Sophie Sitar
Biographic Data
| ID | 6855182 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Sophie Sitar |
| GIVEN NAMES | Sophie |
| FAMILY NAME | Sitar |
| SIGNATURE | SITAR S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 7 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Mindfulness, pension, and life satisfaction of retired older adults in China
With rising average life expectancies and continuing early retirement, China has more retirees than ever before. This study builds from previous research to understand how mental and financial resources affect life satisfaction amongst 1,018 Chengdu, China retirees. Specifically, our research examined how the extents of mindfulness and pension influence life satisfaction and whether the relations are mediated by positive and negative affect (PANA…
Effects of Pension and Financial Literacy on Life Satisfaction in Chinese Retired Older Adults
Mindfulness and job performance in Chinese nonprofit workers
Despite the rapid growth of the Chinese nonprofit sector within the last 20 years, research shows Chinese nonprofit employees experience high rates of burnout and turnover. This has led to an increase in organizational instability and a decrease in service quality. This study examines the effect of mindfulness on job performance and whether positive and negative affect (PANA) and work engagement mediated this relationship in a sample of 233 Chine…
Community engagement and loneliness in older adults in China
Introduction Loneliness is a key indicator of well-being in older adults. Drawing from the ecological model of aging, the active aging perspective, and the convoy model of social relations, this study investigates the extent community engagement influences loneliness and whether the relationship is mediated by social support during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods Data was collected from 1,067 retired older adults in a cross-sectional design in Che…
Supervision Effects on Negative Affect and Psychological Distress
Supervision is an imperative practice within the social work field. It provides social workers with support systems, ensures that social workers are adhering to professional standards, and protects clients. Research has also shown that quality supervision can improve social workers' professional capacity and reduce work stress. However, most of this research has been confined to social workers' experiences within Western countries and has been la…
Job demands, resources, and task performance in Chinese social workers
Social work is a rapidly developing occupation in China. In the early 2000s, there were merely a few hundred thousand social workers, but by 2020 there were over 1.5 million social workers in the field. However, research has indicated these social workers are also experiencing record high burnout and turnover rates. Thus, researchers have started to question the work engagement and task performance factors that could be contributing to these incr…
Effects of Job Demands and Resources on Positive and Negative Affect of Delivery Drivers in China
The delivery workforce in China has grown substantially within the past decade. As this industry has grown, job demands (JD) have also increased to ensure productivity. Accordingly, delivery drivers are increasingly facing volatile and stressful work conditions that could influence their Positive and Negative Affect (PANA), which has been an important predictor of their health and well-being. This study utilizes a sample of modern delivery driver…
No prominent works on this page.
Job demands, resources, and task performance in Chinese social workers
Social work is a rapidly developing occupation in China. In the early 2000s, there were merely a few hundred thousand social workers, but by 2020 there were over 1.5 million social workers in the field. However, research has indicated these social workers are also experiencing record high burnout and turnover rates. Thus, researchers have started to question the work engagement and task performance factors that could be contributing to these incr…
Effects of Job Demands and Resources on Positive and Negative Affect of Delivery Drivers in China
The delivery workforce in China has grown substantially within the past decade. As this industry has grown, job demands (JD) have also increased to ensure productivity. Accordingly, delivery drivers are increasingly facing volatile and stressful work conditions that could influence their Positive and Negative Affect (PANA), which has been an important predictor of their health and well-being. This study utilizes a sample of modern delivery driver…
Mindfulness and job performance in Chinese nonprofit workers
Despite the rapid growth of the Chinese nonprofit sector within the last 20 years, research shows Chinese nonprofit employees experience high rates of burnout and turnover. This has led to an increase in organizational instability and a decrease in service quality. This study examines the effect of mindfulness on job performance and whether positive and negative affect (PANA) and work engagement mediated this relationship in a sample of 233 Chine…
Community engagement and loneliness in older adults in China
Introduction Loneliness is a key indicator of well-being in older adults. Drawing from the ecological model of aging, the active aging perspective, and the convoy model of social relations, this study investigates the extent community engagement influences loneliness and whether the relationship is mediated by social support during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods Data was collected from 1,067 retired older adults in a cross-sectional design in Che…
Supervision Effects on Negative Affect and Psychological Distress
Supervision is an imperative practice within the social work field. It provides social workers with support systems, ensures that social workers are adhering to professional standards, and protects clients. Research has also shown that quality supervision can improve social workers' professional capacity and reduce work stress. However, most of this research has been confined to social workers' experiences within Western countries and has been la…
Mindfulness, pension, and life satisfaction of retired older adults in China
With rising average life expectancies and continuing early retirement, China has more retirees than ever before. This study builds from previous research to understand how mental and financial resources affect life satisfaction amongst 1,018 Chengdu, China retirees. Specifically, our research examined how the extents of mindfulness and pension influence life satisfaction and whether the relations are mediated by positive and negative affect (PANA…
Effects of Pension and Financial Literacy on Life Satisfaction in Chinese Retired Older Adults
Psychology (7 works) · Social Psychology (6 works) · Political science (5 works) · China (4 works) · Clinical Psychology (4 works) · Mediation (4 works) · Employment and Welfare Studies (3 works) · Engineering (3 works) · Health disparities and outcomes (3 works) · Job satisfaction (3 works)