TY  - JOUR
A1  - Schulte, Niklas
A1  - Götz, Friedrich M.
A1  - Partsch, Fabienne
A1  - Goldmann, Tim
A1  - Smidt, Lea
A1  - Meyer, Bertolt
T1  - Linking diversity and mental health: task conflict mediates between perceived subgroups and emotional exhaustion
T2  - Frontiers in psychology
N2  - Diversity and psychological health issues at the workplace are pressing issues in today’s organizations. However, research linking two fields is scant. To bridge this gap, drawing from team faultline research, social categorization theory, and the job-demands resources model, we propose that perceiving one’s team as fragmented into subgroups increases strain. We further argue that this relationship is mediated by task conflict and relationship conflict and that it is moderated by psychological empowerment and task interdependence. Multilevel structural equation models on a two-wave sample consisting of 536 participants from 107 work teams across various industries and work contexts partially supported the hypotheses: task conflict did indeed mediate the positive relationships between perceived subgroups and emotional exhaustion while relationship conflict did not; effects on stress symptoms were absent. Moreover, contrary to our expectations, neither empowerment, nor task interdependence moderated the mediation. Results indicate that team diversity can constitute a job demand that can affect psychological health. Focusing on the mediating role of task conflict, we offer a preliminary process model to guide future research at the crossroads of diversity and psychological health at work.
KW  - diversity
KW  - faultlines
KW  - subgroups
KW  - conflict
KW  - strain
KW  - stress
KW  - emotional exhaustion
Y1  - 2020
UR  - http://publikationen.ub.uni-frankfurt.de/frontdoor/index/index/docId/54982
UR  - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:hebis:30:3-549824
SN  - 1664-1078
VL  - 11
IS  - 1245
PB  - Frontiers Research Foundation
CY  - Lausanne
ER  -