مطالعات مدیریت بهبود و تحول (Mar 2022)

The Impact of Work - Life Balance on Psychological Safety of Staff with the Mediating Role of Organizational Optimism

  • Gholamali Tabarsa,
  • Mansooreh Moeini Korbekandi

DOI
https://doi.org/10.22054/jmsd.2021.57901.3848
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 31, no. 103
pp. 31 – 69

Abstract

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The present study was conducted to investigate the effect of work- life balance on psychological safety of staff with the mediating role of organizational optimism. The study in terms of purpose is practical and in terms of methods of data collection is survey from group of descriptive researches. The statistical population is female faculty members in the faculties and research institutes of Shahid Beheshti University 163 persons, The number of statistical samples obtained is 65 people. The tool of data collection is questionnaire of work – life balance provided by Agha et al. (2017) and questionnaire of optimism provided by Carver et al. (2010) and questionnaire of psychological safety of staff provided by Maslow (2004). Data analysis was performed with Structural Equation Modeling approach (SEM) with partial least squares method through Smart-PLS 3 software. The findings of this study showed that proposed research model is validated and based on it; Work- life balance has led to organizational optimism and this has an impact on psychological safety of staff. Also, organizational optimism variable plays an intermediary role in the relationship between work – life balance and psychological safety of staff.

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