Fostering a Sense of Belonging in the Workplace: Enhancing Well-Being and a Positive and Coherent Sense of Self

Waller, Lee

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-02470-3_83-1

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“…These factors foster workplace well-being, role satisfaction and quality job performance (Waller, 2020). Taken together, the finding suggests that recognition of social work as frontline/essential workers could function as a buffer against workplace stress exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, and in turn, protect against burnout and other adverse outcomes.…”

Section: Professional Invisibilitymentioning

confidence: 85%

“…Within the social work workforce specifically, qualitative research conducted with hospital‐based paediatric frontline social workers showed that acknowledgment and recognition of social work as core members of interprofessional teams fostered a sense of belonging, pride and psychological safety (Ross et al, 2021). These factors foster workplace well‐being, role satisfaction and quality job performance (Waller, 2020). Taken together, the finding suggests that recognition of social work as frontline/essential workers could function as a buffer against workplace stress exacerbated by the COVID‐19 pandemic, and in turn, protect against burnout and other adverse outcomes.…”

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confidence: 99%

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“We are on the frontlines too”: A qualitative content analysis of US social workers' experiences during the COVID‐19 pandemic

Cederbaum

Ross

Zerden

et al. 2022

Health Social Care Comm

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Social work has been a part of the essential workforce historically and throughout the COVID‐19 pandemic, yet lack recognition. This work explores the experiences and invisibility of social workers within the pandemic response. Data are drawn from a large cross‐sectional survey of US‐based social worker from June to August of 2020. A summative content analysis of responses to the question ‘What do you wish people knew about social work during the COVID‐19 pandemic’ was undertaken. Participants ( n = 515) were majority white (72.1%) and female (90.8%). Seven coding categories were subsequently collapsed into three domains: (1) meeting basic needs, (2) well‐being (emotional distress and dual role) and (3) professional invisibility (workplace equals, physical safety, professional invisibility and organisational invisibility). Meeting social needs requires broad‐based policies that strengthen the health and social safety net. Social workers have and will continue to play a critical role in the response, and recovery from COVID‐19. Organisational and governmental policies must expand to increase the visibility and responsiveness to the needs of social care providers.

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Section: Professional Invisibilitymentioning

confidence: 85%

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“We are on the frontlines too”: A qualitative content analysis of US social workers' experiences during the COVID‐19 pandemic

Cederbaum

Ross

Zerden

et al. 2022

Health Social Care Comm

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“…Thus, they feel a strong sense of loneliness ( Leary, 2003 ; Leary, 2005 ; Zhang and Li, 2009 ). Self-esteem is an individual’s internal response to the sense of belonging to a group; thus, the lack of this sense of belonging enhances the individual’s sense of loneliness and affects their mental health ( Leary et al, 1995b ; Zhao et al, 2013 ; Waller, 2020 ). Overall, in the present study, self-esteem was identified as the underlying mechanism through which relative deprivation influenced migrant children’s loneliness.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Association of relative deprivation with loneliness and its underlying mechanisms: Evidence from Chinese migrant children

Xiong

Wei

2023

Front. Psychol.

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Given the increase in the number of internal migrant children, the mental health problems (e.g., loneliness) of this population have received widespread attention. Relative deprivation is considered to be related to migrant children’s loneliness. However, the underlying mechanisms of this relationship remain unclear. Therefore, the present study tested the possible mediating role of self-esteem and the moderating role of belief in a just world in the association between relative deprivation and loneliness of migrant children. A total of 1,261 Chinese rural-to-urban migrant children (10–15 years old, Mage = 12.34 years, SD = 1.67; 52.0% males, 48.0% females; 23.55% fourth grade students, 16.49% fifth grade students, 19.59% sixth grade students, 15.54% seventh grade students, 13.80% eighth grade students, and 10.86% ninth grade students) were recruited to complete measures of relative deprivation, self-esteem, belief in a just world, loneliness, and demographic variables. Relative deprivation was significantly and positively correlated with migrant children’s loneliness, and this connection could be mediated by self-esteem. Moreover, the first part of the indirect effect of self-esteem on this link was moderated by belief in a just world. These effects were stronger for migrant children with higher levels of belief in a just world. This study reveals the potential mechanisms of relative deprivation affecting loneliness, while also providing insights into how to better help migrant children alleviate loneliness and improve their mental health.

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“…Lack of f e a t u r e KEywoRdS: inclusion, social justice, organization, measurement, metrics, race, systems, gender diversity is itself a threat. Feeling invisible, isolated, or being the only representative of a group contributes to exclusion (Robinson et al, 2013) and undermines belonging (Strayhorn, 2018;Waller, 2020). People who care about belonging may not join organizations that lack a clear commitment to diversity.…”

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confidence: 99%

Assessing Authentic Diversity in the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society: Part 1

Chiou¹,

Roscoe²

2021

Ergonomics in Design: The Quarterly of Human Factors Applicatio

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This article is Part 1 of a two-part series reflecting on diversity within the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society (HFES) and how the pursuit of “authentic” diversity is essential to HFES’s overarching goals for inclusion and equity. In Part 1, authentic diversity is discussed – what it means and what it might look like. Through this lens of authentic diversity, recent member demographics are reported. Part 1 concludes with a discussion about HFES’s growth potential, as a professional home for future scholars and practitioners, and the importance of measuring, documenting, and tracking organizational diversity and inclusion efforts across time.

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Fostering a Sense of Belonging in the Workplace: Enhancing Well-Being and a Positive and Coherent Sense of Self

Cited by 27 publications

References 81 publications

“We are on the frontlines too”: A qualitative content analysis of US social workers' experiences during the COVID‐19 pandemic

“We are on the frontlines too”: A qualitative content analysis of US social workers' experiences during the COVID‐19 pandemic

Association of relative deprivation with loneliness and its underlying mechanisms: Evidence from Chinese migrant children

Assessing Authentic Diversity in the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society: Part 1

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