Healthy Employees and Service Quality in Health Care settings

Authors

  • Clara I. Hernandez-Vargas Universidad Nacional Autonoma de México
  • Susana Llorens-Gumbau Departamento de Psicología Social, Universidad Jaume I, Castellón de la Plana, España.
  • Alma M. Rodríguez-Sánchez Departamento de Psicología Social, Universidad Jaume I, Castellón de la Plana, España.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.6018/analesps.30.1.143631
Keywords: Efficacy beliefs, positive affect, engagement, service quality, hospitals.

Supporting Agencies

  • Este estudio está subvencionado por La Fundación Dávalos-Fletcher
  • y el Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación (#PSI2008-01376/PSIC)
  • Universitat Jaume I
  • Castellón.

Abstract

In this case study, we analyze the mediating role of positive affects and work engagement among efficacy beliefs and service quality (performance, commitment, perceived quality) of health professionals (N = 154) from a hospital in Valencia. Based on Healthy & Resilient Organizations Model (HERO; Salanova, Llorens, Cifre, & Martinez, 2012), structural equations and booststrapping analysis revealed that positive affect and work engagement mediates between the efficacy beliefs and service quality. Specifically, those employees with high efficacy beliefs, showed high positive affect and more work engagement, which in turn was positively related to higher service quality.

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Author Biography

Clara I. Hernandez-Vargas, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de México

Maestra en Psicologia de las Organizaciones.Profesora de Medicina Familiar. División de Estudios de Posgrado de Posgrado. Facultad de Medicina.Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico.

Datos contacto en España: Tel. +34 964729570. Fax +34 964729262. E-mail: al193167@alumail.uji.es.

Published
08-12-2013
How to Cite
Hernandez-Vargas, C. I., Llorens-Gumbau, S., & Rodríguez-Sánchez, A. M. (2013). Healthy Employees and Service Quality in Health Care settings. Anales de Psicología / Annals of Psychology, 30(1), 247–258. https://doi.org/10.6018/analesps.30.1.143631
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Social and Organizational Psychology

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