Working Professionals Research Articles

Development and Validation of the 14-Item Intentions Toward Infidelity Scale

ABSTRACT Infidelity is labeled as an unforgivable betrayal in dyadic relationships. It is essential to understand the intentions of committing betrayal to interpret these behaviors. Previous researchers have given well-elucidated justifications for committing infidelity. However, a new measure of intentions toward infidelity is required because existing measures focus on reasons, attitudes, and justifications rather than directly assessing specific intentions. Additionally, infidelity is a multifaceted phenomenon and a dedicated measure for intentions provides a more accurate and comprehensive understanding of individuals’ likelihood to engage in such behavior. Hence, the present study was conceptualized. The sample comprised 561 adults, 489 university students, and 72 working professionals. Out of the total sample, 189 were males (33.69%) and 372 females (66.31%) aged 18 to 50 years (Mage = 21.23, SDage = 4.44 years). Exploratory factor analysis along with confirmatory factor analysis was conducted to examine the dimensionality and validate the measurement theory of the current scale. The results of the exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis revealed a good fit and suggested intentions toward the infidelity scale as a unidimensional construct. These preliminary results confirm that this construct has the premises to be validated as a reliable instrument for measuring intentions toward infidelity.

PENGARUH KOMUNIKASI KERJA DAN PROFESIONALISME KERJA TERHADAP KINERJA KARYAWAN PADA DINAS KEHUTANAN DAN LINGKUNGAN HIDUP PROVINSI BALI

This research aims to determine the influence of work communication and work professionalism on the performance of Bali Province Forestry and Environment Service employees. The type of research used in this research is quantitative with a sample size of 76 respondents. The sampling technique in this research used random sampling technique. The data analysis technique used in this research is simple linear regression using the SPSS program. The results of this research show that first, work communication has a positive and significant effect on the performance of Bali Province Forestry and Environment Service employees. Second, work professionalism has a positive and significant effect on the performance of Bali Province Forestry and Environment Service employees. Third, work communication and work professionalism simultaneously influence the performance of Bali Province Forestry and Environment Service employees.

Linguistic Validation, Adaptation, and Reliability of the Liverpool Elbow Score’s Patient-Answered Questionnaire in Bulgarian the Bulgarian Les-Paq Questionnaire

Abstract Background There is a lack of upper-limb organ specific patient-reported questionnaires that are linguistically validated and culturally adapted for the Bulgarian population. The Liverpool Elbow Score (LES) is a mixed elbow-specific score with excellent psychometric properties of the patient-answered questionnaire (PAQ). There is no Bulgarian version. The aim of this study was to perform a linguistic validation and cultural adaptation of the LES−PAQ in Bulgarian, and to test the validity and reliability of the Bulgarian version. Materials and Methods The study was conducted in a single institution. Participant selection criteria were defined – included were mentally healthy adult patients with a diagnosis of osteochondritis dissecans of the radiocapitellar joint, elbow arthritis, lateral epicondylitis and elbow contracture. Excluded were patients with coexisting upper limb conditions, illiterate and non-native Bulgarian speakers. The Bulgarian LES−PAQ was created. The process consisted of forward translation, reconciliation and backward translation. An expert committee agreed upon a pre-final Bulgarian version. A final version was decided after cultural adaptation. The psychometric properties and reliability of the Bulgarian LES−PAQ was tested. Results 101 patients were included in this study. We did not observe a ceiling or floor effect. Cronbach’s α coefficient was 0.858. Intraclass correlation coefficient was 0.864 (95% CI 0.77 to 0.92; p < 0.05). A moderate negative correlation was revealed between the LES-PAQ and the DASH (r = -0.591, p < 0.05), and a high positive correlation with SF-12 (r = 0.867, p < 0.001). Conclusion The Bulgarian LES−PAQ is a reliable and valid instrument for assessing elbow conditions such as osteochondritis dissecans of the radiocapitellar joint, elbow arthritis, lateral epicondylitis and elbow contracture. It may assist Bulgarian healthcare professionals in both research and daily work.

Vybrané aspekty veřejné sociologie

This article explores the concept of public sociology, its origins, theoretical foundations, and its intersections with Czech social thought. The suppression of sociology as a whole during the communist regime is discussed as a backdrop to the emergence of public sociology. The foundational definition of public sociology by Michael Burawoy is introduced, along with his key work „For Public Sociology“ (Burawoy 2005a), which sparked discussions and established a prominent direction in sociological thinking. Burawoy‘s division of sociological labour and his eleven theses are highlighted, focusing on the first three theses. The development and reception of public sociology are discussed, including its expansion into fields like ethnography, international relations, and philosophy. The significance of comparing public sociology in different national contexts is noted. Various figures of Czech social thought, including Rádl, Mertl, and Fajfr but also F. Peroutka, are presented as potential contributors to public sociology. The tension between traditional and organic public sociology, as well as its connections to political and philosophical ideas, are analyzed. The relevance of public sociology in bridging the gap between academia and society is underlined. The interplay between professionalism, neutrality, and engagement in sociological work is examined, reflecting Burawoy‘s arguments. Overall, the article provides insights into the theoretical underpinnings of public sociology, its historical context, and its potential contributions to contemporary sociological discourse.

Transcending humanitarian crises a call for transformative social work education

ABSTRACT We are witnessing how humanitarian crises inflict unimaginable human misery. In the case of the COVID-19 pandemic, social workers were called upon as first responders who functioned interdependently with other humanitarian actors operating within social institutions and local or national government units. This article also draws from the self-examination of academic researchers from Poland, Romania and Germany at the early stages of the pandemic as they optimized the process of interviewing frontline social workers. While focusing attention on strengths as well as shortcomings, frontline social workers were made to compensate for their institutions while responding to unprecedented expectations from various sectors of society. Significant insights were gleaned from testimonial evidence contributed by interviewed frontline social workers which were subsequently used in further reflective discussions. Their critical experiences lent legitimacy to the urgent call for social work education to consider as fundamental, the preparation of professionals in humanitarian work. This reinforced the awareness of the academic researchers that social work education as a transformative project could address the causalities of humanitarian crises and contribute to the mitigation of their impact.

From context adaptation to context restoration: strategies, motivations, and decision rules of managing context collapse on WeChat

Abstract Context collapse occurs on social media platforms when different groups are mixed into one audience. To advance the understanding of the extensive and complex coping strategies people use to address context collapse, this study makes a conceptual distinction between passively adapting by sharing context-free, general information (context adaptation) and rebuilding contexts to satisfy the diverse needs of impression management (context restoration). This study in-depth interviewed 51 WeChat users (30 working professionals and 21 college students) in urban China. The results identified strategies for context restoration through reconstructing contextual boundaries on psychological, relational, spatial, and temporal dimensions. These findings highlight individual (effort minimization, self-consciousness, and privacy concerns) and audience factors (the heterogeneity and activeness of the audience) in determining the adoption of specific strategies. This study emphasizes the subjectivity and agency of users in relation to the social media ecosystem and develops a theoretical spectrum systematically situating users’ coping behaviors for mitigating context collapse.

Depression in Working Professionals – A Systematic Review of the Literature

Introduction: Workplace depression is a debilitating public health issue with far-reaching impacts on employees, employers, and organizations. Depression among working professionals is on the rise, and is a direct and indirect threat to the overall health and well-being of the employees, the productivity of the organizations, and the economic progress of the nations as a whole. This systematic review synthesizes evidence from the existing literature regarding workplace depression and the factors implicated in the development of depression in this population. Methods: The author conducted a search on electronic research databases including PubMed/MEDLINE, Embase, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL), and Google Scholar, without language restrictions. The studies published within the last 20 years were screened based on the title and abstract. The data extraction of the eligible studies included measures of mental health symptoms, screening (If included), work-related adverse outcomes, work-related satisfaction outcomes, quality of life, help- seeking behavior, risk factors, protective factors, and non-work-related factors. The health risk factors or health- related behaviors associated with workplace depression include overweight or obesity, daily tobacco or cigarette smoking, sleep duration, alcohol consumption, low physical activity, diagnosis of diabetes mellitus, diagnosis of other chronic conditions, and overall poor health status. Results: The development of depression in working professionals is a complex and multifaceted interplay of personal, work-related, and health risk factors of varying degrees. The personal risk factors comprise age, gender, having a partner at home, being a family caregiver, diagnosis of a chronic illness, having children at home, history of recurrent depression, low education level, widowed or divorced status, and history of diabetes mellitus. The workplace factors include role conflict, procedural injustice, .....

