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Awareness of Stress‐reduction Interventions: The Impact on Employees' Well‐being and Organizational Attitudes
Author(s) -
Pignata Silvia,
Boyd Carolyn,
Gillespie Nicole,
Provis Christopher,
Winefield Anthony H.
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
stress and health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.009
H-Index - 61
eISSN - 1532-2998
pISSN - 1532-3005
DOI - 10.1002/smi.2597
Subject(s) - psychological intervention , psychology , job satisfaction , trustworthiness , social psychology , organizational justice , applied psychology , organizational commitment , psychiatry
Employing the social‐exchange theoretical framework, we examined the effect of employees' awareness of stress‐reduction interventions on their levels of psychological strain, job satisfaction, organizational commitment, perceptions of senior management trustworthiness and procedural justice. We present longitudinal panel data from 869 employees who completed questionnaires at two time points at 13 Australian universities. Our results show that employees who reported an awareness of stress‐reduction interventions undertaken at their university scored lower on psychological strain and higher on job satisfaction and commitment than those who were unaware of the interventions. The results suggest that simply the awareness of stress interventions can be linked to positive employee outcomes. The study further revealed that senior management trustworthiness and procedural justice mediate the relationship between awareness and employee outcomes. Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.