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Daily affect and daily beliefs.

Claire Harris1, Kevin Daniels

  • 1Manchester Business School, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom. claire.harris@mbs.ac.uk

Journal of Occupational Health Psychology
|October 27, 2005
PubMed
Summary

Employee beliefs about high work demands influenced their affect and performance. Daily diary studies confirmed these beliefs affected daily work experiences, highlighting the impact of perceived work demands on employee well-being.

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Area of Science:

  • Occupational Health Psychology
  • Organizational Behavior
  • Human Resource Management

Background:

  • High work demands are prevalent in public sector organizations, potentially impacting employee affect and performance.
  • Understanding the interplay between perceived work demands and employee psychological states is crucial for effective human resource management.
  • Previous research has explored the effects of work demands, but daily fluctuations and belief systems require further investigation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To examine the relationship between employees' beliefs about high work demands and their daily affect and work performance.
  • To investigate how initial beliefs about work demands influence subsequent daily assessments of these beliefs.
  • To explore the association between post-work affect and beliefs concerning the impact of work demands.

Main Methods:

  • A mixed-methods approach combining a questionnaire and a 2-week daily diary study.
  • Participants (N=36) from a UK public hospital's human resource directorate completed baseline measures of affect and beliefs.
  • Daily diaries recorded affect, work demands, and beliefs twice daily (before and after work).

Main Results:

  • Post-work affect was significantly associated with beliefs about work demands' influence on performance and affect.
  • Initial questionnaire beliefs about work demands predicted subsequent daily belief assessments.
  • Daily experiences of high work demands were linked to changes in affect.

Conclusions:

  • Employee beliefs about the impact of high work demands play a significant role in shaping their daily affective experiences and perceived work performance.
  • The study underscores the importance of addressing employee perceptions of work demands within organizational interventions.
  • Longitudinal and daily diary methods provide valuable insights into the dynamic relationship between work characteristics and employee well-being.

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