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    COVID-19 pandemic worry and vaccination Intention : the mediating role of the health belief model components
    (Frontiers, 2021) Iacob, Claudia Iuliana; Ionescu, Daniela
    Given the negative consequences of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic on public health, his study aimed at investigating: (1) the differences between adults with and without chronic illness in buying behavior, vaccination ntention, pandemic worry, and the health belief model (HBM) components; (2) the HBM components as mediators of the relationship between pandemic worry and vaccination intention. The sample consisted of 864 adults (66.6% females, Mage D 47.61, SD D 9.23), of which 20.5% reported having a chronic illness. Associations between pandemic worry, vaccination intention, and HBM were ascertained using correlation and mediation analyses. Individuals with chronic illness reported a higher level of pandemic worry, higher levels of perceived threat, greater benefits from vaccination, had lower self-efficacy and bought more medicine and sanitary/hygienic products. No significant differences were observed regarding vaccination intention, barriers against vaccination, and changes in food buying behavior. We found that the relationship between pandemic worry and vaccination intention was partially mediated by the perceived threat of disease and the benefits of vaccination. Pandemic worry predicted vaccination intention directly but also through the contribution of the perceived threat of disease and the benefits of vaccination. These findings suggest that presenting evidence of COVID-19 vaccine efficacy and the benefits of having the vaccine (especially for vulnerable groups, such as chronic illness patients) will encourage the population to follow vaccination recommendations.
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    Dependence, adaptation and survival : social dialogue in multinational corporations in Romania
    (ETUI aisbl, 2023) Muntean, Aurelian
    As in other countries in the region, multinational companies (MNCs) have become important agents of economic growth and development in Romania. They have also successfully pressed for changes to labour law favourable to themselves which has, in turn, led trade unions to change their demands and also their strategies and methods. This chapter uses an original dataset compiled on MNCs in Romania (Muntean 2021) and in-depth interviews with management and workers’ representatives to track the development of labour relations in MNCs in the retail and automotive sectors. It explains how differences in the fragmentation and concentration of workforces, differences in the organisation and strategies of management and workers’ collective organisations and contextual factors such as workforce migration and the Covid-19 pandemic crisis affect the local, sectoral, national and transnational social dialogue.1 In the second section the chapter discusses the evolution of foreign direct investment and changes in employment relations. The third section presents a multidimensional framework of analysis for understanding the factors that influence social dialogue in companies, such as the strategies of social partners to adapt and survive, and the costs of different types of power and strategy. The fourth section analyses social dialogue in the retail sector while the fifth analyses the automotive sector. The sixth section presents empirical findings and conclusions.
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    Engaging leadership in health care during the COVID-19 pandemic and followers' engagement and quality of care
    (Emerald Publishing Limited, 2024) Oprea, Bogdan; Ionescu, Daniela; Armaș, Iuliana; Avram, Eugen
    Investigating the role of leadership during the COVID-19 pandemic in maintaining the well-being and performance of the medical personnel, as frontline workers, is of major importance. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationships between engaging leadership in health care during COVID-19 pandemic and followers’ work engagement and performance and to test the mediating role of followers’ basic psychological need satisfaction in these relationships.
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    Mental health and COVID-19: The moderating role of neuroticism and conscientiousness
    (Elsevier, 2025) Iacob, Claudia Iuliana; Armas, Iuliana; Ionescu, Daniela; Avram, Eugen
    Empirical research has established that fear and perceived threat of COVID-19 are associated with anxiety and depression in the general population. Is unclear how personality traits may act as moderators, thus the present study explored these relationships. Objectives: This study aimed to investigate the moderating role of neuroticism and conscientiousness on the relationship between (1) the perceived threat of COVID-19 and anxiety and depression separately and (2) the fear of COVID-19 and anxiety and depression separately. Method: This cross-sectional study was based on a community sample of 295 adults (Mage = 37.2, SDage = 11.9) from Romania who participated online. Results: Neuroticism and conscientiousness moderated the relationship between perceived threat and mental health outcomes. Specifically, those with higher neuroticism evidenced a stronger association between the perceived threat of COVID-19 and both anxiety and depression, whereas those high in conscientiousness evidenced a weaker relationship between fear of COVID-19 and depression. Conclusion: This study highlights the importance of considering personality traits to understand mental health outcomes during the COVID-19 pandemic.