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Autor/in | Palumbo, Rocco |
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Titel | Curbing the Drawbacks of Digitization on Psycho-Social Risks at Work in Educational Institutions. Preliminary Evidence from Europe |
Quelle | In: Quality Assurance in Education: An International Perspective, 29 (2021) 2-3, S.84-100 (17 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift
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Sprache | englisch |
Dokumenttyp | gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz |
ISSN | 0968-4883 |
DOI | 10.1108/QAE-02-2021-0019 |
Schlagwörter | Foreign Countries; Computer Uses in Education; Risk; Occupational Safety and Health; Prevention; Health Promotion; School Personnel; Well Being; Europe |
Abstract | Purpose: Digitization is reshaping the functioning of educational institutions. Large attention has been paid to the innovative service models enabled by digitization. However, the implications of digitization on employees' well-being need further investigation. The purpose of this paper is to examine the effects of digitization on psycho-social risks at work in a large sample of European educational institutions. Design/methodology/approach: Secondary data were collected from the third wave of the European Survey of Enterprises on New and Emerging Risks (ESENER). A serial mediation model was designed to obtain evidence on the implications of digitization on the psycho-social risks at work in 3,540 educational institutions. Alongside the direct implications of digitization on psycho-social risks, its indirect effects mediated by occupational health interventions and healthy workplace initiatives were investigated. Findings: Digitization exacerbated psycho-social stressors at work. Increasing time pressures and intensifying work, digitization imperiled the employees' well-being. Occupational health partially mediated the implications of digitization on psycho-social risks. Although healthy workplace interventions seemed to prevent the side effects of digitization on psycho-social risk, its mediating role was not statistically significant. Practical implications: Digitization should be accompanied by interventions aimed at ensuring occupational health and at promoting a healthy workplace to minimize its drawbacks on psycho-social risks. Occupational health creates a greater awareness of the negative effects of digitization on work-related stressors. Healthy workplace initiatives contribute to enhancing the employees' psycho-physical well-being. Originality/value: This study reports the negative implications of digitization on psycho-social risks at work in educational institutions, envisioning some avenues for further development. (As Provided). |
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Erfasst von | ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC |
Update | 2024/1/01 |