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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
business, management and accounting
Engaging in Work Even When It Is Meaningless: Positive Affective Disposition and Meaningful Work Interact in Relation to Work Engagement
Journal of Career Assessment, Volume 21, No. 2, Year 2013
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The central aim of the present study was to assess the predictive value of affective disposition and meaningful work on employee engagement. Specifically, it was proposed that meaningful work moderates the relationship between affective disposition and engagement. Questionnaires were completed by 252 white-collar employees, working in a variety of organizations and jobs across Israel, recruited from community-based samples on a voluntary basis. As hypothesized, work engagement, affective disposition, and meaningful work were positively correlated. Additionally, a significant interaction between affective disposition and meaningful work was found. The relationship between affective disposition and work engagement was found to differ by the extent to which individuals perceived their work as meaningful. Specifically, when work was not perceived as meaningful, employees characterized by high scores on affective disposition were more strongly engaged compared to employees who were characterized by low scores on affective disposition. However, when work was perceived as meaningful, there was no difference in level of engagement found between those with high or low scores on affective disposition. The implications of these results are discussed. © The Author(s) 2012.
Authors & Co-Authors
Steger, Michael F.
United States, Fort Collins
Colorado State University
South Africa, Potchefstroom
North-west University
Littman-Ovadia, Hadassah
Israel, Ariel
Ariel University
Miller, Michal
Israel, Ariel
Ariel University
Menger, Lauren
United States, Fort Collins
Colorado State University
Rothmann, Sebastiaan Ian
South Africa, Potchefstroom
North-west University
Statistics
Citations: 145
Authors: 5
Affiliations: 3
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1177/1069072712471517
ISSN:
10690727