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  1. Article ; Online: Changes in pupil dilation and P300 amplitude indicate the possible involvement of the locus coeruleus-norepinephrine (LC-NE) system in psychological flow

    Hairong Lu / Dimitri van der Linden / Arnold B. Bakker

    Scientific Reports, Vol 13, Iss 1, Pp 1-

    2023  Volume 10

    Abstract: Abstract Psychological flow is a state of full task immersion. The present study was conducted to test the hypothesis that psychological flow is positively related to activity of the phasic locus coeruleus-norepinephrine (LC-NE) system, which supports ... ...

    Abstract Abstract Psychological flow is a state of full task immersion. The present study was conducted to test the hypothesis that psychological flow is positively related to activity of the phasic locus coeruleus-norepinephrine (LC-NE) system, which supports decisions on whether to engage in or disengage from the current activity. Subjective flow was assessed among 36 participants who engaged in a gamified version of the n-back task with various difficulty levels (0, 1, 2, and 3 back). During the tasks, continuous pupil diameter and EEG were recorded. We found that psychological flow and two presumed indicators of the phasic LC-NE activity (pupil dilation and EEG P300 amplitude) fit inverted U-shapes with increasing subjective task difficulty. Moreover, a positive linear relationship between psychological flow and pupil dilation (not with P300) was found. In conclusion, this study indicates the involvement of the LC-NE system in the peak experience of flow.
    Keywords Medicine ; R ; Science ; Q
    Subject code 150
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-02-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher Nature Portfolio
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    Database BASE - Bielefeld Academic Search Engine (life sciences selection)

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  2. Article ; Online: How Should Job Crafting Interventions Be Implemented to Make Their Effects Last? Protocol for a Group Concept Mapping Study

    Marta Roczniewska / Emma Hedberg Rundgren / Henna Hasson / Arnold B. Bakker / Ulrica von Thiele Schwarz

    International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol 19, Iss 13922, p

    2022  Volume 13922

    Abstract: Background: By means of job crafting (JC) employees shape and customize their job design to align it with their preferences. Research has so far shown that such bottom-up proactivity can be stimulated via JC interventions. While the overall effectiveness ...

    Abstract Background: By means of job crafting (JC) employees shape and customize their job design to align it with their preferences. Research has so far shown that such bottom-up proactivity can be stimulated via JC interventions. While the overall effectiveness behind these interventions has been supported, it is unclear how to implement these interventions to make their effects lasting. Methods: The overall aim of this project will be to investigate how to implement JC interventions with lasting effects. We will apply a group concept mapping (GCM) methodology, which is a mixed methods approach of exploratory nature for engaging stakeholder groups in a structured conceptualization process. As part of concept mapping procedures, brainstorming sessions will be conducted with experts in job crafting to identify factors expected to make job crafting intervention effects lasting. These factors will be sorted by similarity and rated by each participant in regard to their perceived importance and feasibility to ensure lasting, sustainable effects. The data will be analyzed using multidimensional scaling (MDS), hierarchical cluster analysis, and descriptive and inferential statistics, resulting in a visual representation of conceptually distinguished clusters representing the factors influencing the sustainability of JC interventions. In the final step, a workshop will be conducted with the participants to facilitate the interpretation of the results. Results and conclusion: This study will provide knowledge relevant to organizational practitioners and scholars who want to implement JC interventions with lasting effects. Although data collected following the group concept mapping procedure is self-reported and at risk of being simplified, the method allows for a structured conceptualization process integrating different perspectives and uncovering implicit knowledge making it suitable for studying complex phenomena. The results will not only enrich the current literature concerning the effectiveness of JC interventions but ...
    Keywords job crafting ; interventions ; implementation ; group concept mapping ; Medicine ; R
    Subject code 650
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-10-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher MDPI AG
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  3. Article ; Online: Measuring sustainable employability

    Sait Gürbüz / Margot C. W. Joosen / Dorien T. A. M. Kooij / Arnold B. Bakker / Jac J. L. van der Klink / Evelien P. M. Brouwers

    BMC Public Health, Vol 22, Iss 1, Pp 1-

    psychometric properties of the capability set for work questionnaire

    2022  Volume 10

    Abstract: Abstract Background The capability set for work questionnaire (CSWQ) is being used to measure the new model of sustainable employability building on the capability approach. However, previous studies on the psychometric properties of the instrument are ... ...

    Abstract Abstract Background The capability set for work questionnaire (CSWQ) is being used to measure the new model of sustainable employability building on the capability approach. However, previous studies on the psychometric properties of the instrument are limited and cross-sectional. This two-way study aimed to (1) evaluate the convergent validity of the CSWQ with the theoretically related constructs person-job fit, strengths use, and opportunity to craft and (2) test the predictive and incremental validity of the questionnaire for the well-established work outcomes, including work ability, work engagement, job satisfaction, and task performance. Methods A representative sample of 303 Dutch workers, chosen with probably random sampling, were surveyed using a one-month follow-up, cross-lagged design via the Longitudinal Internet Studies for the Social Sciences panel. The convergent validity was assessed by exploring the strength of associations between the capability set for work questionnaire and the theoretically related constructs using Pearson’s correlations. The predictive and incremental validity was evaluated by performing a series of linear hierarchical regression analyses. Results We found evidence of the convergent validity of the capability set score by moderate correlations with person-job fit, strengths use, and opportunity to craft (r = 0.51–0.52). A series of multiple regression analyses showed that Time 1 capability set score and its constituents (i.e., importance, ability, and enablement) generally had predictive and incremental validity for work ability, work engagement, job satisfaction, and task performance measured at Time 2. However, the incremental power of the CSWQ over and above conceptually related constructs was modest. Conclusions The findings support the convergent, predictive, and incremental validity of the capability set for work questionnaire with not previously investigated work constructs. This provided further evidence to support its utility for assessing a worker’s sustainable ...
    Keywords Capability set for work questionnaire ; Sustainable employability ; Validity ; Work engagement ; CSWQ ; Public aspects of medicine ; RA1-1270
    Subject code 300
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-06-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher BMC
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  4. Article ; Online: Job crafting and its impact on work engagement and job satisfaction in mining and manufacturing

    Leon T de Beer / Maria Tims / Arnold B Bakker

    South African Journal of Economic and Management Sciences, Vol 19, Iss 3, Pp 400-

    2016  Volume 412

    Abstract: The purpose of this study was to investigate job crafting and its relationship with work engagement and job satisfaction within the South African context. This research is important as job crafting has been shown to have a positive influence on employee ... ...

    Abstract The purpose of this study was to investigate job crafting and its relationship with work engagement and job satisfaction within the South African context. This research is important as job crafting has been shown to have a positive influence on employee motivation. A cross-sectional survey design was used to collect primary data from organisations in the mining and manufacturing industries of South Africa (N = 470). The results of multi-group structural equation modelling showed that the original four-factor structure of the job crafting scale was supported by the data, but that a three-factor structure was necessary due to a discriminant validity concern regarding two job crafting dimensions. Regression results revealed that increasing structural job resources with challenging job demands, and increasing social job resources were significant predictors of work engagement in both groups. Contrary to expectations decreasing hindering job demands was a negative predictor of job satisfaction in the mining group. Furthermore, increasing social job resources was also a significant predictor of job satisfaction in both groups. This study indicates the importance of job crafting for work engagement and job satisfaction in organisations.
    Keywords Management. Industrial management ; HD28-70 ; Business ; HF5001-6182 ; Economics as a science ; HB71-74
    Subject code 331
    Language English
    Publishing date 2016-09-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher AOSIS
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  5. Article ; Online: The impact of job and family demands on partner's fatigue

    Mayumi Watanabe / Akihito Shimazu / Arnold B Bakker / Evangelia Demerouti / Kyoko Shimada / Norito Kawakami

    PLoS ONE, Vol 12, Iss 2, p e

    A study of Japanese dual-earner parents.

    2017  Volume 0172291

    Abstract: OBJECTIVES:This study of Japanese dual-earner couples examined the impact of family and job demands on one's own and one's partner's fatigue as well as gender differences in these effects. METHODS:A total of 2,502 parents (1,251 couples) were surveyed ... ...

