Baseline psychosocial and affective context characteristics predict outcome expectancy as a process appraisal of an organizational health intervention

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01.02.2020
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International Journal of Stress Management
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27
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1-11
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American Psychological Association
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This study aimed to examine how far group-level psychosocial and affective factors, as a relevant context, predict outcome expectancy as a process appraisal of an organizational health intervention. For this purpose, data from a university hospital (N = 250 representatives from 29 nursing wards) were collected. Participants took part in an intervention consisting of 4-day workshops designed to improve psychosocial working conditions. Employee surveys covered baseline psychosocial (job demands and job resources) and affective aspects (valence and positive and negative activation) as context variables. At the end of the workshops, participants evaluated the intervention process with the outcome expectancy scale. Applying a multilevel approach, the results indicated that both baseline psychosocial characteristics (job resources, in particular managerial support) and baseline affective factors (valence) as relevant context characteristics were related to the appraisal of the intervention process (outcome expectancy). The post hoc mediation analysis further showed that the affective context (valence) mediated the relation between job resources (managerial support) and outcome expectancy. There was no relation between job demands and outcome expectancy as well as between negative activation and outcome expectancy. This study shows that already healthy contexts with good psychosocial working conditions and well-being relate to a beneficial intervention process. Specifically, this study highlights the essential role of affects that influence process appraisals. These affects are, in turn, influenced by the psychosocial context. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2021 APA, all rights reserved)
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150 - Psychologie
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1573-3424
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German
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LEHMANN, Anja I., Rebecca BRAUCHLI, Gregor J. JENNY, Désirée FÜLLEMANN und Georg F. BAUER, 2020. Baseline psychosocial and affective context characteristics predict outcome expectancy as a process appraisal of an organizational health intervention. International Journal of Stress Management. 1 Februar 2020. Bd. 27, Nr. 1, S. 1–11. DOI 10.1037/str0000119. Verfügbar unter: https://irf.fhnw.ch/handle/11654/33602

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