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The funeral and mortuary sector, including funeral homes, cemeteries and crematoria, is a largely neglected sector in regard to the study of occupational factors that can affect the quality of working life. The present study aimed at overcoming this gap by investigating job demands and resources that may affect burnout levels. Data were collected through a self-report questionnaire involving funeral industry employees (N = 229) from cemetery, morgues, crematoria and funeral agencies in a Northern Italian region. The survey was cross-sectional and non-randomized. Results reveal that among job demands, stigma consciousness, supervisor incivility and work-to-family negative spillover significantly affect levels of burnout, whereas meaningfulness of work and family-to-work positive spillover may represent relevant resources to counter the onset of burnout. The results of this study contribute to new insights into the psychosocial working conditions that affect occupational wellbeing among the funeral industry sector by also giving insight into how to promote resources to prevent burnout.
Gloria Guidetti; Annalisa Grandi; Daniela Converso; Nicoletta Bosco; Stefania Fantinelli; Margherita Zito; Lara Colombo. Funeral and Mortuary Operators: The Role of Stigma, Incivility, Work Meaningfulness and Work–Family Relation to Explain Occupational Burnout. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2021, 18, 6691 .
AMA StyleGloria Guidetti, Annalisa Grandi, Daniela Converso, Nicoletta Bosco, Stefania Fantinelli, Margherita Zito, Lara Colombo. Funeral and Mortuary Operators: The Role of Stigma, Incivility, Work Meaningfulness and Work–Family Relation to Explain Occupational Burnout. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2021; 18 (13):6691.
Chicago/Turabian StyleGloria Guidetti; Annalisa Grandi; Daniela Converso; Nicoletta Bosco; Stefania Fantinelli; Margherita Zito; Lara Colombo. 2021. "Funeral and Mortuary Operators: The Role of Stigma, Incivility, Work Meaningfulness and Work–Family Relation to Explain Occupational Burnout." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18, no. 13: 6691.
Dealing with customers has increasingly became a risk factor that organisations should be aware of. Having to deal with difficult customers, pupils, patients it has been found to be the second most frequent reported risk factor in the recent 2019 ESENER survey (61%, up from 58%), just after repetitive hand or arm movements. The aim of the present study is to explore the relationship between negative relations with customers and its association with employees’ burnout and general health. Data were collected using an anonymous, self-report questionnaire employed in an Italian company working in the large-scale retail sector. The sample was composed of 610 employees (70% women) working in 28 supermarkets. Results showed that negative customer relations were associated to higher levels of emotional dissonance (b = .25; p = .000), which in turn was associated with higher levels of burnout (b = .72; p = .017) and consequently to higher levels of poor general health (b = .03; p = .000). This study contributed to the current understanding of how negative relationship with clients could trigger a health impairment process which could lead to higher levels of burnout and poorer general health in employees. Findings suggest that organizations whose employees’ work activities are characterized by a daily contact with customers should implement interventions such as training activities in order to enhance the employees’ skills in dealing with custumers, for example on how to manage emotions at work.
Michela Vignoli; Greta Mazzetti; Daniela Converso; Dina Guglielmi. How workers’ emotional dissonance explains the association between customers’ relations, burnout and health in an Italian supermarket chain. La Medicina del lavoro 2021, 112, 200 -208.
AMA StyleMichela Vignoli, Greta Mazzetti, Daniela Converso, Dina Guglielmi. How workers’ emotional dissonance explains the association between customers’ relations, burnout and health in an Italian supermarket chain. La Medicina del lavoro. 2021; 112 (3):200-208.
Chicago/Turabian StyleMichela Vignoli; Greta Mazzetti; Daniela Converso; Dina Guglielmi. 2021. "How workers’ emotional dissonance explains the association between customers’ relations, burnout and health in an Italian supermarket chain." La Medicina del lavoro 112, no. 3: 200-208.
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.
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.
