behnaz nafardastgerdi; Hadi Farhadi
Iman Shakeri; Ali Mehdad; Hadi Farhadi
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IntroductionResearch shows that mental toughness is effective in predicting outcomes in a variety of stressful contexts such as athletics, the military, and the workplace. Despite the existence of extensive research on mental toughness, different researchers have not reached the necessary coherence and ...
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IntroductionResearch shows that mental toughness is effective in predicting outcomes in a variety of stressful contexts such as athletics, the military, and the workplace. Despite the existence of extensive research on mental toughness, different researchers have not reached the necessary coherence and integrity in conceptualizing and defining the dimensions of this construct. Therefore, the purpose of this research was to design and validate the situational judgment test of mental managers’ toughness of. MethodThis research is descriptive-survey and practical in terms of purpose. The statistical population included 196 employees (for exploratory and reliability factor analysis) and 210 separate employees (for convergent validity and confirmatory factor analysis) from the managerial ranks in Iran Alloy Company, who were selected by random stratified sampling method. In order to compile the situations and answer options of the test, the opinions of experts were used and the validity of the test was investigated using correlation methods, goodness of fit study, factor analysis, and reliability analysis.ResultsIn order to investigate the validity of the situational judgment test of mental toughness several methods were used. The exploratory factor analysis with principal components method and varimax rotation, as expected, suggested a structure based on five subscales including "Attention control", "Emotion control", "Utilization of feedback", "Task persistence" and " goal attainment". Confirmatory factor analysis showed the researcher’s hypothesis that the structure is based on five components is confirmed. Also, convergent validity was confirmed by its correlation with the scores of mental toughness in the assessment center. Evaluation of internal consistency of scale by Cronbach’s alpha method and correlation of each question with the total score showed that questions of this scale have acceptable internal consistency. Discussion The research findings showed situational judgment test of mental toughness is composed of five factors and acceptable validity and reliability. Consequently, it can be applied to measure the mental toughness of employees in complex organizational situations. This research has provided promising fields for studies that measure and develop employees’ mental toughness in the workplace.
Lily Pouraliqli Ipchi; Hadi Farhadi
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Introduction This study aimed to investigate the relationship of workaholism and work engagement with quality of work life considering the moderating role of personality characteristics in midwives of three Gynecology and Midwifery Hospitals (Alzahra, Taleghani, 29 Bahman) in Tabriz. Method The ...
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Introduction This study aimed to investigate the relationship of workaholism and work engagement with quality of work life considering the moderating role of personality characteristics in midwives of three Gynecology and Midwifery Hospitals (Alzahra, Taleghani, 29 Bahman) in Tabriz. Method The statistical population consisted of all midwives working in three gynecology and midwifery hospitals (Alzahra, Taleghani, & 29 Bahman) in 2018 which 120 individuals were selected by census sampling method. Instruments included the Workaholism (Wart, 1999), Work Engagement (Salanova, Schaufeli, 2001), Quality of Work Life (Walton, 1973), and the Neo-Five Factor (Costa & McCree, 1986) Questionnaires. Data were analyzed by SPSS-23 software using Pearson correlation coefficients, multiple regression analysis, and hierarchical regression analysis. Results The results showed that there is a positive and significant relationship between workaholism and work engagement with quality of work life (p < 0.05). The results of regression analysis showed that both variables of workaholic and work engagement were able to predict the quality of work life (p < 0.05). The results of hierarchical regression analysis showed that none of the personality characteristics have a moderating role in the relationship of workaholism and quality of work life, but among personality characteristics, conscientiousness and openness to expirience had a significant moderating role in the relationship between work engagement and quality of work life (p < 0.05). Discussion This study provides important findings regarding how work engagement and some personality characteristics can be effective in relation to quality of work-life.
Seyed Mohamad ali Mousavi; Hadi Farhadi
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Introduction The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of cognitive-behavioral stress management virtual training on employees’ work-family conflict, general health, quality of life and mental health. Method This research was a semi-experimental study with pre-test, ...
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Introduction The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of cognitive-behavioral stress management virtual training on employees’ work-family conflict, general health, quality of life and mental health. Method This research was a semi-experimental study with pre-test, post-test and control group. The statistical population of this study consisted of all employees of Isfahan steel company. From this population 30 employees were selected by convenience sampling method and then randomly assigned in experimental and control groups (each 15 employees). The instruments included work-family conflict, general health, quality of life and mental health questionnaires. Multivariate analysis of covariance (MANCOVA) used for data analysis. Results Theresults showed that there was a significant difference between the control and experimental groups in terms of work-family conflict, general health, quality of life and mental health. Discussion According to findings of this study, cognitive-behavioral stress management virtual training is suggested regarding employees’ work-family conflict, general health, quality of life and mental health.