    Abstract OBJECTIVES:This study of Japanese dual-earner couples examined the impact of family and job demands on one's own and one's partner's fatigue as well as gender differences in these effects. METHODS:A total of 2,502 parents (1,251 couples) were surveyed using a self-administered questionnaire. A crossover model was tested using structural equation modeling. RESULTS:The results of structural equation modeling analyses showed that both job and family demands independently exacerbated fatigue. There was an indirect effect of job and family demands on partner fatigue through one's own fatigue only from husbands to wives. An indirect effect of job demands on partner fatigue through partner's family demands was identified only from wives to husbands. Furthermore, there were gender differences in the crossover of fatigue. CONCLUSIONS:This study shows that job and family demands influence family circumstances. When considering means to reduce employees' fatigue, gender differences in the mechanism of fatigue need to be taken into account.
    Keywords Medicine ; R ; Science ; Q
    Subject code 331
    Language English
    Publishing date 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher Public Library of Science (PLoS)
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  6. Article ; Online: Workaholism, Work Engagement and Child Well-Being

    Akihito Shimazu / Arnold B. Bakker / Evangelia Demerouti / Takeo Fujiwara / Noboru Iwata / Kyoko Shimada / Masaya Takahashi / Masahito Tokita / Izumi Watai / Norito Kawakami

    International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol 17, Iss 6213, p

    A Test of the Spillover-Crossover Model

    2020  Volume 6213

    Abstract: This study examines how working parents’ work attitudes (i.e., workaholism and work engagement) are associated with their child’s psychological well-being. Based on the Spillover-Crossover model (SCM), we hypothesize that (a) work-to-family spillover (i ... ...

    Abstract This study examines how working parents’ work attitudes (i.e., workaholism and work engagement) are associated with their child’s psychological well-being. Based on the Spillover-Crossover model (SCM), we hypothesize that (a) work-to-family spillover (i.e., work-to-family conflict and facilitation) and (b) employee happiness will sequentially mediate the relationship between parents’ work attitudes and their child’s emotional and behavioral problems. A cross-sectional survey was conducted among Japanese dual-earner couples with pre-school child(ren). On the basis of valid data from 208 families, the hypothesized model was tested using structural equation modeling. For both fathers and mothers simultaneously, workaholism was positively related to work-to-family conflict, which, in turn, was negatively related to happiness. In contrast, work engagement was positively related to work-to-family facilitation, which, in turn, was positively related to happiness. Fathers’ and mothers’ happiness, in turn, were negatively related to their child’s emotional and behavioral problems. Results suggest that parents’ workaholism and work engagement are related to their child’s emotional and behavioral problems in opposite ways, whereby parents’ spillover and happiness mediate this relationship. These findings support the SCM and suggest that decreasing workaholism and improving work engagement may not only improve employees’ happiness, but also decrease their child’s emotional and behavioral problems.
    Keywords happiness ; spillover-crossover model ; workaholism ; work engagement ; work-family balance ; Medicine ; R
    Subject code 150
    Language English
    Publishing date 2020-08-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher MDPI AG
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  7. Article ; Online: Does Dysphoria Lead to Divergent Mental Fatigue Effects on a Cognitive Task?

    Jesper F Hopstaken / Sabine Wanmaker / Dimitri van der Linden / Arnold B Bakker

    PLoS ONE, Vol 10, Iss 6, p e

    2015  Volume 0130304

    Abstract: Tiredness, low energy, and listlessness are common symptoms to be associated with depression. The question remains to what extent these symptoms influence the effects of fatigue on sustained performance tasks, such as impaired task engagement and ... ...

    Abstract Tiredness, low energy, and listlessness are common symptoms to be associated with depression. The question remains to what extent these symptoms influence the effects of fatigue on sustained performance tasks, such as impaired task engagement and performance. Based on earlier findings, it was hypothesized that dysphoric (i.e., mildly depressed) individuals, compared to healthy controls, would display earlier fatigue onset and more severe fatigue effects on task engagement and performance during a cognitive task.Sixty-one dysphoric and twenty-one non-dysphoric control participants were compared during one hour of continuous performance on a 2-back task. During the task subjective fatigue, subjective engagement, objective task performance, baseline pupil diameter and stimulus-evoked pupil dilation were measured.While we found that the dysphoric group reported relatively higher subjective fatigue than the healthy control group at the start of the experiment, we did not find any other divergent fatigue effects during the experimental task.One explanation for the absence of divergent effect is that dysphoria may not have such a profound impact on available cognitive resources, like attention, as initially thought. Based on the results of the present study, we conclude that dysphoria is not necessarily an increased risk factor for impaired sustained performance on cognitive tasks that may induce mental fatigue.
    Keywords Medicine ; R ; Science ; Q
    Subject code 150
    Language English
    Publishing date 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher Public Library of Science (PLoS)
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