In recent decades a number of studies have been published regarding the relationship between Perceived Organizational Support (POS) and well-being. This narrative review aims to provide a critical survey of the extensive literature produced on this topic offering a synthesis of current thinking in the field and pointing out possible future developments. The contributions reviewed were identified by searching electronic databases PsycInfo and PubMed and inserting "perceived organizational support" and "well-being" or "wellbeing" or "well being" as research terms. Initially, 95 papers were identified as potentially relevant; however, after applying the exclusion criteria and eliminating dissertations, books chapters, studies that didn’t focus on well-being or POS, the number of papers was reduced to 48. The most relevant research area about the relationship between POS and well-being focuses on direct and buffering effects of perceived support. Among the emerging topics, the study of motivational profiles, the research about the temporal dimension of POS, and the proposal, important in a perspective of data triangulation, of measuring well-being by mean physical indicators. The review reveals a further issue about well-being: if the researchers define unanimously the construct of POS, they propose different definitions of well-being using various assessment tools. A more critical reflection about theoretical and methodological frameworks is needed for a better understanding of relationship between individual and contextual aspects of well-being in the workplaces.

Negli ultimi decenni numerosi studi sono stati dedicati alla relazione tra Perceived Organizational Support (POS) e benessere e l’articolo presenta una rassegna dei principali contributi sull’argomento con la finalità di fornire un quadro delle principali aree di ricerca e dei possibili sviluppi futuri. Gli articoli passati in rassegna sono stati individuati grazie alle banche dati PsycInfo e PubMed inserendo come chiavi di ricerca “perceived organizational support” e “well-being” o “wellbeing” o “well being”. Gli iniziali 95 contributi individuati sono stati ridotti a 48 dopo l’esclusione di tesi di dottorato, capitoli di libri, studi che non avevano un focus specifico sul benessere e ricerche che non si riferivano al costrutto di POS. La rassegna ha permesso di concludere che l’area di ricerca più rappresentata è quella che si interessa della relazione tra POS e benessere focalizzandosi sugli effetti diretti e di buffering esercitati dal supporto percepito. Tra le aree emergenti, gli studi che hanno esplorato la relazione tra i due costrutti focalizzandosi sui profili motivazionali, le ricerche che indagano a vario titolo la dimensione temporale del costrutto di POS e quelle che propongono la rilevazione di indici di benessere di tipo fisico, interessante in termini di triangolazione dei dati. La rassegna rileva un ulteriore elemento significativo: se il quadro teorico di riferimento per il POS è universalmente accettato, lo stesso non può affermarsi per il benessere che, variamente definito e misurato, solleva la necessità di problematizzare le scelte teoriche e metodologiche promuovendo una articolata riflessione sulle relazioni individuo-contesto implicate.

Gaetano Venza, Gandolfa Cascio (2019). Supporto organizzativo percepito e benessere. Una rassegna della letteratura recente (Organizational perceived support and well-being: A review of the recent literature). PSICOLOGIA DELLA SALUTE, 2019(1), 43-64 [10.3280/PDS2019-001003].

Supporto organizzativo percepito e benessere. Una rassegna della letteratura recente (Organizational perceived support and well-being: A review of the recent literature)

Gaetano Venza
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2019-01-01

Abstract

In recent decades a number of studies have been published regarding the relationship between Perceived Organizational Support (POS) and well-being. This narrative review aims to provide a critical survey of the extensive literature produced on this topic offering a synthesis of current thinking in the field and pointing out possible future developments. The contributions reviewed were identified by searching electronic databases PsycInfo and PubMed and inserting "perceived organizational support" and "well-being" or "wellbeing" or "well being" as research terms. Initially, 95 papers were identified as potentially relevant; however, after applying the exclusion criteria and eliminating dissertations, books chapters, studies that didn’t focus on well-being or POS, the number of papers was reduced to 48. The most relevant research area about the relationship between POS and well-being focuses on direct and buffering effects of perceived support. Among the emerging topics, the study of motivational profiles, the research about the temporal dimension of POS, and the proposal, important in a perspective of data triangulation, of measuring well-being by mean physical indicators. The review reveals a further issue about well-being: if the researchers define unanimously the construct of POS, they propose different definitions of well-being using various assessment tools. A more critical reflection about theoretical and methodological frameworks is needed for a better understanding of relationship between individual and contextual aspects of well-being in the workplaces.
2019
Settore M-PSI/06 - Psicologia Del Lavoro E Delle Organizzazioni
Gaetano Venza, Gandolfa Cascio (2019). Supporto organizzativo percepito e benessere. Una rassegna della letteratura recente (Organizational perceived support and well-being: A review of the recent literature). PSICOLOGIA DELLA SALUTE, 2019(1), 43-64 [10.3280/PDS2019-001003].
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