Work and Family: a complex interplay. An Italian application of the DISC Model on health care workers

Bova, Nicoletta (2012) Work and Family: a complex interplay. An Italian application of the DISC Model on health care workers, [Dissertation thesis], Alma Mater Studiorum Università di Bologna. Dottorato di ricerca in Psicologia sociale, dello sviluppo e delle organizzazioni, 24 Ciclo. DOI 10.6092/unibo/amsdottorato/4339.
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Abstract

The present thesis investigates the issue of work-family conflict and facilitation in a sanitarian contest, using the DISC Model (De Jonge and Dormann, 2003, 2006). The general aim has been declined in two empirical studies reported in this dissertation chapters. Chapter 1 reporting the psychometric properties of the Demand-Induced Strain Compensation Questionnaire. Although the empirical evidence on the DISC Model has received a fair amount of attention in literature both for the theoretical principles and for the instrument developed to display them (DISQ; De Jonge, Dormann, Van Vegchel, Von Nordheim, Dollard, Cotton and Van den Tooren, 2007) there are no studies based solely on psychometric investigation of the instrument. In addition, no previous studies have ever used the DISC as a model or measurement instrument in an Italian context. Thus the first chapter of the present dissertation was based on psychometric investigation of the DISQ. Chapter 2 reporting a longitudinal study contribution. The purpose was to examine, using the DISC model, the relationship between emotional job characteristics, work-family interface and emotional exhaustion among a health care population. We started testing the Triple Match Principle of the DISC Model using solely the emotional dimension of the strain-stress process (i.e. emotional demands, emotional resources and emotional exhaustion). Then we investigated the mediator role played by w-f conflict and w-f facilitation in relation to emotional job characteristics and emotional exhaustion. Finally we compared the mediator model across workers involved in chronic illness home demands and workers who are not involved. Finally, a general conclusion, integrated and discussed the main findings of the studies reported in this dissertation.

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Tipologia del documento
Tesi di dottorato
Autore
Bova, Nicoletta
Supervisore
Dottorato di ricerca
Scuola di dottorato
Scienze umanistiche
Ciclo
24
Coordinatore
Settore disciplinare
Settore concorsuale
Parole chiave
Demand-Induced Strain Compensation Model, DISQ, job stress measurement, work-home interface, occupational health, longitudinal study.
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DOI
10.6092/unibo/amsdottorato/4339
Data di discussione
9 Marzo 2012
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