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- Beyond work: the role of “family-friendly” practices in the subjective well-being of teleworkers and on-site workers in the COVID-19 pandemicPublication . Lopes, Sílvia; Couto, Rita; Rodrigues, Anabela; Sabino, Ana; Oliveira, Íris M.; Dias, Paulo C.; Leite, Ângela; Carvalho, Vânia SofiaDuring the COVID-19 pandemic, telework emerged as a pivotal strategy to mitigate the spread of the virus. However, telework’s feasibility was contingent on job roles. This gave rise to two distinct groups: teleworkers and on-site workers. However, the impacts of social support and well-being extended to both groups. This study investigated the link between organisational and supervisory family support and subjective well-being, examining work engagement as a mediator. Conducted in Portugal, this cross-sectional study surveyed 515 individuals via web-based questionnaires. Data were analysed using descriptive statistics, correlation analysis, confirmatory factor analysis, and multiple-group analysis. The findings revealed a positive correlation between perceived organisational family support (POFS) and work engagement for both groups. Additionally, perceived supervisory family support (PSFS) positively correlated with work engagement for telecommuters but not on-site workers. Furthermore, work engagement was positively associated with subjective well-being for both groups. Moreover, work engagement mediated the relationship between POFS and subjective well-being. This study enriches the literature by analysing POFS, PSFS, work engagement, and subjective well-being dynamics among teleworkers and on-site employees.
- Employees’ fit to telework and work well-being: (in)voluntariness in telework as a mediating variable?Publication . Lopes, Sílvia; Dias, Paulo C.; Sabino, Ana; Cesário, Francisco; Peixoto, RicardoPurpose: The present study aims to examine the mediating role of (in)voluntariness in teleworking in explaining the relationship between employees’ fit to telework and work well-being (i.e. work engagement and exhaustion). Design/methodology/approach: A cross-sectional survey design was used in this study. The sample comprised 222 individuals performing telework in Portugal. Statistical analyses employed were descriptive statistics, Pearson’s correlation, confirmatory factor and structural equation analyses, and mediation analysis using Hayes Process macro. Findings: The findings confirmed the hypothesis that employees’ fit to telework raises the voluntariness in telework and decreases involuntariness in telework. However, contrary to expectations, no significant relationships were found between voluntariness in telework, work engagement and exhaustion. Yet, involuntariness in telework showed a significant role in decreasing work engagement and increasing workers’ exhaustion. The mediating role of involuntariness in telework was confirmed in explaining the relationship between employees’ fit to telework and exhaustion. Practical implications: Managers in global firms can draw from the results to understand how employees’ fit to telework directly and/or indirectly contributes to work well-being and develop human resource (HR) management practices aiming to increase employees’ fit to telework. Originality/value: Although teleworking is already studied, to the best of the authors’ knowledge, no studies have analyzed the same conceptual model employees’ fit to telework, (in)voluntariness in teleworking and work well-being.
- The association between resilience and performance: the mediating role of workers’ well-beingPublication . Cantante-Rodrigues, Francisca; Lopes, Sílvia; Sabino, Ana; Pimentel, Luís; Dias, Paulo C.Associations among resilience, employee well-being (i.e., work engagement and burnout), and performance were examined. Up to date, to the best of our knowledge, no studies were carried out exploring the relationship between all three constructs into the same model from an organizational perspective. Consequently, the principal aim of this study was to understand and provide evidence regarding the above-mentioned relationships. Data were collected from a sample of 249 working professionals. The findings showed a positive relationship between resilience and work engagement, and a negative relationship between resilience and burnout. However, while work engagement was found as being positively and significantly related to performance, the relationship between burnout and performance was not significant. Additionally, work engagement seems to partially mediate the relationship between resilience and performance, since a significant direct relationship between resilience and performance was also observed. The practical and theoretical implications of these findings are discussed.
- The moderating role of age in the relationship between perceived over qualification, employability, job insecurity and global psychological needs satisfactionPublication . Sabino, Ana; Basilio, Elizabete; Lopes, Silvia; Chambel, Maria José; Dias, Paulo C.; Cesário, FranciscoPurpose: This study aims to examine the relationship between perceived overqualification, perceived employability, perceived job insecurity and global psychological needs satisfaction, considering the moderating role of age groups. Design/methodology/approach: A cross-sectional survey design with a sample of 350 individuals was used in this study. Findings: A cross-sectional survey design with a sample of 350 individuals was used in this study. Originality/value: By addressing the moderating role of age, this study is original and has practical implications for age diversity management.
- Through the lens of workers’ motivation: does it relate to work–family relationship perceptions?Publication . Lopes, Sílvia; Sabino, Ana; Dias, Paulo C.; Rodrigues, Anabela; Chambel, Maria José; Cesário, FranciscoWorkers’ motivations and the work–family relationship are two subjects that have been capturing the attention of researchers and practitioners. However, to date, little is known about the link between the two subjects. Thus, this research aimed to investigate the relationships among each type of motivation conceptualized in self-determination theory and work–family conflict, work–family enrichment, and work–family balance. In addition, the current study intended to investigate the relationships among work–family conflict, work–family enrichment, and Work–family balance. Data were collected through a self-administered questionnaire. To test the hypotheses, the PROCESS macro was used. The results suggested that intrinsic motivation is negatively associated with work–family conflict and positively associated with work–family enrichment and work–family balance. Additionally, identified regulations seem to be positively associated with work–family enrichment and work–family balance. However, contrary to expectations, this study revealed a positive relationship between introjected regulation and work–family enrichment and work–family balance. Concerning external regulation (material and social) and amotivation, globally, the findings were consistent with the hypotheses, i.e., the higher the external regulation and amotivation, the higher work–family conflict and the lower the work–family enrichment and work–family balance. Moreover, the higher the work–family conflict, the lower the work–family balance, and the higher the work–family enrichment, the higher the work–family balance. Theoretical and practical implications are discussed.