Prevention of Occupational Strain: Can Psychological Empowerment and Organizational Commitment Decrease...

Area of Science:

• Occupational Health Psychology
• Organizational Behavior

Background:

• The demands-control-support model is a framework for assessing occupational strain and predicting health problems.
• This model has also been linked to organizational outcomes and behaviors.

Purpose of the Study:

• To examine the relationship between job demands, job resources, job satisfaction, and intention to quit among union delegates.
• To test a multiple mediation model incorporating psychological empowerment and union commitment as mediators.

Main Methods:

• The study surveyed 953 delegates from a Spanish trade union (healthcare professionals), with 401 questionnaires collected.
• Multiple mediation analyses were conducted using bootstrapping techniques via the SPSS PROCESS macro.

Main Results:

• Psychological empowerment and union commitment significantly mediated the relationship between job resources and job satisfaction.
• This mediation effect was also evident between job resources and intention to quit.
• Notably, job demands did not show a direct relationship with job satisfaction or intention to quit.

Conclusions:

• Adequate job resources empower delegates and foster union commitment, leading to increased job satisfaction and reduced intention to quit.
• Organizations should prioritize motivational and attitudinal factors to effectively reduce occupational strain.