Starting from Scratch: A Holistic Framework for Designing Digitally Delivered Graduate Programs for STEM Working Professionals

Provided the opportunity to create new, high-quality graduate programs from scratch, a framework was sought to help meet the intersecting needs of employers and employees, while cultivating a learning environment that honors the individuality of working professionals. Given Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute’s (RPI) nearly 200 years of engineering and research excellence, it was natural to leverage the engineering design process to develop a modern solution. Though there are many variations of the engineering design process, this paper presents it as a sequence of six steps: identify, explore, design, create, test, and improve. The first three steps (identify, explore, and design) are the focus of this work. From these emerged a series of strategic decisions in program logistics (face-to-face, online, hybrid, etc.), curriculum design, and learning interface informed by thorough consideration of employer and employee needs as well as the latest in learning science. Due to the abundance of variety in how graduate programs are designed, this paper provides a detailed description of the design process such that other institutions looking to develop quality, digitally delivered programs, may consider this work. Consequently, clear connections are made between the needs of employers and employees, learning science, and research design. In all, eight graduate certificates, 10 sets of learning goals and competencies (LG&Cs), 25 project-based courses, and more than 60 projects have successfully been designed, developed, and delivered using the described process as a framework for program development. Future papers will explore how these courses and projects were created, tested, and improved through course development and review and revision processes that incorporate regularly cadenced instructor and student feedback.

Keeping the child in mind in multi‐professional working: Valuing the viewpoints of children and their parents

AbstractThis survey‐based research explores data from a diverse range of 54 professionals involved in collaborative team working to support children with specific needs. The survey investigated the individual's perception of their own role, and the interactions within the team. The survey collected some quantitative data, such as age and length of time in role, to explore correlations, but it also asked open‐ended questions, providing a wealth of qualitative data. While we have focused on relationship dynamics between professionals in previous work, in this article we revisit the data with a specific focus on the positionality and voice of the child and their parents within multi‐professional teams. In doing so we find that professionals frequently forget that the child themselves is entitled to a say in the decisions made about them and that the concept of the parent as an expert on their own child is rarely recognised in practice. There is also evidence that the challenging emotions that many parents struggle with during multi‐professional working can easily be misread as reluctance or disinterest. All of these findings highlight a need for professionals to take a far more reflective approach to their collaborative work with colleagues, families and children.

Compliance Risk of Sales and Services Tax 2.0 in Malaysian Environment: Perspectives of Tax Administrators

The objective of this study is to explore the internal and external compliance risks in the context of Sales and Services Tax 2.0 implemented in Malaysia. The foundation for this study is derived from Committee of Sponsoring Organization’s (COSO) Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) Integrated Framework, highlighting various forms of risks of organizations. Data was gathered through interviews with tax officers handling SST 2.0, and subsequently transcribed and analysed using thematic analysis. Findings indicate that organizational work culture, human resources, professionalism, and information technology makes up the internal risks while legislation, public opinion, and political influence forms the external risks. The findings provide meaningful insight for the tax authority in developing their risk management strategies in their effort to improve SST 2.0 compliance, and enhance their resilience to potential threats and challenges. Identification of risk management strategies based on the underlying risks would assist the tax authority to mitigate or eliminate negative risks while taking advantage of positive risks, and consequently improving tax compliance.

OPTIMALISASI PERLINDUNGAN HUKUM BAGI PPPK YANG TERKENA PHK KETIKA MASIH DALAM PERIODE KONTRAK

The updated category in the ASN Law, namely Government Employees with Work Agreements, is a matter of controversy, especially on the issue of Termination of Employment (PHK). Which in this case raises aspects that are confronted starting from the professionalism of work to how the legal protection covers it. In this article, we will discuss the position of government employees with work agreements, what kind of legal protection covers PPPK in the event of termination of employment, and what legal steps can be taken to object to layoffs. In accordance with the description of the background and discussion, it can be concluded that the position of the PPPK as an employee of the State Civil Apparatus who is appointed as a Personnel Supervisor Officer according to the needs of government agencies who also have almost the same rights as civil servants. However, PPPK's legal protection is still in the development stage, so there is a need for further improvement and development to increase legal protection for PPPK and ensure that their rights are optimally protected. This is in line with PPPK's status which is still contractual so that its rights are not as strong as those of permanent civil servants. Therefore, efforts are needed to strengthen legal protection for PPPK in order to improve the welfare and work stability of PPPK and improve the quality of public services. One effort that can be done is to provide clearer job security guarantees for PPPK, as well as provide equal legal protection to permanent civil servants. With legal certainty that guarantees and optimizes this, of course this is also in line with good governance.

