Relationships between Occupational Stress and Work-Life Quality: The Moderator Role of Psychological Capital

• Main Authors: Tayebe Rahimi Pordanjani, Ali Mohamadzade Ebrahimi
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2018-12-01
• Series: International Journal of Occupational Hygiene
• Subjects: Faculty members; Occupational stress; Psychological capital; Work-life quality
• Online Access: https://ijoh.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijoh/article/view/380

This study was aimed to investigate the moderator role of psychological capital relationships between occupational stress and work-life quality. In this cross-sectional study, the population were selected among all faculty members at the University of Bojnord. One-hundred and fifty faculty members were selected as samples. The study questionnaires were included occupational stress, psychological capital and work-life quality. The multiple regression analysis was examined research’s hypothesis using SPSS software version 22. According to findings, the correlation coefficients between occupational stress and work-life quality (r=-0.595, p<0.0001) and between psychological capital and work-life quality (r=0.421, p<0.0001) which all were statistically significant. The interaction of occupational stress and psychological capital, beyond effects of the main variables, created 2.8% of the increased variance for the model which indicates these variables have a meaningful interaction with each other in predicting of work-life quality  (ΔR2=0.028, ΔF= 6.15, p< 0.02). The results showed the importance of psychological capitals moderator relationships between occupational stress and work-life quality among the faculty members. Therefore, in order to reduce the effects of occupational stress on work-life quality, it is recommended that universities enhance psychological capital of faculty members through practical training protocols.