Linking perceived job insecurity and work passion: The mediating role of mindful self-care in academic staff

Elemo A. S., Ahmed A. H., Kara E.

Psychology in the Schools, cilt.61, sa.8, ss.3284-3297, 2024 (SSCI) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 61 Sayı: 8
  • Basım Tarihi: 2024
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1002/pits.23220
  • Dergi Adı: Psychology in the Schools
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, ASSIA, IBZ Online, PASCAL, Applied Science & Technology Source, Child Development & Adolescent Studies, EBSCO Education Source, Education Abstracts, Educational research abstracts (ERA), ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Linguistics & Language Behavior Abstracts, Psycinfo
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.3284-3297
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: academics, Ethiopia, job insecurity, mindful self-care, passion for work
  • İstanbul Gelişim Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Self-care is proactive action that involves a repertoire of practices aimed at developing, maintaining and improving physical health and mental well-being. Although there is a growing number of studies on mindfulness in a variety of academic fields, there is a dearth of studies that look at academics' mindful self-care in relation to job insecurity and work passion in the higher education institutions. This study aims to examine how job insecurity is related to academic staff's work passion in Ethiopia. It also looks at the role of mindful self-care in lessening the impact of job insecurity. A cross-sectional study was carried out, and snowball sampling was used to collect data from a total of 251 academics, ranging in age from 23 to 66 years, who voluntarily consented to participate in the self-report survey. Job insecurity was inversely related to passion for work and mindful self-care. Mindful self-care was a mediator in the link between job insecurity and passion for work. The study encourages workplace mental health professionals to consider the role of mindful self-care in their psychological intervention programs aimed at minimizing job insecurity and increasing passion for work.