How technology shapes advice: professional–parent interaction in a digital pediatric treatment

IntroductionTechnology-enabled treatments (TET) have emerged in pediatric care as an effective solution for early and intensive intervention. There is a lack of research in the field of digitalized health care on the interaction between professionals and parents on which these treatments are based, and at the same time too little is known about the impact of remoteness and technology on interaction in the field of health communication.MethodWe use a conversation analytical approach to examine the interaction between occupational therapists and parents in one such treatment on a micro level, with a focus on advice-giving and the role of professional and parental authorities in this.ResultsOur analyses show that professionals in TET work together with the parents of children in treatment to achieve children's rehabilitation goals. In advice-giving in TET, the professionals interactionally downgrade their epistemic and deontic authority, orienting toward the imposition on parents inherent to advice and orienting toward parental authority.DiscussionBy describing three different patterns of the interactional unfolding of advice-giving, we provide insights into how professionals carefully initiate and return to advice and show how this activity is shaped by the technology used for the interaction. Our study offers a better understanding of how paramedical professionals practice their profession given remoteness and technology and what TET entails interactionally in terms of advice-giving.

The Contribution of Human Resources in Creating Emotional Intelligence and its Impact on Customer Satisfaction

This study aims to answer the practice of human resource contribution to creating customer satisfaction. Organizations need to develop and expand organizational structures that enable participatory decision-making. Interaction between members of the organization requires emotional intelligence to stimulate the emergence of new ideas in understanding the main tasks and functions of the organization. This study uses a Likert scale in a questionnaire to obtain primary data. Of the 180 lecturers and education staff surveyed, 168 respondents gave answers. The research results show that; 1) Individual ability, work professionalism, organizational commitment, and knowledge sharing do not contribute significantly to emotional intelligence directly. But work discipline contributes significantly to emotional intelligence directly; 2) Individual ability, work discipline, and organization commitment do not contribute significantly to consumer satisfaction directly. But work professionalism, and knowledge sharing contribute significantly to consumer satisfaction directly; 3) Emotional intelligence contributes significantly to customer satisfaction directly; and 4) Human resources (individual abilities, work professionalism, work discipline, organizational commitment, and knowledge sharing) indirectly contribute to creating consumer satisfaction.

The Influence of Work Morale, Discipline and Professionalism on the Performance of Police Members in the Mojokerto Resort Police Environment

This research aims to see what factors influence Mojokerto Resort Police members. The factors that are most influential in influencing performance are analyzed to find out the main factors that are most dominant. This research uses analysis of validity tests, reliability tests, and classic assumption tests which include multicollinearity tests, significance tests (t-test), and analysis of the coefficient of determination (R2). The results obtained, namely the work enthusiasm variable, show that members agree that there is an increase in enthusiasm for work through enthusiasm, activeness, initiative and loyalty. The description of the discipline variable shows that members agree that members are disciplined at work through obeying time rules, obeying agency rules, obeying behavioral rules at work, and obeying other regulations. The description of the professionalism variable shows that members agree to increase professionalism through creativity, innovation and responsiveness at the Mojokerto Resort Police. The description of the member performance variable (Y) shows that members agree to performance planning, performance monitoring, performance assessment and performance evaluation.

Identification of multicultural learning experiences following an international cross campus medical student exchange programme between the UK and Malaysia: a qualitative study

ObjectivesIn an increasingly global society, there is a need to develop culturally competent doctors who can work effectively across diverse populations. International learning opportunities in undergraduate healthcare programmes show various...

Scylla and Charybdis: The relationships between supervisor active and passive cyber incivility with job stress, work engagement, and turnover intentions

Cyber incivility (CI) is a prevalent form of workplace mistreatment with deleterious consequences for individuals and organisations. Although research has established a clear distinction between active and passive forms of CI, a nuanced understanding of how these affect employee attitudes and behaviours is lacking. The absence of such studies potentially misleads researchers and practitioners into assuming identical effects. To elucidate this distinction, we draw from the job demands–resources theory and explore the relationship between supervisor-initiated active and passive CI exhibited through digital communication tools and employees’ work engagement and turnover intentions. Furthermore, we test the mediating role of job stress and the moderating role of psychological resilience. Based on a cross-sectional survey of 346 working professionals, we find that both active and passive CI are negatively related to work engagement indirectly, through job stress. In addition, both forms of CI are positively associated with turnover intentions directly, as well as indirectly through job stress. Psychological resilience does not significantly moderate any of these relationships.

A mixed-method exploration of effects of technostress on remote / hybrid working professionals

The world has experienced an unprecedented socio-economic transformation due to the COVID 19 outbreak in the year 2020. As a result, firms across the world were compelled to embrace prolonged remote working. However, this has created unique challenges for employers and employees alike and might result in increased friction between work and family life. This study adopted a mixed-method design to investigate how stress induced by excessive use of technology might affect work-family outcomes of employees. Study 1 explored the experiences of managers (n = 20) and subordinates (n = 24) through in-depth interviews about remote working. Also, this study attempts to understand if the stress generated from excessive use of remote working technology affects employee work-related outcomes, and do virtual competencies help in coping. Hence in Study 2, employed professionals (n = 508) across different industries were requested to participate in an online survey. Conditional process analyses were conducted to test for interlinkages between technology-induced stress, work-family role conflict, virtual working competencies, and the perceived effectiveness of employees. The results show that there are possibilities of the negative impact of remote working irrespective of an organization's attempts to safeguard the transition to prolonged remote working. Therefore, making it inevitable for organizations to preempt negative effects.

