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Job Resources and Work Engagement: Optimism as Moderator Among Finnish Managers

Stela SalminenAnne MäkikangasTaru Feldt

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work engagementjohtaminenorganisaatioilmapiirimedia_common.quotation_subjectJob controllcsh:BF1-990resurssitlcsh:RC321-571Optimismjob resourcesPolitical scienceSuomisitoumuslcsh:Neurosciences. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatryta512Finlandjob controlta515media_commonoptimismiorganizational climatemoderationComputingMilieux_THECOMPUTINGPROFESSIONWork engagementMultilevel modelJob attitudeoptimism; job resources; work engagement; organizational climate; job control; moderationtyökontrolliGeneral MedicineModerationOrganisation climateoptimismlcsh:PsychologyJob performanceSocial psychologymanagementengagement

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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.

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
2014-05-09Journal of european psychology students
10.5334/jeps.buhttps://doi.org/10.5334/jeps.bu