Work intensification and its effects on mental health: The role of workplace curiosity

Work intensification is a psychosocial risk that has been increasing in recent decades and may have been accentuated after the COVID-19 pandemic. Its effects on health are negative, but they can be moderated by contextual and personal factors. The aim of this study was twofold: to analyze the effect...

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Autores: Blanco Donoso, Luis Manuel, Garrosa Hernández, Eva, Hodzic, Sabina, Carmona Cobo, Isabel, Kubicek, Bettina
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2023
País:España
Institución:Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
Repositorio:Biblos-e Archivo. Repositorio Institucional de la UAM
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https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00223980.2023.2235069
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Palabra clave:work intensification
workplace curiosity
stress
anxiety
depression
Psicología
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spelling Work intensification and its effects on mental health: The role of workplace curiosityBlanco Donoso, Luis ManuelGarrosa Hernández, EvaHodzic, SabinaCarmona Cobo, IsabelKubicek, Bettinawork intensificationworkplace curiositystressanxietydepressionPsicologíaWork intensification is a psychosocial risk that has been increasing in recent decades and may have been accentuated after the COVID-19 pandemic. Its effects on health are negative, but they can be moderated by contextual and personal factors. The aim of this study was twofold: to analyze the effect of work intensification on workers’ stress, anxiety, and depression and to explore the role of workplace curiosity in these relationships. The study design was cross-sectional, and a total of 766 Spanish workers (58.9% female) with different occupations completed the survey. The results showed that work intensification was associated with the symptomatology of stress, anxiety, and depression, with a medium effect size. Women workers showed higher work intensification, but its association with mental health was equally strong for both genders. Workers with higher levels of the workplace curiosity dimension “stress tolerance” showed less impaired mental health in the presence of work intensification. However, workers with higher levels of the workplace curiosity dimension “deprivation sensitivity” showed more symptoms of stress, anxiety, and depression when faced with high work intensification. The results were discussed in terms of their contributions to the field of study of work intensification, the future research they could inspire, and the prevention and intervention measures they could motivateThis study was funded by the Ministerio de Universidades de España within the framework of the Programa Estatal de Promoción del Talento y su Empleabilidad en I+D+i, Subprograma Estatal de Movilidad, del Plan Estatal de Investigación Científica y Técnica y de Innovación 2017-2020 [ref. CAS21/00113], and by I+D+I National Project of Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación [PID2019-106368GB-I00] AEI/10.13039/501100011033Taylor and FrancisDepartamento de Psicología Biológica y de la SaludFacultad de Psicología20232023-08-02research articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_2df8fbb1AMhttp://purl.org/coar/version/c_ab4af688f83e57aainfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10486/709308https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00223980.2023.2235069reponame:Biblos-e Archivo. Repositorio Institucional de la UAMinstname:Universidad Autónoma de MadridInglésengopen accesshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:repositorio.uam.es:10486/7093082026-06-23T12:46:27Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Work intensification and its effects on mental health: The role of workplace curiosity
title Work intensification and its effects on mental health: The role of workplace curiosity
spellingShingle Work intensification and its effects on mental health: The role of workplace curiosity
Blanco Donoso, Luis Manuel
work intensification
workplace curiosity
stress
anxiety
depression
Psicología
title_short Work intensification and its effects on mental health: The role of workplace curiosity
title_full Work intensification and its effects on mental health: The role of workplace curiosity
title_fullStr Work intensification and its effects on mental health: The role of workplace curiosity
title_full_unstemmed Work intensification and its effects on mental health: The role of workplace curiosity
title_sort Work intensification and its effects on mental health: The role of workplace curiosity
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Blanco Donoso, Luis Manuel
Garrosa Hernández, Eva
Hodzic, Sabina
Carmona Cobo, Isabel
Kubicek, Bettina
author Blanco Donoso, Luis Manuel
author_facet Blanco Donoso, Luis Manuel
Garrosa Hernández, Eva
Hodzic, Sabina
Carmona Cobo, Isabel
Kubicek, Bettina
author_role author
author2 Garrosa Hernández, Eva
Hodzic, Sabina
Carmona Cobo, Isabel
Kubicek, Bettina
author2_role author
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author
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dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Departamento de Psicología Biológica y de la Salud
Facultad de Psicología
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv work intensification
workplace curiosity
stress
anxiety
depression
Psicología
topic work intensification
workplace curiosity
stress
anxiety
depression
Psicología
description Work intensification is a psychosocial risk that has been increasing in recent decades and may have been accentuated after the COVID-19 pandemic. Its effects on health are negative, but they can be moderated by contextual and personal factors. The aim of this study was twofold: to analyze the effect of work intensification on workers’ stress, anxiety, and depression and to explore the role of workplace curiosity in these relationships. The study design was cross-sectional, and a total of 766 Spanish workers (58.9% female) with different occupations completed the survey. The results showed that work intensification was associated with the symptomatology of stress, anxiety, and depression, with a medium effect size. Women workers showed higher work intensification, but its association with mental health was equally strong for both genders. Workers with higher levels of the workplace curiosity dimension “stress tolerance” showed less impaired mental health in the presence of work intensification. However, workers with higher levels of the workplace curiosity dimension “deprivation sensitivity” showed more symptoms of stress, anxiety, and depression when faced with high work intensification. The results were discussed in terms of their contributions to the field of study of work intensification, the future research they could inspire, and the prevention and intervention measures they could motivate
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