Psychological Contract Breach, and Stress in the Workplace

Background: The main objective of this research was examine how breach of psychological contract, dimensions of psychological climate (psychological safety and psychological meaningfulness) and work - family conflict affect emotional exhaustion. Materials and metods: The data for this study were col...

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Main Author: Agata Wołowska (Author)
Format: Book
Published: Maria Curie-Skłodowska University, Lublin, Poland, 2019-12-01T00:00:00Z.
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Summary:Background: The main objective of this research was examine how breach of psychological contract, dimensions of psychological climate (psychological safety and psychological meaningfulness) and work - family conflict affect emotional exhaustion. Materials and metods: The data for this study were collected from 154 women and 53 men - Polish white-collar workers. To verify the hypothezis four instruments which measured emotional exhaustion, work - family conflict, breach of psychological contract and psychological climate, were used. Results: The research has shown that: breach of psychological contract, psychological climate and work - family conflict have a significant influence on emotional exhaustion in the group of women, but for men a significant predictor of the emotional exhaustion is only work - family conflict. Conclusion: Positive assessment of the psychological climate in the workplace can counteract emotional exhaustion for women.
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10.17951/lrp.2019.38.3.33-46