Economic stress, emotional contagion and safety outcomes: A cross-country study.
Work
; 66(2): 421-435, 2020.
Article
em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-32568157
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Economic instability produced by financial crises can increase employment-related (i.e., job insecurity) and income-related (i.e., financial stress) economic stress. While the detrimental impact of job insecurity on safety outcomes has been extensively investigated, no study has examined the concurrent role of financial stress let alone their emotion-related predictors.OBJECTIVE:
The present cross-country research sought to identify the simultaneous effects of affective job insecurity and financial stress in predicting employee safety injuries and accidents under-reporting, and to examine the extent to which emotional contagion of positive/negative emotions at work contribute to the level of experienced economic stress.METHODS:
We performed multi-group measurement and structural invariance analyses.RESULTS:
Data from employees in the US (Nâ=â498) and Italy (Nâ=â366) suggest that financial stress is the primary mediator between emotional contagion and poor safety outcomes. Moreover, greater anger-contagion predicted higher levels of financial strain and job insecurity whereas greater joy-contagion predicted reduced economic stress.CONCLUSIONS:
Our findings support the relevance of considering the concurrent role of income-and employment-related stressors as predictors of safety-related outcomes. Theoretical and practical implications for safety are discussed in light of the globally increasing emotional pressure and concerns of income- and employment-related economic stress in today's workplace, particularly given the recent pandemic spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19).Palavras-chave
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Segurança
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Ferimentos e Lesões
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Local de Trabalho
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Emoções
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Emprego
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Traumatismos Ocupacionais
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Angústia Psicológica
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Renda
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
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Health_economic_evaluation
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Prognostic_studies
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Qualitative_research
Limite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País/Região como assunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Work
Assunto da revista:
MEDICINA OCUPACIONAL
Ano de publicação:
2020
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Itália