The influence of psychological flexibility on work redesign: Mediated moderation of a work reorganization intervention

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Bond, Frank W.; Flaxrnan, Paul E.; Bunce, David
• 署名单位: University of London; Goldsmiths University London
• 刊物名称: JOURNAL OF APPLIED PSYCHOLOGY
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0021-9010
• DOI: 10.1037/0021-9010.93.3.645
• 发表日期: 2008
• 页码: 645-654
• 关键词: work redesign; psychological flexibility; JOB CONTROL; Mediation; Moderation

摘要

This quasi-experiment tested the extent to which an individual characteristic, psychological flexibility, moderated the effects of a control-enhancing work reorganization intervention in a call center. Results indicated that, compared with a control group, this intervention produced improvements in mental health and absence rates, particularly for individuals with higher levels of psychological flexibility. Findings also showed that these moderated intervention effects were mediated by job control. Specifically, the intervention enhanced perceptions of job control, and hence its outcomes, for the people who received it, especially for those who had greater psychological flexibility. Discussion highlights the benefits of understanding the processes (e.g., mediators, moderators, and mediated moderators) involved in work reorganization interventions.