Impact of Thriving at Work on Eustress and Distress: Career Growth as Mediator

Autor/inn/en	Um-e-Rubbab; Faiz, Shazia; Safdar, Samyia; Mubarak, Namra
Titel	Impact of Thriving at Work on Eustress and Distress: Career Growth as Mediator
Quelle	In: European Journal of Training and Development, 46 (2022) 1-2, S.178-193 (16 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2046-9012
DOI	10.1108/EJTD-08-2020-0130
Schlagwörter	Career Development; Anxiety; Employees; Foreign Countries; Job Performance; Hospitality Occupations; Pakistan + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Berufsentwicklung; Angst; Employee; Arbeitnehmer; Beschäftigter; Ausland; Work performance; Arbeitsleistung; Gastgewerbegehilfe
Abstract	Purpose: Thriving at work can affect eustress and distress differently, so the main purpose of this study is to determine the impact of thriving at work on stress and to extend the existing literature on stress by examining the mediating mechanism of career growth, which is one of the functions of human resource development, in the relationship between thriving at work and stress. Person environment fit theory is used to explain the framework. Design/methodology/approach: Data were collected from 179 employees of the hospitality sector of Pakistan to assess the impact of thriving at work on eustress and distress through the mediation of career growth. Structural equation modeling was used to test the hypotheses. Findings: Results revealed thriving at work is positively related to eustress whereas it is negatively related to distress, and there is a positive association between thriving and career growth. Furthermore, career growth appeared as an effective explanatory mechanism for relationships between thriving at work and stress. Implications for managers are also discussed. Originality/value: This study encompasses both positive and negative stressors. There are lots of studies available that examine thriving at work and stress, but the present study aims to examine the impact of thriving on both aspects of stress in the presence of career growth as the mediator in the hospitality sector of Pakistan. It also opens new avenues for research on P-E fit theory to gain benefit from the eustress of employees. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01