{"id":7166,"date":"2021-05-21T17:09:45","date_gmt":"2021-05-21T09:09:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www2.ift.edu.mo\/NewsPortal\/?p=7166"},"modified":"2021-05-24T16:28:24","modified_gmt":"2021-05-24T08:28:24","slug":"a-look-into-sense-of-job-insecurity-and-psychological-distress-among-casino-staff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.utm.edu.mo\/NewsPortal\/a-look-into-sense-of-job-insecurity-and-psychological-distress-among-casino-staff\/","title":{"rendered":"A look into sense of job insecurity and psychological distress among casino staff"},"content":{"rendered":"\u4e2d\u6587\u6458\u8981 \/ Summary in Chinese<\/span>\n

A piece of research on Macao casino employees has found that feelings of job insecurity are positively related to the generation of psychological distress, namely depression, anxiety and stress. The study, involving a scholar from IFTM, suggested that, in psychological health promotion campaigns aimed at casino employees, the issue of perceived job insecurity should be a key factor addressed via organisational policies and activities.<\/p>\n

According to the researchers, \u201cmore attention should be directed to organisational strategies\u201d to minimise the effect of perceived job insecurity in generating psychological distress among workers in Macao\u2019s casino industry. The scholars suggested that organisations and their respective managements should try to communicate regularly with staff via a variety of channels. This was in order to keep employees informed on various topics, and to ensure that any organisational changes were regarded by staff as arrived at due to a transparent process.<\/p>\n

The researchers also said that casino operators could reduce overall perception of job insecurity among staff via organisational-level intervention programmes. This was on the basis such schemes boosted employees\u2019 sense of empowerment, and could keep staff informed of organisational topics.<\/p>\n

The research work was produced by IFTM Assistant Professor Dr. Cindia Lam Ching Chi, in partnership with Dr. Francis Cheung Yue Lok from Hong Kong\u2019s Lingnan University, and the University of Macau\u2019s Dr. Anise Wu Man Sze. Their paper, titled \u201cJob Insecurity, Occupational Future Time Perspective, and Psychological Distress Among Casino Employees\u201d, was published in the Journal of Gambling Studies.<\/p>\n

The study results were based on a survey answered by 1,014 full-time employees across an aggregate of 39 Macao casinos.<\/p>\n

The role of occupational future time perspective<\/strong><\/p>\n

The researchers found that feelings of job insecurity among casino employees were positively associated with psychological distress, \u201ceither directly or via other channels, such as a change of how one perceives the span of future in the occupation\u201d. According to the scholars, staff members often feel powerless over job insecurity \u201cbecause most of the time, this perception is beyond employees\u2019 own control.\u201d<\/p>\n

The study authors said theirs was the first piece of research to test whether \u2018occupational future time perspective\u2019 was a mediating factor in the relationship between perceived job insecurity and psychological distress. The study found significant evidence that it was.<\/p>\n

According to the researchers, feelings of job insecurity relate to a person\u2019s negative evaluation and anticipation regarding whether they can keep a current job. Occupational future time perspective, on the other hand, refers to a person\u2019s perceptions of the occupational future in terms of time and opportunities in the workplace, regardless of the person\u2019s current position or organisation. Such perspective is therefore \u201ca more flexible cognitive construct that can change over time\u201d.<\/p>\n

The researchers stated that occupational future time perspective was \u201cnegatively related to psychological distress\u201d. This meant that workers with an expansive future time perspective \u2013 i.e., an outlook that they would have a long career with abundant opportunities in the workplace \u2013 tended \u201cto report better psychological functioning\u201d.<\/p>\n

In conditions involving perception of job insecurity, or of general uncertainty, the perception of \u201cfuture work life will be limited,\u201d said the study authors. They added that a \u201creduced occupational future time perspective further endangers the psychological well-being of employees under the condition of job insecurity\u201d.<\/p>\n

The study concluded therefore, that feelings of job insecurity affected employee psychological distress via 2 routes: they could directly endanger an individual\u2019s psychological health, and they could also influence staff members\u2019 well-being via eroding their occupational future time perspective.<\/p>\n

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The researchers<\/div>\nDr. Cindia Lam Ching Chi is an Assistant Professor at IFTM. She has a PhD in Business Administration from the Catholic University of Portugal, and is the Academic Coordinator of IFTM\u2019s Chinese-language bachelor\u2019s degree programmes. Her research interests range from tourism and hospitality development to customer behaviour and service quality. Dr. Lam has also served on a number of governmental policy and commercial consultancy projects.<\/p>\n

Dr. Francis Cheung Yue Lok is a Professor in the Department of Applied Psychology at Lingnan University in Hong Kong. He has a doctorate from the Chinese University of Hong Kong. His research interests include emotional management, employee burnout, and work-family interference.<\/p>\n

Dr. Anise Wu Man Sze is a Professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Macau. She holds a PhD from the Chinese University of Hong Kong. Her current research focus includes behavioural addiction, alcohol and other substance use, and the physical and mental well-being of Chinese senior citizens.
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The paper<\/div>\nCindia Ching-Chi Lam, Francis Cheung and Anise M. S. Wu: \u201cJob Insecurity, Occupational Future Time Perspective, and Psychological Distress Among Casino Employees\u201d, Journal of Gambling Studies, Volume 35, pages 1177-1191, 2019.
\nhttps:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/s10899-019-09855-y<\/a>
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