Iklim Keselamatan Psikososial, Keterlibatan Kerja dan Kelelahan dalam Kalangan Ahli Akademik Institusi Pengajian Tinggi Malaysia

Kok Ban Teoh

Abstract


Kelelahan dalam kalangan ahli akademik semakin diberi perhatian kerana sifat kerja akademik yang kompleks, berintensiti tinggi, dan dipacu oleh pelbagai tuntutan prestasi di institusi pengajian tinggi (IPT) Malaysia. Walaupun banyak kajian menilai faktor tekanan kerja secara terpisah, terdapat keperluan untuk menghuraikan mekanisme yang lebih “huluan” dan berasaskan iklim organisasi yang mempengaruhi kesejahteraan psikologi ahli akademik. Kertas konseptual ini bertujuan membangunkan satu kerangka hubungan antara Iklim Keselamatan Psikososial (Psychosocial Safety Climate, PSC) dengan kelelahan melalui peranan perantaraan Keterlibatan Kerja (Work Engagement, WE) dalam konteks IPT Malaysia. Berpandukan teori PSC dan model Job Demands–Resources (JD-R), PSC dihujahkan sebagai isyarat dasar dan komitmen kepimpinan terhadap keselamatan dan kesihatan psikologi, yang membentuk sumber kerja serta pengalaman kerja harian. Secara konseptual, PSC yang tinggi dijangka meningkatkan WE, seterusnya menurunkan kelelahan dalam kalangan ahli akademik. Kertas ini mengemukakan proposisi konseptual, implikasi pengurusan untuk tadbir urus dan kepimpinan IPT, serta cadangan reka bentuk kajian empirikal bagi menguji model yang dicadangkan, khususnya dalam realiti kerja akademik Malaysia pasca-pandemik

Keywords


Ahli Akademik; Iklim Keselamatan Psikososial; Institusi Pengajian Tinggi Malaysia; Kelelahan; Keterlibatan Kerja; Kesejahteraan Psikologi

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