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Work Hours, Job Resources and Subjective Well-Being of Chinese Faculty: An Empirical Analysis Based on a Sequential Mediation Model
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Ping Zhao; Jing Yuan; Yongmei Hu – Research in Higher Education, 2024
Several studies have demonstrated the relevance of job demands-resources theory in examining the subjective well-being of Chinese university teachers. Nevertheless, the specific impact and mechanisms of various dimensions of job demands and resources on faculty members' subjective well-being are not well understood. This study seeks to identify…
Descriptors: Working Hours, College Faculty, Work Environment, Faculty Workload
Administrative Satisfaction and the Regulatory Climate at Public Universities.
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Volkwein, James Fredericks; Malik, Shaukat M.; Napierski-Prancl, Michelle – Research in Higher Education, 1998
A study measured the financial, personnel, and academic dimensions of state regulation at 122 public universities, and examined how university and state characteristics affect regulatory climate and administrative flexibility. It also analyzed the dimensions of administrator satisfaction in 12 specific administrative positions in relation to…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, College Administration, College Environment, Educational Finance
The Multiple Sources of Workplace Stress among Land-Grant University Faculty.
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Smith, Earl; And Others – Research in Higher Education, 1995
A study of stress among 786 faculty at a land-grant university found differences in stress levels among discipline groups and higher stress reported by women than by men. The findings are discussed, and several proposals are made for individual faculty members, department heads, and academic administrators for addressing the problems of workplace…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, College Environment, College Faculty, Department Heads
Effects of Job-Related Stress on Faculty Intention to Leave Academia.
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Barnes, Laura L. B.; Agago, Menna O.; Coombs, William T. – Research in Higher Education, 1998
A study investigated the relationship between job-related stress (reward satisfaction, institutional/departmental reputation, time commitment, departmental/institutional influence, student interaction) and intent to leave academia among 3,070 full-time tenure-track faculty nationwide. Interest in discipline, sense of community, academic…
Descriptors: Career Change, College Faculty, College Students, Decision Making
Faculty Research Productivity: Some Moderators of Associated Stressors.
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Blackburn, Robert T.; Bently, Richard J. – Research in Higher Education, 1993
A study with 894 college faculty investigated the effects of certain stress variables on different kinds of faculty research activity; psychological and organizational variables thought to moderate stress; and the effects of stressors and moderators for gender, institution type, and discipline (humanities, social sciences, natural sciences)…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Environmental Influences, Faculty Publishing, Higher Education