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Abdou AH, El-Amin MAMM, Mohammed EFA, Alboray HMM, Refai AMS, Almakhayitah MY, Albohnayh ASM, Alismail AM, Almulla MO, Alsaqer JS, Mahmoud MH, Elshazly AIA, Allam SFA. Work stress, work-family conflict, and psychological distress among resort employees: a JD-R model and spillover theory perspectives. Front Psychol 2024; 15:1326181. [PMID: 38420179 PMCID: PMC10899679 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1326181] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2023] [Accepted: 01/29/2024] [Indexed: 03/02/2024] Open
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The hospitality industry is well-known for its challenging and high-pressure work settings. In this context, employees commonly face a multitude of stressors originating from their roles and job responsibilities, which can significantly impact their psychological wellbeing. Hence, based on the job demands-resources (JD-R) model and the spillover theory, this study aims to empirically explore the direct and indirect effect of work stress (assessed by role overload, ambiguity, and conflict) on psychological distress among frontline employees in 3- and 4-star Egyptian resorts while considering the mediating influence of work-family conflict (WFC). Four hypotheses were put to the test through the application of the PLS-SEM 4.0 version (4.0.9.9). Based on the findings from 563 frontline employees who participated in this research, the study supports the four hypotheses affirming that work-related stressors significantly contributed to employees' psychological distress. Further, the findings highlighted that these stressors significantly spill over into employees' family lives, generating conflicts between work and family roles. In addition, the results emphasized the significance of WFC as a contributing factor to employees' psychological distress. Finally, the study concluded that WFC partially mediates the link between work stress and employees' psychological distress. Based on these findings, some theoretical and practical implications for hospitality scholars, resort management, and policymakers were suggested to enhance the employees' wellbeing and mitigate psychological distress in this vital sector.
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- Ahmed Hassan Abdou
- Social Studies Department, College of Arts, King Faisal University, Al-Ahsa, Saudi Arabia
- Hotel Studies Department, Faculty of Tourism and Hotels, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt
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- Department of Education and Psychology, College of Education, King Faisal University, Al-Ahsa, Saudi Arabia
- Mental Health Department, Faculty of Education, Suez Canal University, Ismailia, Egypt
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- Department of Education and Psychology, College of Education, King Faisal University, Al-Ahsa, Saudi Arabia
- Department of Psychology, Faculty of Arts, Helwan University, Cairo, Egypt
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- Department of Education and Psychology, College of Education, King Faisal University, Al-Ahsa, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Education and Psychology, College of Education, King Faisal University, Al-Ahsa, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Geography, College of Arts, King Faisal University, Al-Ahsa, Saudi Arabia
- Department of Geography, College of Arts, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt
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- Department of Education and Psychology, College of Education, King Faisal University, Al-Ahsa, Saudi Arabia
- Department of Psychology, Faculty of Women, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt
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Vieira dos Santos J, Gomes A, Rebelo DFS, Lopes LFD, Moreira MG, da Silva DJC. The consequences of job crafting and engagement in the relationship between passion for work and individual performance of Portuguese workers. Front Psychol 2023; 14:1180239. [PMID: 37663331 PMCID: PMC10473114 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1180239] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2023] [Accepted: 06/28/2023] [Indexed: 09/05/2023] Open
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Introduction This study sought to relate the two types of work passion, harmonious passion and obsessive passion, to the organizational consequences of engagement, job crafting, and perceived individual job performance. This study was based on the Employee Work Passion Appraisal model and conducted to evaluate possible statistical associations of the dualistic approach of passion used as an antecedent of positive and negative organizational outcomes (engagement, job crafting, and perceived individual job performance). Methods The data collection and analysis for this study were accomplished by a transversal and quantitative study design. A non-probabilistic method was used to select a convenience sample composed of 305 Portuguese workers and was collected online from March to October 2020. The proposed hypotheses were evaluated using partial structural equation models. Results Overall, the results supported the proposed hypotheses and showed that harmonious passion positively affected organizational outcomes, while obsessive passion negatively affected these outcomes; notably, our findings also revealed high individual performance, high obsessive passion, and consequently, a significant increase in structural labor resources, a significant decrease in harmful labor demands, and high absorption. Discussion The findings highlight the importance of distinguishing between harmonious passion and obsessive passion in understanding their consequences for organizational outcomes. Promoting harmonious passion while managing the potential negative effects of obsessive passion is crucial for enhancing positive job-related behaviors and performance. Future research should explore interventions and strategies to foster harmonious passion, mitigate the negative impacts of obsessive passion, and ultimately improve overall work engagement and performance.
