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Fulvio Signore1, Claudio Giovanni Cortese2, Sara Parisi3

  • 1Dipartimento di Storia, Società e Studi sull'Uomo, Università del Salento, Lecce, Italy. fulvio.signore@unisalento.it.

La Medicina Del Lavoro
|December 14, 2020
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Job crafting fully mediated the link between work meaning and emotional exhaustion during the 2020 lockdown. This highlights job crafting as a key strategy for improving worker well-being and buffering burnout.

Area of Science:

  • Organizational Psychology
  • Occupational Health
  • Sociology of Work

Background:

  • The 2020 health emergency necessitated rapid adoption of alternative work methods.
  • Workers transitioned to new methods without prior notice or specific training, impacting well-being.
  • This study addresses the psychological impact of these abrupt changes on the workforce.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the interplay between the meaning of work, job crafting, and emotional exhaustion.
  • To identify protective factors for employee well-being during the initial COVID-19 lockdown in Italy.
  • To understand how workers adapted their roles amidst unprecedented circumstances.

Main Methods:

  • An online questionnaire was administered to 405 participants between March 11 and April 2, 2020.

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  • Reliability of measurement constructs was statistically verified.
  • A mediation model was analyzed using nonparametric structural equations (PLS-SEM).

    • Main Results:

    • All model constructs demonstrated adequate reliability.
    • Job crafting was found to fully mediate the relationship between the meaning of work and emotional exhaustion.
    • While the direct effect of work meaning on exhaustion was non-significant (c'=-0.04, p=0.480), work meaning positively predicted job crafting (a=0.44, p<0.001), which in turn negatively predicted emotional exhaustion (b=-0.14, p=0.014).

    Conclusions:

    • Job crafting emerges as a significant buffer against worker emotional exhaustion.
    • Findings suggest job crafting interventions can enhance employee resilience.
    • This research provides a foundation for post-emergency strategies to support workforce well-being and adaptation.