Core self-evaluations and work engagement: Testing a perception, action, and development path.

ABSTRACT: Core self-evaluations (CSE) have predictive value for important work outcomes such as job satisfaction and job performance. However, little is known about the mechanisms that may explain these relationships. The purpose of the present study is to contribute to CSE theory by proposing and subsequently providing a first test of theoretically relevant mediating paths through which CSE may be related to work engagement. Based on approach/avoidance motivation and Job Demands-Resources theory, we examined a perception (via job characteristics), action (via job crafting), and development path (via career competencies). Two independent samples were obtained from employees working in Germany and The Netherlands (N = 303 and N = 404, respectively). When taking all mediators into account, results sho

SUBMITTER: Tims M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5546708 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature