Work Intensification and Psychological Detachment: The Mediating Role of Job Resources in Health Service Workers

Psychological detachment is the central experience of recovery from work-related stress that allows individuals to reduce burnout symptoms. The stressor-detachment model (SDM) contends that job resources moderate the relationship between job stressors and psychological detachment. We designed an ins...

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Autores principales: Juan Sandoval-Reyes, Juan C. Restrepo-Castro, Jair Duque-Oliva
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:fc9beefd86bf4de69c499770441507422021-11-25T17:52:14ZWork Intensification and Psychological Detachment: The Mediating Role of Job Resources in Health Service Workers10.3390/ijerph1822122281660-46011661-7827https://doaj.org/article/fc9beefd86bf4de69c499770441507422021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/18/22/12228https://doaj.org/toc/1661-7827https://doaj.org/toc/1660-4601Psychological detachment is the central experience of recovery from work-related stress that allows individuals to reduce burnout symptoms. The stressor-detachment model (SDM) contends that job resources moderate the relationship between job stressors and psychological detachment. We designed an instrument to measure job resources from a multidimensional perspective. A sample of <i>n</i> = 394 individuals from the health service industry participated in the study. Data indicate that job resources comprise a four-factor structure underlying a formative model. Consistent with the SDM, a partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) analysis suggests a moderating effect of job resources (e.g., control over working conditions, leaders’ emotional support), between work intensification and psychological detachment. In addition; results indicate that workers who perceive high levels of support from their organization achieved higher levels of detachment compared with those who perceived low levels of support. Theoretical as well as practical implications for stress management practices, occupational health, and well-being are discussed.Juan Sandoval-ReyesJuan C. Restrepo-CastroJair Duque-OlivaMDPI AGarticlework-related stresspsychological detachmentjob resourcesstress recoveryPLS-SEMMedicineRENInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol 18, Iss 12228, p 12228 (2021)
institution DOAJ
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topic work-related stress
psychological detachment
job resources
stress recovery
PLS-SEM
Medicine
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spellingShingle work-related stress
psychological detachment
job resources
stress recovery
PLS-SEM
Medicine
R
Juan Sandoval-Reyes
Juan C. Restrepo-Castro
Jair Duque-Oliva
Work Intensification and Psychological Detachment: The Mediating Role of Job Resources in Health Service Workers
description Psychological detachment is the central experience of recovery from work-related stress that allows individuals to reduce burnout symptoms. The stressor-detachment model (SDM) contends that job resources moderate the relationship between job stressors and psychological detachment. We designed an instrument to measure job resources from a multidimensional perspective. A sample of <i>n</i> = 394 individuals from the health service industry participated in the study. Data indicate that job resources comprise a four-factor structure underlying a formative model. Consistent with the SDM, a partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) analysis suggests a moderating effect of job resources (e.g., control over working conditions, leaders’ emotional support), between work intensification and psychological detachment. In addition; results indicate that workers who perceive high levels of support from their organization achieved higher levels of detachment compared with those who perceived low levels of support. Theoretical as well as practical implications for stress management practices, occupational health, and well-being are discussed.
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author Juan Sandoval-Reyes
Juan C. Restrepo-Castro
Jair Duque-Oliva
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Jair Duque-Oliva
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title Work Intensification and Psychological Detachment: The Mediating Role of Job Resources in Health Service Workers
title_short Work Intensification and Psychological Detachment: The Mediating Role of Job Resources in Health Service Workers
title_full Work Intensification and Psychological Detachment: The Mediating Role of Job Resources in Health Service Workers
title_fullStr Work Intensification and Psychological Detachment: The Mediating Role of Job Resources in Health Service Workers
title_full_unstemmed Work Intensification and Psychological Detachment: The Mediating Role of Job Resources in Health Service Workers
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publisher MDPI AG
publishDate 2021
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