Jornal de Pesquisa e Terapia de Dependência

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Relationship between Mental Wellbeing and Sense of Humour among Workers in the Workplace: The Moderating Role of Psychological Breach of Contract and Violation

Chibuike OP, Ebuka IS, Sochukwuma EE, Philip OC, Chukwubuzo OT, Sunday EM, Chukwudi OG, Ekpunobi CP, Obumneme OA

This study investigated the moderating role of psychological breach of contract and violation on the relationship between mental wellbeing and sense of humour among workers of T-Man Nigeria LTD, Enugu state. A total of one hundred and seven (107) participants (44; 41.1 % males and 63; 58.9% females) participated in the study. Participants were drawn using convenience sampling technique and were administered questionnaire during their break period. Three instruments were used in data collation namely; the Coping Humour Scale (CHS), Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale (AWEMWBS) and Psychological Contract Breach and Violation Scale (PCBVS). Two hypotheses were tested and the results showed that sense of humor significantly and positively correlated with psychological well-being at r=1.00, while psychological contract significantly moderated the relationship between sense of humor and psychological wellbeing (f-change= .000, p< .05). The findings indicate that the presence of sense of humour will always increase the levels of psychological well-being and existence of psychological contract breach will always influence the relationship between sense of humor and psychological well-being.