February 2020 in Frontiers in Psychology
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Background: The double role of caregiver-employee (CE) defines those workers who simultaneously serve as an informal, unpaid care provider for sick, disabled, or elderly relatives, and it is a situation that is on the increase in most western countries. Providing informal caregiving can lead to detrimental effects on emotional well-being and several physical and psychological diseases (e.g., caregiver-burden). CEs can suffer double discomfort (at work and at home), but, first of all, they can be exposed to a high level of home-to-work conflict (HWI). In this study, we analyzed the CE phenomenon in a typical Italian public company, where the mean age of workers is particularly high. Methods: An online questionnaire related to the perception of HWI, well-being, and discomfort at work (depression, emotional exhaustion, job engagement) in relation to the family load (none, parents with <12 children to care for, caregiver to other adults, or children and older adults to care for/old/children to care for employees) was answered by 1704 administrative workers. Results: More than 20% of our sample was included in the elder caregiver condition or in the double role or “sandwiched” condition with older adults and children to care for. The family load changed significantly between the different age groups: for workers aged between 55 and 64 years, the percentage was nearly 27%. CEs had higher levels of HWI and of personal and job discomfort and lower levels of engagement, when compared with non-CEs. Having “only” older adults to care for (the typical CE condition) was associated with having the most negative results. Conclusion: This study confirms and underlines the increasing number of CEs in western organizations and their higher levels of HWI, work disengagement, emotional exhaustion, and depression. As the general population and workforce experience increased “graying,” and many more workers become CEs out of necessity, stable caregiver-friendly workplace policies (CFWPs) should be developed.

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Daniela Converso; Ilaria Sottimano; Sara Viotti; Gloria Guidetti. I’ll Be a Caregiver-Employee: Aging of the Workforce and Family-to-Work Conflicts. Frontiers in Psychology 2020, 11, 1 .

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Daniela Converso, Ilaria Sottimano, Sara Viotti, Gloria Guidetti. I’ll Be a Caregiver-Employee: Aging of the Workforce and Family-to-Work Conflicts. Frontiers in Psychology. 2020; 11 ():1.

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Daniela Converso; Ilaria Sottimano; Sara Viotti; Gloria Guidetti. 2020. "I’ll Be a Caregiver-Employee: Aging of the Workforce and Family-to-Work Conflicts." Frontiers in Psychology 11, no. : 1.

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Published: 12 May 2019 in International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
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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.

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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 .

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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 (9):1653.

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Giacomo 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.

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Published: 24 April 2019 in Sustainability
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Universities perform very demanding tasks within a workplace characterized by a critical psychosocial environment. Against this backdrop, the aim of this study is to extend the current literature on the job sustainability of faculty professors, examine the associations of certain job resources (meaningfulness of work, reward) and job demands (work overload, conflict among colleagues) with workaholism, burnout, engagement. A self-report questionnaire was administered within a public higher education institution in Italy to a sample constituted by 291 professors. The results of path analysis show that meaningfulness of work and reward positively correlate with work engagement, work satisfaction, and psychological wellbeing and ward off emotional exhaustion and intention to leave. Work overload correlates positively with workaholism, work-family conflict and intention to leave and negatively with job satisfaction. Finally, workaholism correlates with work engagement and mediates the relationship between work overload and work-family conflict, emotional exhaustion, and psychological discomfort. The study highlights that to support the work of academic workers and build healthy and sustainable universities, it is necessary to promote job resources and control job demands. Moreover, the study highlights that work engagement and workaholism can be respectively considered as the positive and negative sides of heavy work investment.

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Daniela Converso; Ilaria Sottimano; Giorgia Molinengo; Barbara Loera. The Unbearable Lightness of the Academic Work: The Positive and Negative Sides of Heavy Work Investment in a Sample of Italian University Professors and Researchers. Sustainability 2019, 11, 2439 .

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Daniela Converso, Ilaria Sottimano, Giorgia Molinengo, Barbara Loera. The Unbearable Lightness of the Academic Work: The Positive and Negative Sides of Heavy Work Investment in a Sample of Italian University Professors and Researchers. Sustainability. 2019; 11 (8):2439.

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Daniela Converso; Ilaria Sottimano; Giorgia Molinengo; Barbara Loera. 2019. "The Unbearable Lightness of the Academic Work: The Positive and Negative Sides of Heavy Work Investment in a Sample of Italian University Professors and Researchers." Sustainability 11, no. 8: 2439.

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Published: 09 March 2019 in Sustainability
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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.

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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 .

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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 (5):1463.

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Ilaria 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.

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Published: 22 May 2018 in BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
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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.

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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 .

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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 (1):156.

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Daniela 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.