The Mediating Role of Perceived Comfort between Workplace Attachment Style and Perceived Stress

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ID15496194
AutoresJustine Rebillon (Université de Rouen Normandie), Olivier Codou (0000-0001-5769-2034, Université de Rouen Normandie), Jean-Félix Hamel (0000-0003-2218-2514, Université de Rouen Normandie), Éva Moffat (0000-0003-1710-4730, Université Paris Nanterre), Fabrizio Scrima (0000-0002-0858-7411, Université de Rouen Normandie, autor correspondente)
Ano2023
Volume20
Fascículo7
Páginas5377-5377
Data de publicação2023-04-03
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601
EditoraMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3390/ijerph20075377
PMID37047989
OpenAlexW4362559865
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas2
Referências citadas69

Past studies highlight the relevance of attachment theory to the study of workplace stress and the impact of employee assessments about the physical-spatial work environment on their health. This paper is one of a number of works studying the points of connection between Bowlby's attachment theory and the place attachment theory adopted by environmental psychologists. We proposed that a secure workplace attachment style would be negatively associated with perceived stress (and vice versa for insecure workplace attachment styles). Perceived comfort was hypothesized to mediate these effects. A convenience sample of French white-collar workers ( N = 379) completed an online survey. Hypotheses were tested using the PROCESS macro. Both insecure workplace attachment styles (i.e., avoidant and preoccupied) were negatively associated with perceived comfort, which partially mediated their positive effect on perceived stress. The preventive influence of a secure workplace attachment on perceived stress was entirely mediated by its positive effect on perceived comfort. By setting different expectations regarding the work environment, workplace attachment styles could translate into a more or less stressful and comfortable employee experience. The more secure the bond employees internalize with their workplace, the more they might benefit from its comforts' restorative potential

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