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Self-compassion, mental health shame and work motivation in German and Japanese employees.
- Source :
- International Review of Psychiatry; Feb2023, Vol. 35 Issue 1, p113-124, 12p
- Publication Year :
- 2023
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Abstract
- In Germany, more than two-thirds of employees report mental health issues, while in Japan, more than half of the country's workforce are mentally distressed. Although both countries are socio-economically developed in similar ways, their cultures differ strongly. This article investigates mental health constructs among German and Japanese employees. A cross-sectional design was employed in which 257 German and 165 Japanese employees completed self-report scales regarding mental health problems, mental health shame, self-compassion and work motivation. T-tests, correlation and regression analyses were conducted. Results show that German employees have significantly higher levels of mental health problems, mental health shame, self-compassion and work motivation than Japanese employees. While many correlations were similar, mental health problems were associated with intrinsic motivation in Germans, but not in Japanese. Shame was associated with both intrinsic and extrinsic motivation in Japanese, but not in Germans. Self-compassion – defined as a complex of compassion, humanity, care and unconditional, compassionate love – was associated with gender and age in Japanese, but not in German employees. Lastly, regression analysis uncovered that self-compassion was the strongest predictor of mental health problems in Germans. In Japanese employees, mental health shame is the strongest predictor of mental health problems. Results can guide managers and psychologists in internationalised organisations to effectively approach employee mental health. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- EMPLOYEE psychology
COMPETENCY assessment (Law)
MENTAL illness risk factors
PSYCHIATRIC epidemiology
MINDFULNESS
WORK environment
RESEARCH
SELF-perception
MOTIVATION (Psychology)
CROSS-sectional method
SELF-evaluation
AGE distribution
REGRESSION analysis
RISK assessment
COMPARATIVE studies
T-test (Statistics)
SEX distribution
DESCRIPTIVE statistics
SHAME
STATISTICAL correlation
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 09540261
- Volume :
- 35
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- International Review of Psychiatry
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 163408353
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/09540261.2022.2148829