Analysing the role of job, interpersonal, and personal affective resources in alleviating anxiety and depression at work
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Paper/Presentation Title | Analysing the role of job, interpersonal, and personal affective resources in alleviating anxiety and depression at work |
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Presentation Type | Paper |
Authors | Machin, T. (Author) and Slack-Smith, J. (Author) |
Journal or Proceedings Title | Proceedings of the 50th Annual Conference of the Australian Psychological Society (APS 2015) |
ERA Conference ID | 50300 |
Year | 2015 |
Conference/Event | 50th Australian Psychological Society Annual Conference (APS 2015): Celebrating the Past, Looking Toward the Future |
Australian Psychological Society (APS) Annual Conference | |
Event Details | 50th Australian Psychological Society Annual Conference (APS 2015): Celebrating the Past, Looking Toward the Future Event Date 29 Sep 2015 to end of 02 Oct 2015 Event Location Gold Coast, Australia |
Event Details | Australian Psychological Society (APS) Annual Conference APS Annual Conference |
Abstract | Aim: Recent research has highlighted the importance of personal and job-related resources in sustaining employee engagement and motivation, and reducing burnout and ill-health. Following the Job Demands-Resources (JD-R) approach which distinguishes between two related constructs (engagement and burnout) and indicates how these are differentially related to motivational and health outcomes in the workplace, the current study analysed interpersonal resources and job resources to determine how these work to alleviate anxiety and depression in the workplace. Design: A latent modelling approach was used to specify the theoretical model which contained two types of interpersonal resources (supervisor and co-worker support), two types of job resources (control and income), two affective personal resources (PA and NA), anxiety and depression. The final model was also simultaneously tested across subgroups representing those with lower and higher working hours. Method: Data were collected from a web-based survey of 416 employed Australians. Results: The multigroup SEM with measurement weights, structural weights and structural covariances constrained to be equal across groups was a good fit to the data with Chi square = 55.682, df = 43, p = .09, GFI = .97, CFI = .99, RMSEA = .03. Job resources exerted an indirect (beneficial) effect on depression through PA confirming the importance of control as a contributor to positive affective well-being. Interpersonal resources exerted multiple indirect (beneficial) effects on depression through PA, NA, and anxiety indicating that these multiple pathways are all important in alleviating anxiety and depression, primarily through reducing negative affective well-being. These beneficial effects are evident for both those with lower and higher working hours. Conclusion: Supportive work climates may be particularly effective in reducing anxiety and depression when they are combined with other work factors that enhance employees’ sense of control. This study also highlights that personal affective resources are the immediate precursors to anxiety and depression in the workplace. |
Keywords | job; interpersonal; affective; resources; anxiety; depression |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 520104. Industrial and organisational psychology (incl. human factors) |
350503. Human resources management | |
Public Notes | Abstract only published in Proceedings. |
Byline Affiliations | School of Psychology and Counselling |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q36wq/analysing-the-role-of-job-interpersonal-and-personal-affective-resources-in-alleviating-anxiety-and-depression-at-work
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