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- Centro de Investigação em Psicologia (CIP, UAlg), Lisbon, Portugal
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- Centro de Ciências Naturais e Exatas (CCSH, UFSM), Programa de Pós-graduação em Administração, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, Brazil
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- Centro de Ciências Naturais e Exatas (CCSH, UFSM), Programa de Pós-graduação em Administração, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, Brazil
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- Centro de Ciências Naturais e Exatas (CCSH, UFSM), Programa de Pós-graduação em Administração, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, Brazil
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Elshaer IA, Algezawy M, Ghaleb MMS, Mohamed SA, Azazz AMS. The Impact of Social Loafing on Turnover Intention for Tourism Employees Post COVID-19: The Mediating Role of Mental Health. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2023; 20:ijerph20095702. [PMID: 37174220 PMCID: PMC10178176 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph20095702] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2023] [Revised: 03/18/2023] [Accepted: 04/27/2023] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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The COVID-19 pandemic has led to widespread changes in the way that people work, including an increase in remote work and changes in group dynamics. Social loafing, the phenomenon of reduced individual effort in group settings, has been widely studied in the literature. However, less is known about the potential impacts of social loafing on mental health and turnover intention in this relationship. In this study, we hypothesized that social loafing would be related to turnover intention and that mental health would mediate this relationship. To test these hypotheses, we conducted a cross-sectional survey of 700 full-time tourism employees in Egypt. The obtained data were analyzed by Partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM). Our results indicated that social loafing was significantly related to turnover intention and negative mental health consequences significantly mediated this relationship. The results showed that stress (as a dimension of mental health) experienced by employees may act as a mediator between social loafing and turnover intention. On the other hand, depression and anxiety were not observed to have a similar mediating effect. This implies that stress could play a vital role in the decision-making process of employees who are contemplating leaving their job due to social loafing. These findings suggest that interventions aimed at reducing social loafing may have the added benefit of improving mental health and decreasing turnover intention in the workplace.
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- Ibrahim A Elshaer
- Management Department, College of Business Administration, King Faisal University, Al-Ahsaa 31982, Saudi Arabia
- Hotel Studies Department, Faculty of Tourism and Hotels, Suez Canal University, Ismailia 41522, Egypt
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- Management Department, College of Business Administration, King Faisal University, Al-Ahsaa 31982, Saudi Arabia
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- Management Department, College of Business Administration, King Faisal University, Al-Ahsaa 31982, Saudi Arabia
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- Social Studies Department, College of Arts, King Faisal University, Al-Ahsaa 31982, Saudi Arabia
- Tourism Studies Department, Faculty of Tourism and Hotels, Mansoura University, Mansoura 35516, Egypt
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- Social Studies Department, College of Arts, King Faisal University, Al-Ahsaa 31982, Saudi Arabia
- Tourism Studies Department, Faculty of Tourism and Hotels, Suez Canal University, Ismailia 41522, Egypt
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Hu L, Ye L, Guo M, Liu Y. The Impact of Leader Humor on Employee Creativity during the COVID-19 Period: The Roles of Perceived Workload and Occupational Coping Self-Efficacy. Behav Sci (Basel) 2023; 13:bs13040303. [PMID: 37102817 PMCID: PMC10136144 DOI: 10.3390/bs13040303] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/02/2023] [Revised: 02/15/2023] [Accepted: 03/08/2023] [Indexed: 04/05/2023] Open