Working in fours: generational communication in the emergency department

BackgroundThis study examined the conflicts between different generations working in US emergency departments (ED). We sought to record generational differences involving communication preferences, perceived areas of conflict, work motivations, and attitudes regarding work-life balance.MethodsWe developed a survey to assess the physician perspective on generational conflict in the ED. The survey was distributed to members of the American College of Emergency Physicians, a professional organization comprising emergency medicine physicians in the USA.ResultsWe received 696 completed responses. Men represented 60% of respondents and the largest proportion of respondents were emergency physicians working in community settings (53%); 11% were residents. Generation representation was smallest for Traditionalist (2%) and largest for Gen X (43%). Seventy percent reported observing conflict due to generational communication with the largest frequency being once a week (26%). In the associated open-ended questions, 247 (33%) provided 316 anecdotal descriptions of observed conflict. Responses clustered into seven themes (ordered by frequency): Work Ethic, Treatment Approach, Technology Application, Entitlement, Professionalism, Work Life/Balance, and Communication Style. Comparing Work Ethic responses, 52–70-year-olds reported that younger providers are less interested in “accomplishing anything” while 26–34-year-olds resented that attitude. Respondents completing the open-ended questions regarding preventing and responding to conflict provided some insight into helpful strategies including actions supportive of clear communication and standardized policies and expectations. Only 5% of respondents reported that they had discussed generational communication in department meetings with the odds of a woman reporting conflict being less than males (p = .01).ConclusionConflicts in the ED in the USA can be attributed to how an individual views the values of someone from another generation. Understanding the frequency and areas of generational conflict in the ED can help medical leaders find strategies to mitigate negative workplace interactions.

S6-5 Tool for supporting implementation of physical activity programs among older adults: from science to practice

Abstract Aim Research shows that professionals in healthcare and social work are crucial for reaching older adults but often do not refer them to local PA programs. Multidisciplinary collaboration, including sports professionals, is challenging. In The Netherlands interlocal differences in collaboration are large due to influence of local policy. Our aim was to develop a tool which makes referral of older clients to PA groups efficient and effective. Methods For input on contents of the tool we used a sounding board group, with representatives of three groups of professionals: physician assistant of the general practitioner, geriatrics physical therapist, and neighbourhood sports coach (NSC; connecting sports sector with other sectors like healthcare). During meetings we discussed which type and contents would help to improve collaboration and referral. We subsequently built an online tool and asked feedback on design and contents. Result The professionals stated that not knowing each other, unfamiliarity with each other’s role and with suitable local PA programs, are barriers for referring to PA programs and facilities. The developed generic tool describes referral procedures for four different groups of community-dwelling older people, ranging from vital to vulnerable. Basically one starts with screening on quantitative PA behaviour, motives and barriers, and leads the person directly or through an intermediate professional to suitable PA. In addition it includes general information on health effects of PA, screening methods, general PA possibilities and roles of different professionals in the referral process. For use in the local setting the tool has to be tailored, generally by the NSC, but with involvement of local organisations. Tailoring means that contact information of local professionals and organisations, local PA groups, and specific local agreements on collaboration are added. Conclusion Healthcare and social workers generally don’t refer older inactive older adults to suitable PA groups because they lack insight into local PA programs, and don’t know the relevant professionals. Since the tool makes this information visible at the local level, this will lower the threshold to refer clients adequately to PA.

A Study of Systemic Approaches to Treating Patients with Physical Illness or Disability in Turkey

ABSTRACT Medical problems can affect a person’s physical health, mental health, relationships, quality of life, and the people with whom the patient is connected. Although we presume mental health professionals in Turkey work with individuals coping with health issues, there has been no prior published research. This study sought to determine how mental health professionals in Turkey approached their patients currently coping with a physical illness or disability and to what degree they collaborated with other care providers. Results revealed limited education on how to work with patients and their families currently coping with illness or disability, low interdisciplinary collaboration, and low family involvement in mental healthcare related to medical issues. The authors discuss how mental healthcare providers can use the findings of this study to advance systemic training and improve the use of systemic approaches for patients and their families coping with illness and disability in Turkey.