JOURNAL OF APPLIED BIOBEHAVIORAL RESEARCH最新文献

The current study examined the impact of perceived calling on nurses’ organizational commitment, organizational citizenship behavior, workplace deviant behavior, and turnover intentions. Moreover, the mediating role of career commitment and the moderating role of living a calling are also investigated. This paper posits a mediated moderation model wherein calling and living a calling interact to predict organizational commitment, organizational citizenship behavior, workplace deviant behavior, and turnover intentions with career commitment mediating the effect of the interaction on the three outcome variables. Data were collected from 294 registered nurses who had worked for a minimum of 6 months in the public or private health care system. Correlation and regression analyses were used to test the proposed hypotheses. Living a calling moderated the effect of calling on career commitment, such that these relations were more robust for nurses with a stronger sense of living a calling. Furthermore, career commitment fully mediated the effect of calling on organizational commitment, organizational citizenship behavior, workplace deviant behavior, and turnover intentions. The indirect effects of career commitment were only significant for nurses with high levels of living a calling. These results imply that possessing a sense of calling brings greater career commitment, which evidently leads to stronger organizational commitment and organizational citizenship behaviors, and lower workplace deviant behavior and turnover intentions. More specifically, nurse's sense of calling could lead to voluntary acts of helping colleagues and participation in organizational activities due to features associated with having a sense of calling, including pro-social intention and other-oriented thoughts. Calling might also decrease turnover intentions and deviant behaviors among nurses. Research about the dynamics of calling in nursing and medical professionals is limited. Recognizing the need, the present research has widened the scope of calling research by investigating the relationships between calling and various work-related variables within Asian nursing context.

Although studies have shown that increases in the frequency of social media use may be associated with increases in depressive symptoms of individuals with depression, the current study aimed to identify specific social media behaviors related to major depressive disorder (MDD). Millennials (N = 504) who actively use Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and/or Snapchat participated in an online survey assessing major depression and specific social media behaviors. Univariate and multivariate analyses were conducted to identify specific social media behaviors associated with the presence of MDD. The results identified five key social media factors associated with MDD. Individuals who were more likely to compare themselves to others better off than they were (p = 0.005), those who indicated that they would be more bothered by being tagged in unflattering pictures (p = 0.011), and those less likely to post pictures of themselves along with other people (p = 0.015) were more likely to meet the criteria for MDD. Participants following 300 + Twitter accounts were less likely to have MDD (p = 0.041), and those with higher scores on the Social Media Addiction scale were significantly more likely to meet the criteria for MDD (p = 0.031). Participating in negative social media behaviors is associated with a higher likelihood of having MDD. Research and clinical implications are considered.

Despite the conspicuous similarities between the areas of coping and recovery in adjustment to work-related stressors, much of the research in the two areas has evolved independently. The overarching goal of this article is to briefly review the literature on work-related coping and recovery and identify parallels and differences between the two areas in order to highlight how the two areas of research may complement one another. We begin by discussing the existing conceptualization and operationalization of the two constructs. Next, we discuss the methodological characteristics of the studies pertaining to coping and recovery. Subsequently, we review the role of the environmental support in enhancing coping and recovery. We conclude this review by providing recommendations for advancing research in coping and recovery. Specifically, we highlight areas in which research on coping can learn from the extant literature on recovery, and vice versa.

The challenge of managing work and nonwork domains is an omnipresent experience for the employed workforce that has meaningful links to psychological, physical, and behavioral health. Work-life conflict can create tension-based strain and deplete resources, in turn interfering directly or indirectly with health. In this review, we summarize the empirical literature on work-life conflict, and the more frequently studied and specific construct of work-family conflict, as it pertains to employee health. Over three decades of literature inform this review, with more attention devoted to publications from the last 5 years. Trends and gaps in the current literature are identified.