A proposed model of lifestyle balance

Matuska, Kathleen; Christiansen, Charles

doi:10.1080/14427591.2008.9686602

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“…It relates to a person's personal appraisal of events in his or her life and the importance ascribed to these events compared to his or her personal goals, values, beliefs and identity (Matuska & Christiansen 2008). People experience meaningfulness when they feel worthwhile, useful and valuable, knowing that they are making valuable contributions.…”

Section: Psychological Conditions and Work Engagementmentioning

confidence: 99%

Engagement of employees in a research organisation: A relational perspective

Asiwe

Rothmann

Jorgensen

et al. 2017

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Background: Increasing work engagement in a sustainable way remains a challenge despite years of research on the topic. Relationships at work are vital to foster engagement or disengagement. While the relational model by Kahn and Heaphy is conceptually appealing to explain work engagement, it lacks empirical support.Aims: The aims of this study were to investigate the associations among relational factors, psychological conditions (psychological meaningfulness, availability and safety) and work engagement and to test a structural model of work engagement.Setting: A total of 443 individuals in an agricultural research organisation participated in a cross-sectional study.Methods: Four scales that measured relational factors, the Psychological Conditions Scale and the Work Engagement Scale were administered. Latent variable modelling was used to test the measurement and structural models.Results: The results confirmed a structural model in which relational facets of job design contributed to psychological meaningfulness. Emotional exhaustion (inverse) and co-worker relationships contributed to psychological availability. Supervisor relationships contributed to psychological safety. Psychological meaningfulness and psychological availability contributed to work engagement, while emotional exhaustion contributed to disengagement.Conclusion: The relational context is an important target for intervention to affect the psychological conditions which precede work engagement. To promote work engagement, it is vital to focus on psychological meaningfulness, psychological availability and emotional exhaustion.

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Section: Psychological Conditions and Work Engagementmentioning

confidence: 99%

Engagement of employees in a research organisation: A relational perspective

Asiwe

Rothmann

Jorgensen

et al. 2017

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“…The author concluded that a useful framework for studying a healthy balance within daily life may require deconstruction of the dichotomy between work and leisure, through examination of the affective experiences that occur during engagement in one's customary round of occupations. In a proposed model of lifestyle balance, a healthy balance was defined as 'a satisfying pattern of daily occupation that is healthy, meaningful and sustainable to an individual within the context of his or her current life circumstances' (22). To be satisfied was thus explained as a congruence between the actual doing and an individual's desired participation in occupations.…”

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Women's patterns of everyday occupations and alcohol consumption

Andersson

Eklund

Sundh

et al. 2010

Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy

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“…The occupational science researchers Christiansen (11) and Matuska (12) maintained that societies and communities should consider strategies for lifestyle changes in order to promote healthy and balanced lives and prevent disease and relapses in sickness. In this sense, day centres could help people with PD to build a more structured and balanced daily life.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%