Does belief in supernatural agents moderate the association between interpersonal conflict at work and worker well-being?
This study examines how interpersonal conflict at work is associated with worker well-being in Singapore. More importantly, it assesses how this association is contingent upon belief in angelic intervention and belief in supernatural evil. Using data from the 2021 Work, Religion, and Health Survey (...
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| description | This study examines how interpersonal conflict at work is associated with worker well-being in Singapore. More importantly, it assesses how this association is contingent upon belief in angelic intervention and belief in supernatural evil. Using data from the 2021 Work, Religion, and Health Survey (N = 508), the analyses show that interpersonal conflict at work is positively associated with anxiety and job burnout. In addition, belief in angelic intervention and belief in supernatural evil moderate the association. Specifically, the positive association between interpersonal conflict at work and anxiety is weaker for those who report the belief in angelic intervention. Similarly, higher levels of belief in supernatural evil reduce the positive association of interpersonal conflict at work with anxiety and job burnout. These findings indicate that belief in supernatural agents acts as a key personal resource in the workplace, buffering against the harmful effects of interpersonal conflict at work on worker well-being. |
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| spelling | ntu-10356/1801262024-09-22T15:30:26Z Does belief in supernatural agents moderate the association between interpersonal conflict at work and worker well-being? Jung, Jong Hyun Choi, Gayoung Ang, Shannon School of Social Sciences Social Sciences Workplace interpersonal conflict Worker well-being This study examines how interpersonal conflict at work is associated with worker well-being in Singapore. More importantly, it assesses how this association is contingent upon belief in angelic intervention and belief in supernatural evil. Using data from the 2021 Work, Religion, and Health Survey (N = 508), the analyses show that interpersonal conflict at work is positively associated with anxiety and job burnout. In addition, belief in angelic intervention and belief in supernatural evil moderate the association. Specifically, the positive association between interpersonal conflict at work and anxiety is weaker for those who report the belief in angelic intervention. Similarly, higher levels of belief in supernatural evil reduce the positive association of interpersonal conflict at work with anxiety and job burnout. These findings indicate that belief in supernatural agents acts as a key personal resource in the workplace, buffering against the harmful effects of interpersonal conflict at work on worker well-being. Ministry of Education (MOE) Published version This research is supported by the Ministry of Education, Singapore, under its Academic Research Fund Tier 1 RG116/20. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not reflect the views of the Ministry of Education, Singapore. 2024-09-18T02:53:25Z 2024-09-18T02:53:25Z 2024 Journal Article Jung, J. H., Choi, G. & Ang, S. (2024). Does belief in supernatural agents moderate the association between interpersonal conflict at work and worker well-being?. Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, 63(3), 596-616. https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jssr.12913 0021-8294 https://hdl.handle.net/10356/180126 10.1111/jssr.12913 2-s2.0-85189647476 3 63 596 616 en RG116/20 Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion © 2024 The Authors. Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion published by Wiley Periodicals LLC on behalf of Society for the Scientific Study of Religion. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs License, which permits use and distribution in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited, the use is non-commercial and no modifications or adaptations are made. application/pdf |
| spellingShingle | Social Sciences Workplace interpersonal conflict Worker well-being Jung, Jong Hyun Choi, Gayoung Ang, Shannon Does belief in supernatural agents moderate the association between interpersonal conflict at work and worker well-being? |
| title | Does belief in supernatural agents moderate the association between interpersonal conflict at work and worker well-being? |
| title_full | Does belief in supernatural agents moderate the association between interpersonal conflict at work and worker well-being? |
| title_fullStr | Does belief in supernatural agents moderate the association between interpersonal conflict at work and worker well-being? |
| title_full_unstemmed | Does belief in supernatural agents moderate the association between interpersonal conflict at work and worker well-being? |
| title_short | Does belief in supernatural agents moderate the association between interpersonal conflict at work and worker well-being? |
| title_sort | does belief in supernatural agents moderate the association between interpersonal conflict at work and worker well being |
| topic | Social Sciences Workplace interpersonal conflict Worker well-being |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10356/180126 |
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