ABSTRACT

We investigated the Psychosocial Safety Climate (PSC) construct and its role in attenuating the negative effects of job demands (i.e. emotional and psychological) on psychological health (distress, emotional exhaustion, and depression). In particular, we used composition theory to understand how organisational PSC could be derived from individual perceptions of PSC. We introduce a relatively new construct, PSC Ideal, which combines PSC level and dispersion (variability; SD). We expected that the attenuating role would be strongest when organisational PSC Ideal was high; high (on level) and strong (less variability). Statistically, PSC Ideal implies taking account of PSC Level and its variability simultaneously. A hierarchical sample of 41 organisations with 495 participants was analysed from Australian Workplace Barometer data. In four out of six analyses, PSC Ideal significantly moderated the effects of job demands (particularly emotional demands) on psychological health (emotional exhaustion, psychological distress, depression). The promising moderation role of PSC Ideal implies that the disruption of the job demands and poor psychological health relationship requires consideration of PSC levels and strength in combination, rather than level alone. Theoretical and practical recommendations highlight the role of PSC Ideal in ameliorating and preventing the negative impact of work demands.

摘要

我们研究了心理社会安全氛围（PSC）的构建及其在减轻工作要求（即情感和心理）对心理健康（苦恼、情绪耗竭和抑郁）的负面影响方面的作用。特别是，我们使用组成理论来理解组织 PSC 如何从个人对 PSC 的看法中推导出来。我们引入了一个相对较新的构造，PSC Ideal，它结合了 PSC 水平和离散度（变异性；SD）。我们预计，当组织 PSC 理想值较高时，衰减作用最强；高（水平）和强（变化较小）。从统计上看，PSC 理想意味着同时考虑 PSC 水平及其变异性。根据澳大利亚工作场所晴雨表数据对 41 个组织和 495 名参与者的分层样本进行了分析。在六分之四的分析中，PSC Ideal 显着调节了工作要求（特别是情感要求）对心理健康（情绪疲惫、心理困扰、抑郁）的影响。PSC 理想的有希望的调节作用意味着工作需求的破坏和不良的心理健康关系需要结合考虑 PSC 水平和强度，而不是单独考虑水平。