Daniela Converso; Ilaria Sottimano; Cristian Balducci. Violence exposure and burnout in healthcare sector: mediating role of work ability. 2021, 112, 58 -67.
AMA StyleDaniela Converso, Ilaria Sottimano, Cristian Balducci. Violence exposure and burnout in healthcare sector: mediating role of work ability. . 2021; 112 (1):58-67.
Chicago/Turabian StyleDaniela Converso; Ilaria Sottimano; Cristian Balducci. 2021. "Violence exposure and burnout in healthcare sector: mediating role of work ability." 112, no. 1: 58-67.
Introduction: Due to the aging workforce, it will become even more common for organizations to count, among their employees, women who are dealing with menopause. To date, no knowledge is available regarding the work ability among menopausal women. With this view, the aim of the present study was to identify work-related psychosocial factors associated with work ability in a sample of menopausal working women. Methods: A self-report questionnaire was administered to 1069 menopausal women employed as administrative officers in the Italian public sector. The study design was cross-sectional. Results: Work ability was found to be negatively associated with family–work conflict (β = − 0.21, p = 0.0001) and positively associated with health-oriented organizational climate (β = 0.12, p = 0.0001), job autonomy (β = 0.08, p= 0.006), and skill discretion (β = 0.08, p= 0.048). Conversely, work ability did not show significant associations with job demands, flexible working hours, and social support. Discussion: From a practical point of view, our study identifies various areas of intervention that could foster job sustainability during menopause. In particular, our findings suggest that, to improve women’s job sustainability across their entire work-life span, it may be crucial to develop organizational policies, training, and activities specifically dedicated to sustaining menopausal women’s well-being.
Sara Viotti; Gloria Guidetti; Daniela Converso; Ilaria Sottimano. Fostering Work Ability Among Menopausal Women. Does Any Work-Related Psychosocial Factor Help? International Journal of Women's Health 2020, ume 12, 399 -407.
AMA StyleSara Viotti, Gloria Guidetti, Daniela Converso, Ilaria Sottimano. Fostering Work Ability Among Menopausal Women. Does Any Work-Related Psychosocial Factor Help? International Journal of Women's Health. 2020; ume 12 ():399-407.
Chicago/Turabian StyleSara Viotti; Gloria Guidetti; Daniela Converso; Ilaria Sottimano. 2020. "Fostering Work Ability Among Menopausal Women. Does Any Work-Related Psychosocial Factor Help?" International Journal of Women's Health ume 12, no. : 399-407.
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.
Gratitude may be defined as a personal positive tendency to recognize and respond with gratitude to positive experiences. It has been extensively described within personal relationship literature, showing its correlations with life satisfaction and decreased psychopathology. We propose here to consider gratitude as both a personal and an organizational value able to improve job performance and job satisfaction. The specific aim is twofold: to explore how public administration workers are used to express and perceive gratitude in the workplace, and to validate a serial mediation model, in which dispositional, collective, and relational gratitude are predictors of job satisfaction and job performance. We have designed a mix-method study, with a survey and a diary study, choosing to collect data also on a daily basis because we were interested in gratitude exchanges in work contexts using the event-sampling data method. Nine employees from several Italian public administrations completed a gratitude diary for ten working days in the initial qualitative part of the study. Afterwards, a sample of 96 Italian public administration employees filled in a questionnaire with measures related to job satisfaction, job performance, and three dimensions of gratitude: dispositional, collective, and relational. Results confirm that the three types of gratitude are predictors of job performance and job satisfaction and this relation has been tested in a serial mediation model. This investigation on gratitude has practical implications for the planning of training interventions framed in the positive psychology context.
Michela Cortini; Daniela Converso; Teresa Galanti; Teresa Di Fiore; Alberto Di Domenico; Stefania Fantinelli. Gratitude at Work Works! A Mix-Method Study on Different Dimensions of Gratitude, Job Satisfaction, and Job Performance. Sustainability 2019, 11, 3902 .
