title: The influence of psychological flexibility on work redesign: mediated moderation of a work reorganization intervention.
abstract: This quasi-experiment tested the extent to which an individual characteristic, psychological flexibility, moderated the effects of a control-enhancing work reorganization intervention in a call center. Results indicated that, compared with a control group, this intervention produced improvements in mental health and absence rates, particularly for individuals with higher levels of psychological flexibility. Findings also showed that these moderated intervention effects were mediated by job control. Specifically, the intervention enhanced perceptions of job control, and hence its outcomes, for the people who received it, especially for those who had greater psychological flexibility. Discussion highlights the benefits of understanding the processes (e.g., mediators, moderators, and mediated moderators) involved in work reorganization interventions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Goldsmiths College, University of London, New Cross, London, United Kingdom. F.Bond@gold.ac.uk
authors.forename: Frank W
authors.initials: FW
authors.lastname: Bond
authors.forename: Paul E
authors.initials: PE
authors.lastname: Flaxman
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Bunce
mesh_terms: D000041:Absenteeism; D000339:Affect; D003659:Decision Making, Organizational; D006801:Humans; D008603:Mental Health; D017008:Negotiating; D010551:Personality; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D017132:Workplace / Q000523:psychology*