Job Resources and Work Engagement: Optimism as Moderator Among Finnish Managers
Salminen, S., Mäkikangas, A., & Feldt, T. (2014). Job Resources and Work Engagement: Optimism as Moderator Among Finnish Managers. Journal of European Psychology Students, 5(1), 69-77. https://doi.org/10.5334/jeps.bu
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The aim of the present study was to investigate the moderating role of optimism in the relationship between job resources (organizational climate, job control) and work engagement among Finnish young managers (N = 747). Hierarchical regression analyses showed that both job resources and optimism exerted a positive effect on work engagement and its three dimensions of vigor, dedication, and absorption. The moderation results showed that optimism can diminish the negative impact of low job resources on work engagement. These findings provide evidence to the importance of including personal resources in future research conducted on motivational process. Additionally, these findings provide significant suggestions for the utilization of these resources in organizational practice too, i.e., in staff recruitment, retention and development.
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