Psychosocial Working Conditions and Work Engagement: The Mediating Role of Psychological Well-Being
With the evolution of the global landscape towards remote work, the working conditions of such arrangements tend to pique the interest of researchers. This framework seeks to assess the role of psychological well-being as a mediator between job demands, social support, family-work conflict, and work...
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Published in | FWU journal of social sciences pp. 1 - 20 |
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Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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01.01.2023
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Summary: | With the evolution of the global landscape towards remote work, the working
conditions of such arrangements tend to pique the interest of researchers. This
framework seeks to assess the role of psychological well-being as a mediator between
job demands, social support, family-work conflict, and work engagement by combining
Conservation of Resources (COR) theory and Boundary theory. Quantitative designs
utilizing cross-sectional studies have been conducted. A total of 315 Malaysian
employees with remote working experience were recruited as respondents via
homogeneous sampling. The COPSOQ II was used to assess job demands and social
support, the WAFCS to assess work-family conflict, and the WHO-5 to assess
psychological well-being. The Hayes Process Macro Version 4 was employed for
hypothesis testing. The results indicate that job demands and social support are
significant predictors of work engagement, but work-family conflict is not. For
mediation analyses, it was found that psychological well-being mediates the
relationship between job demands, social support, work-family conflict, and work
engagement. This study offers empirical support for the conceptual framework of JDR model, COR theory, and boundary theory as a means of predicting work engagement
in remote work settings. HR professionals and organizations considering the
implementation of work-from-home policies can gain valuable insights from this study,
which can be used to develop policies and procedures that promote employee
engagement, productivity, and well-being |
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ISSN: | 1995-1272 |
DOI: | 10.51709/19951272/Winter2023/1 |