Hiding behind a mask: A multilevel perspective of burnout shame

The Covid-19 pandemic brought new challenges for employees and employers all over the world. Drawn upon the JD-R model, a multilevel approach is conceptualised where the reduced resources (e.g., social support) and increased demands imposed by the pandemic (e.g., work/home spillover, social distancing, adoption of remote work and new technologies), improved the frequency of burnout. The framework of conservation of resources theory (COR) is adopted to explain that the lack of resources brought by demands to acquire and protect employee's resources during the pandemic (e.g., job security, well-being) exacerbated burnout behaviour and under certain circumstances allowed employees to hide their burnout symptoms. Moreover, the lack of social support, cultures and climates of presenteeism, and perceptions of stigmatisation that health problems are not culturally valued in the workplace, moderate at different levels the role of burnout in explaining the burnout shame phenomenon. In the current study the model presented is conceptualised as a dynamic spiral where higher levels of burnout shame lead people to hide and seek fewer resources (e.g., social support), which in turn tends to boost burnout levels and consequently, reduce the levels of well-being and job performance.info:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersio

On the large-scale angular distribution of short-Gamma ray bursts

We investigate the large-scale angular distribution of the short-Gamma ray bursts (SGRBs) from BATSE experiment, using a new coordinates-free method. The analyses performed take into account the angular correlations induced by the non-uniform sky exposure during the experiment, and the uncertainty in the measured angular coordinates. Comparising the large-scale angular correlations from the data with those expected from simulations using the exposure function we find similar features. Additionally, confronting the large-angle correlations computed from the data with those obtained from simulated maps produced under the assumption of statistical isotropy we found that they are incompatible at 95% confidence level. However, such differences are restricted to the angular scales 36o - 45o, which are likely to be due to the non-uniform sky exposure. This result strongly suggests that the set of SGRBs from BATSE are intrinsically isotropic. Moreover, we also investigated a possible large-angle correlation of these data with the supergalactic plane. No evidence for such large-scale anisotropy was found.Comment: Accepted for publication in The Astrophysical Journal, 6 pages, 3 figure

The impact of cyberloafing and physical exercise on performance: a quasi-experimental study on the consonant and dissonant effects of breaks at work

This study aims to examine the consonant and dissonant effects that cyberloafing and physical exercise may have on individuals’ performance as activities of occupying rest breaks at work. Built upon an innovative perspective, a laboratory quasi-experimental study was developed where a total of 124 participants performed two different tasks—a cognitive task measuring errors and omissions and a motor task. Their performance was evaluated after a cyberloafing or physical exercise break. Aligned with the cognitive dissonance theory, results revealed that physical exercise breaks had a positive effect on motor performance. Conscientiousness and engagement also presented a medium effect size, suggesting a trend to moderate the impact of cyberloafing breaks on cognitive performance. Theoretical and practical implications, as well as limitations of the study and areas for future research, were also explored.info:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersio

Responsive bystander behaviour in cyberbullying: a path through self-efficacy

Bystander behaviour and self-efficacy beliefs play an important role in cyberbullying incidence. This study tested the relationship between the Bystander Intervention Model phases and the mediating role of adolescents’ self-efficacy beliefs. Children from the fifth to twelfth grade (N = 676) participated in this study by responding to questionnaires concerning the various phases of the Bystander Intervention Model and self-efficacy beliefs to resolve cyberbullying-related problems. Through structural equation modelling, noticing an incident of cyberbullying had a direct and indirect effect on aggressive behaviour, and an indirect effect on reporting and problem-solving behaviour. The indirect effect of interpreting the event through attributing responsibility was significant for aggressive and problem-solving behaviour. The mediator role of reflective decision-making had a stronger effect on direct problem-solving. Self-efficacy beliefs significantly affected the relationship between interpreting the event and all behaviour, but stronger for direct problem-solving. These findings help explain empirically how bystanders respond to incidents of cyberbullying.info:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersio