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Happy and proactive ?:The role of hedonic and eudaimonic well-being in business owners’ personal initiative

Antje SchmittMichael FreseVerena C. HahnCarmen Binnewies

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/dk/atira/pure/core/keywords/549207066Economics and EconometricsBusiness psychology/dk/atira/pure/core/keywords/entrepreneurshipMultilevel modelEntrepreneurshipLife satisfactionProactivityEudaimoniaWell-beingBusiness and International ManagementDimension (data warehouse)PsychologyLimited resourcesSocial psychology

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This two-year study with 122 business owners examined the link between affective well-being and task-oriented as well as relationship-oriented personal initiative (PI). We tested two complementary models explaining the link between well-being and PI: (1) broaden-and-build theory and (2) self-regulation as limited resource approach. In line with current research on well-being, we differentiated between hedonic and eudaimonic well-being using life satisfaction and vigor as indicators. Hierarchical regression analyses showed that only vigor predicted both forms of PI. Our results support the self-regulation approach and indicate that eudaimonic well-being is the relevant affective well-being dimension for proactive behavior. © 2011 Baylor University.

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
2012-01-01
10.1111/j.1540-6520.2011.00490.xhttp://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84856009674&partnerID=8YFLogxK