Title |
Organizational climate with gender equity and burnout among university academics in Japan
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Published in |
Industrial Health, October 2016
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DOI | 10.2486/indhealth.2016-0126 |
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Authors |
TAKA Fumiaki, Kyoko NOMURA, Saki HORIE, Keisuke TAKEMOTO, Masumi TAKEUCHI, Shinichi TAKENOSHITA, Aya MURAKAMI, Haruko HIRAIKE, Hiroko OKINAGA, Derek R. SMITH |
Abstract |
We investigated relationships between the perception of organizational climate with gender equity and psychological health among 94 women and 211 men in a Japanese private university in 2015 using the Copenhagen Burnout Inventory (i.e., personal, work-related and student-related burnout). Perceptions of organizational climate with respect to gender equity were measured with two scales including organizational engagement with a gender equal society in the workplace (consisting of three domains of 'Women utilization', 'Organizational promotion of gender equal society' and 'Consultation service'); and a gender inequality in academia scale that had been previously developed. Multivariable linear models demonstrated significant statistical interactions between gender and perceptions of organizational climate; 'Women utilization' or lack of 'Inequality in academia' alleviated burnout only in women. In consequence of this gender difference, when 'Women utilization' was at a lower level, both personal (p=.038) and work-related (p =.010) burnout scores were higher in women, and the student-related burnout score was lower in women when they perceived less inequality in academia than in men (p=.030). As such, it is suggested organizational fairness for gender equity may be a useful tool to help mitigate psychological burnout among women in academia. |
X Demographics
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
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Japan | 12 | 20% |
Mongolia | 1 | 2% |
Unknown | 47 | 78% |
Demographic breakdown
Type | Count | As % |
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Members of the public | 59 | 98% |
Scientists | 1 | 2% |
Mendeley readers
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
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Mexico | 1 | 1% |
Unknown | 93 | 99% |
Demographic breakdown
Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
Student > Bachelor | 14 | 15% |
Lecturer | 9 | 10% |
Student > Master | 8 | 9% |
Researcher | 8 | 9% |
Student > Ph. D. Student | 7 | 7% |
Other | 17 | 18% |
Unknown | 31 | 33% |
Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
Psychology | 19 | 20% |
Social Sciences | 10 | 11% |
Medicine and Dentistry | 7 | 7% |
Nursing and Health Professions | 5 | 5% |
Arts and Humanities | 4 | 4% |
Other | 16 | 17% |
Unknown | 33 | 35% |