AMA StyleMichela Cortini, Daniela Converso, Teresa Galanti, Teresa Di Fiore, Alberto Di Domenico, Stefania Fantinelli. Gratitude at Work Works! A Mix-Method Study on Different Dimensions of Gratitude, Job Satisfaction, and Job Performance. Sustainability. 2019; 11 (14):3902.
Chicago/Turabian StyleMichela Cortini; Daniela Converso; Teresa Galanti; Teresa Di Fiore; Alberto Di Domenico; Stefania Fantinelli. 2019. "Gratitude at Work Works! A Mix-Method Study on Different Dimensions of Gratitude, Job Satisfaction, and Job Performance." Sustainability 11, no. 14: 3902.
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.
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.
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 .
AMA StyleDaniela 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.
Chicago/Turabian StyleDaniela 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.
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.
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.
To examine the relationship of co-worker incivility with organisational efficiency, workload and intention to leave in nursing samples from two different countries, the USA and Italy. Organisational efficiency has received little attention as a possible correlate of co-worker incivility in the nursing management literature. Studies on co-worker incivility have primarily been carried out in North America and no cross-national studies are available. Data were collected by a self-report questionnaire involving nurses from the USA (n = 341) and Italy (n = 313). Organisational efficiency was negatively associated with workload, co-worker incivility and intention to leave in both samples. The path from co-worker incivility to intention to leave was also positive and significant in both samples. Workload was positively associated with co-worker incivility and intention to leave in the US sample, but not in the Italian sample. The present study suggests that organisational efficiency is central to understanding both co-worker incivility and intention to leave among nurses. Nurse administrators should adopt interventions aimed at fostering organisational efficiency in an effort to reduce nurse co-worker incivility.
Sara Viotti; Daniela Converso; Lydia E. Hamblin; Gloria Guidetti; Judith E. Arnetz. Organisational efficiency and co-worker incivility: A cross-national study of nurses in the USA and Italy. Journal of Nursing Management 2018, 26, 597 -604.
AMA StyleSara Viotti, Daniela Converso, Lydia E. Hamblin, Gloria Guidetti, Judith E. Arnetz. Organisational efficiency and co-worker incivility: A cross-national study of nurses in the USA and Italy. Journal of Nursing Management. 2018; 26 (5):597-604.
Chicago/Turabian StyleSara Viotti; Daniela Converso; Lydia E. Hamblin; Gloria Guidetti; Judith E. Arnetz. 2018. "Organisational efficiency and co-worker incivility: A cross-national study of nurses in the USA and Italy." Journal of Nursing Management 26, no. 5: 597-604.
Pedro R. Gil-Monte; España Universitat De València; Sara Viotti; Daniela Converso; Italia Universidad De Turín. Propiedades psicométricas del "Cuestionario para el Evaluación del Síndrome de Quemarse por el Trabajo" (CESQT) en profesionales de la salud italianos: una perspectiva de género. Liberabit: Revista Peruana de Psicología 2017, 23, 153 -169.
AMA StylePedro R. Gil-Monte, España Universitat De València, Sara Viotti, Daniela Converso, Italia Universidad De Turín. Propiedades psicométricas del "Cuestionario para el Evaluación del Síndrome de Quemarse por el Trabajo" (CESQT) en profesionales de la salud italianos: una perspectiva de género. Liberabit: Revista Peruana de Psicología. 2017; 23 (2):153-169.
Chicago/Turabian StylePedro R. Gil-Monte; España Universitat De València; Sara Viotti; Daniela Converso; Italia Universidad De Turín. 2017. "Propiedades psicométricas del "Cuestionario para el Evaluación del Síndrome de Quemarse por el Trabajo" (CESQT) en profesionales de la salud italianos: una perspectiva de género." Liberabit: Revista Peruana de Psicología 23, no. 2: 153-169.