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Based on the relief theory and similarity attraction theory, this study investigates the influence of leader humor on employee creativity through the mediate impact of employees’ perceived workload, occupational coping self-efficacy, and employee similarity perception with a leader as a potential moderator. The data were collected through an online survey that included matched questionnaire data from 351 employees and their direct leaders in China. This study used SPSS 26 software and Mplus 7.0 software to analyze the data and found that (1) leader humor has a significant positive impact on employees’ creativity; (2) employees’ perceived workload and occupational coping self-efficacy mediated the positive relationship between leader humor and employee creativity; (3) similarity perception negatively moderated the influence of leader humor on perceived workload, and it also positively moderated the influence of leader humor on occupational coping self-efficacy. In addition to corroborating and expanding on previous findings regarding the relationship between leader humor and employee creativity during the COVID-19 period, the aforementioned conclusions also derive management implications for fostering employee creativity and reducing employee workload from the perspective of leader humor.
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- Lili Hu
- School of Economics and Management, Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing 100044, China
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- School of Economics and Management, Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing 100044, China
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- School of Economics and Management, Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing 100044, China
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- School of Economics and Management, Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing 100044, China
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Elshaer IA, Azazz AMS, Fayyad S. Green Management and Sustainable Performance of Small- and Medium-Sized Hospitality Businesses: Moderating the Role of an Employee's Pro-Environmental Behaviour. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2023; 20:2244. [PMID: 36767609 PMCID: PMC9915901 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph20032244] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2022] [Revised: 01/20/2023] [Accepted: 01/24/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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As green management practices (GMPs) matter not only for improving the organizations' tribble line performance (environmental, economic, and social) but also can sustain a competitive advantage. Since the tourism and hospitality industry is subject to environmental expectations from visitors, governments, and the community, it is vital to understand what motivates GMPs to overcome environmental obstacles and satisfy those demands. However, the current literature fails to comprehensively justify how small- and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) tackle green management difficulties when implementing their plans, even though these SMEs could be a leading contributor to environmental concerns. Although many scholars assert that employees' pro-environmental behaviours are decisive in boosting efforts of green management to improve corporate sustainable performance, only limited studies probed the importance of employees' pro-environmental behaviours in SMEs in developing countries. To fill this research gap, the data was gathered from 304 small- and medium-sized hotels and travel agency middle managers using a self-administered survey approach. The collected data was analysed using the Smart PLS-structural equation modelling technique. The PLS-SEM results demonstrated that GMPs can improve environmental, economic, and social performance and these relationships can be strengthened through the moderating effects of employees' pro-environmental behaviour. The study findings revealed that small- and medium-sized hospitality businesses should focus on creating a culture of environmental stewardship and actively involve employees in green initiatives to enhance sustainable performance. The study is important as it helps to understand the role of employee pro-environmental behaviour in green management and sustainable performance in small- and medium-sized hospitality businesses and can help the industry to adopt more sustainable practices. Several theoretical and practical implications were discussed and opportunities for further research were elaborated.
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- Ibrahim A. Elshaer
- Department of Management, College of Business Administration, King Faisal University, Al-Ahsaa 380, Saudi Arabia
- Hotel Studies Department, Faculty of Tourism and Hotels, Suez Canal University, Ismailia 41522, Egypt
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- Department of Tourism and Hospitality, Arts College, King Faisal University, Al-Ahsaa 380, Saudi Arabia
- Tourism Studies Department, Faculty of Tourism and Hotels, Suez Canal University, Ismailia 41522, Egypt
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- Hotel Studies Department, Faculty of Tourism and Hotels, Suez Canal University, Ismailia 41522, Egypt
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