Autonomous teamwork and psychological well-being |
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| Authors: | Heleen van Mierlo Christel G Rutte Brend Seinen Michiel Kompier |
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| Institution: | 1. National Institute of Occupational Health , Copenhagen, Denmark ah@ami.dk;3. Karolinska Institutet , Stockholm, Sweden |
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| Abstract: | Few studies investigated the assumed positive effects of autonomous groups on individual psychological well-being. In the present study we investigated the hypotheses that (1) group autonomy is positively related to psychological well-being, (2) this relationship is mediated by individual autonomy, individual task variety, individual workload, and social support. One hundred and thirty-eight members of autonomous teams in a supermarket chain completed questionnaires about their task perceptions and psychological well-being. The hypotheses were largely supported by structural equations analyses. Results are discussed and implications proposed. |
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