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Self-Management at Work’s Moderating Effect on the Relations Between Psychosocial Work Factors and Well-Being

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  • Carol-Anne Gauthier

    (Champlain Regional College—St. Lawrence, 790 Nérée Tremblay, Québec, QC G1V 4K2, Canada
    Department of Industrial Relations, Université Laval, 2325 Rue de l’Université, Québec, QC G1V 0A6, Canada
    Relief Research Chair in Mental Health, Self-Management, and Work, Université Laval, 2325 Rue de l’Université, Québec, QC G1V 0A6, Canada
    VITAM—Sustainable Health Research Centre, 2480, Chemin de la Canardière, Québec, QC G1J 2G1, Canada)

  • Tyler Pacheco

    (Department of Industrial Relations, Université Laval, 2325 Rue de l’Université, Québec, QC G1V 0A6, Canada
    Relief Research Chair in Mental Health, Self-Management, and Work, Université Laval, 2325 Rue de l’Université, Québec, QC G1V 0A6, Canada
    VITAM—Sustainable Health Research Centre, 2480, Chemin de la Canardière, Québec, QC G1J 2G1, Canada)

  • Élisabeth Proteau

    (Relief Research Chair in Mental Health, Self-Management, and Work, Université Laval, 2325 Rue de l’Université, Québec, QC G1V 0A6, Canada
    Department of Psychology, Université de Sherbrooke, 2500, Boul. de l’Université, Sherbrooke, QC J1K 2R1, Canada)

  • Émilie Auger

    (Collège Ahuntsic, 9155, Rue St-Hubert, Montréal, QC H2M 1Y8, Canada)

  • Simon Coulombe

    (Department of Industrial Relations, Université Laval, 2325 Rue de l’Université, Québec, QC G1V 0A6, Canada
    Relief Research Chair in Mental Health, Self-Management, and Work, Université Laval, 2325 Rue de l’Université, Québec, QC G1V 0A6, Canada
    VITAM—Sustainable Health Research Centre, 2480, Chemin de la Canardière, Québec, QC G1J 2G1, Canada
    CERVO Brain Research Centre, 2601 Chemin de la Canardière, Québec, QC G1J 2G3, Canada)

Abstract

Mental health self-management (MHS) strategies may help workers with mental health concerns preserve and enhance their well-being. However, little research has explored how these strategies may help mitigate the effects of negative psychosocial work factors (PWFs) on well-being outcomes. This cross-sectional study investigated (1) the relationship between PWFs and well-being, (2) the association between MHS at work and well-being, and (3) the moderating role of self-management in preventing negative PWFs’ deleterious effects. A sample of 896 Francophone workers in Canada completed a questionnaire that included self-reported measures related to workplace, self-management, and well-being. Structural equation modeling (conducted via the MPlus software, version 8.6) revealed that psychological demands were negatively related to positive well-being outcomes and positively associated with adverse well-being outcomes. Competency-related autonomy was positively associated with flourishing, and recognition was positively associated with flourishing and positive well-being at work, as well as being negatively associated with burnout and depression. Surprisingly, supervisor support was negatively related to positive well-being and positively related to burnout and depression. MHS was positively associated with positive well-being at work, flourishing, and work performance, but had no relationship with negative mental health. MHS significantly moderated the relationship between each PWF and well-being at work in both beneficial and adverse ways, depending on the specific well-being indicator being considered. From a workplace well-being perspective, this suggests that although self-management may help workers preserve and enhance their positive well-being, organizations must also directly target PWFs to prevent negative well-being outcomes.

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  • Carol-Anne Gauthier & Tyler Pacheco & Élisabeth Proteau & Émilie Auger & Simon Coulombe, 2025. "Self-Management at Work’s Moderating Effect on the Relations Between Psychosocial Work Factors and Well-Being," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 22(7), pages 1-25, July.
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