Japanese Association of Industrial/Organizational Psychology Journal

Subjective process experienced by colleagues of absentees due to mental disorders : Focusing on the experience of colleagues affected by the chain reaction

Akiko EURA

2022 Volume 35 Issue 3 Pages 351-363
Published: 2022
Released on J-STAGE: December 29, 2022

DOIhttps://doi.org/10.32222/jaiop.35.3_351

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Studies show that, when there is a leave of absence in the workplace due to mental disorder, this may trigger a chain reaction among the colleagues of the person on leave due to potential secondary stress. However, it remains unclear what experiences colleagues may have and how this chain reaction affects their mental health. The purpose of this research was to examine the experience of coworkers who were also affected when a colleague’s leave of absence was caused by a mental disorder, thus generating a chain reaction. We conducted a semi-structured interview and analyzed the data with Trajectory Equifinality Modeling (TEM). Our results revealed that colleagues carry the psychological burdens caused by the leave of absence and by the extra workload imposed by the co-worker’s absence. Management of such situations appropriately can prove challenging, which can lead to a chain reaction of mental disorders among co-workers. These findings indicate that early consideration of the colleagues is needed to prevent a chain reaction.

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The effect of servant leadership and transactional leadership to members’ performance on safety-critical jobs

Ryota AKIHO, Hiroshi IKEDA, Masaki KANAYAMA, Tomohiro FUJITA, Manabu G ...

2022 Volume 35 Issue 3 Pages 365-379
Published: 2022
Released on J-STAGE: December 29, 2022

DOIhttps://doi.org/10.32222/jaiop.35.3_365

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The purpose of this study was to examine how servant leadership and transactional leadership affect members' safety performance on safety-critical jobs. A similar questionnaire survey was conducted to a general hospital in Study 1 and to a transportation company in Study 2. The results of Study 1 and Study 2 revealed servant leadership and leader punishment behavior had a positive relationship with members' safety performance through mediation by members' safety work motivation. In study 1, leader reward behavior had a negative effect on members' safety work motivation and a positive effect on members' safety participation. In study 2, leader reward behavior had a positive effect on members' safety participation and safety compliance. This finding suggests the importance of servant leadership and leader appropriate punishment behavior on safety-critical jobs.

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Effects of workplace humor on the creativity at work : Mediating role of psychological safety

Junichi MARUYAMA, Kei FUJI

2022 Volume 35 Issue 3 Pages 381-392
Published: 2022
Released on J-STAGE: December 29, 2022

DOIhttps://doi.org/10.32222/jaiop.35.3_381

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In this study, we aimed to examine the effects of humor on employees' creativity, focusing on the relationship between humor and psychological safety. A total of 600 Japanese workers responded to questionnaires on workplace humor, psychological safety, and creativity. A covariance structural analysis showed that experience-sharing humor have a direct positive effect on employee's creativity, and humor have a positive effect on creativity through the mediation of psychological safety. Based on these results, we discussed that workplace humor that promotes sharing one’s experiences among colleagues can influence creativity directly and indirectly.

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Relationship between Homeless People’s Perception of Employment Adaptation Skills and Self-esteem

Manabu FUJIMOTO

2022 Volume 35 Issue 3 Pages 393-406
Published: 2022
Released on J-STAGE: December 29, 2022

DOIhttps://doi.org/10.32222/jaiop.35.3_393

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This study identified the employment-adaptation skills required for homeless people and elucidated the improvement of perception of skills that facilitated self-esteem recovery. A total of 152 homeless people participated in the questionnaire survey. The survey comprised items regarding employment-adaptation skills collected through an open-ended questionnaire and three scales: personality, communication skills, and self-esteem. First, resourceful and sociable behaviors were identified as factors of behaviors required for job performance. In addition, tolerance for unfair situations and tolerance for fraudulent situations were identified as factors of emotional regulation for unpleasant situations. Next, conceptually significant associations between these factors and personal traits were confirmed. Finally, the main effects of the factors of job performance and the interaction effects between these and the factors of emotional regulation were clarified. Ultimately, we suggested that improvement of the self-evaluation of resourceful and sociable behaviors in people who were homeless effectively helped their self-esteem recover.

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Learning from “Things Go Right” in Everyday Practices

2022 Volume 35 Issue 3 Pages 407-410
Published: 2022
Released on J-STAGE: December 29, 2022

DOIhttps://doi.org/10.32222/jaiop.35.3_407

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Reframing of Relationship between Companies and Employees -What is "Job-oriented Employment"?-

2022 Volume 35 Issue 3 Pages 411-414
Published: 2022
Released on J-STAGE: December 29, 2022

DOIhttps://doi.org/10.32222/jaiop.35.3_411

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What did we learn about communication in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic?

2022 Volume 35 Issue 3 Pages 415-420
Published: 2022
Released on J-STAGE: December 29, 2022

DOIhttps://doi.org/10.32222/jaiop.35.3_415

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