The psychological conditions that predict work engagement among tertiary education employees

Chikoko, Gamuchirai L.; Buitendach, Johanna H.; Kanengoni, Herbert

doi:10.1080/14330237.2014.997026

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“…Breaking down the total effect of the two psychological empowerment dimensions, meaningfulness and competence, into direct and indirect (Table 4) shows that felt obligation mediates the relationship between them and personal initiative. This result is expected and consistent with previous research suggesting that perceptions of meaningfulness and competence constitute psychological resources (e.g., Simbula et al, 2011;Chikoko et al, 2014;Jerusalem et al, 1992).…”

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Empowerment and initiative: the mediating role of obligation

Wikhamn

Selart

2019

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the extent to which psychological empowerment and felt obligation can explain variations in personal initiative. Design/methodology/approach Employees from a Swedish organization participated in a web-based survey. Findings Psychological empowerment is important for enhancing proactive behavior at work, but its dimensions relate differently to personal initiative. Felt obligation mediates the relationship between psychological empowerment and personal initiative, but only for two dimensions of empowerment (meaningfulness and competence). Originality/value The paper contributes to our understanding of how employees’ feeling of obligation explains one form of proactive behavior. It also highlights the overlooked distinctiveness of psychological empowerment dimensions in predicting personal initiative at work.

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Empowerment and initiative: the mediating role of obligation

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Selart

2019

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“…A 5-item scale developed by Lemire et al [ 63 ] was used to measure mature and emerging treatments related Internet health information seeking. We also adapted a 3-item scale from Chikoko et al [ 64 ] to measure patients’ sense of psychological safety. Patients’ perceived quality of Internet health information is a second-order construct that includes relevance, understandability, adequacy, and usefulness; we measured it using a 16-item scale [ 12 ].…”

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Mature or Emerging? The Impact of Treatment-Related Internet Health Information Seeking on Patients’ Trust in Physicians

Zhang

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Years of clinical trials have proven the maturity and safety of certain treatments, however, some of these mature treatments may not be highly effective. Several treatments have emerged through technological innovations, but their long-term safety, efficacy, and adverse effects remain unknown. At present, many patients seek information related to their treatments on the Internet, which may impact their attitudes towards different treatments and their trust in physicians. In this study, a research model was developed to examine how patients’ trust in their physicians is influenced by related online information on mature or emerging treatments. The hypotheses were tested using confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) and structural equation modelling (SEM). A total of 336 valid responses were collected through an online survey. Mature treatments related health information was found to significantly improve patients’ trust. Thus, physicians should pay more attention to mature treatments, and encourage their patients to seek related information online. Moreover, the quality of online information should be developed further to increase patients’ satisfaction. Physicians should also consider their patients’ psychological safety in communication with patients to strengthen their trust.

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“…Psychological conditions mediate between their antecedents and outcomes (Chikoko, Buitendach & Kanengoni 2014;May et al 2004;Rothmann & Buys 2011). May et al (2004) provided some empirical evidence that the psychological conditions of meaningfulness, safety and availability could mediate between engagement and its antecedents.…”

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Engagement of employees in a research organisation: A relational perspective

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Jorgensen

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Background: Increasing work engagement in a sustainable way remains a challenge despite years of research on the topic. Relationships at work are vital to foster engagement or disengagement. While the relational model by Kahn and Heaphy is conceptually appealing to explain work engagement, it lacks empirical support.Aims: The aims of this study were to investigate the associations among relational factors, psychological conditions (psychological meaningfulness, availability and safety) and work engagement and to test a structural model of work engagement.Setting: A total of 443 individuals in an agricultural research organisation participated in a cross-sectional study.Methods: Four scales that measured relational factors, the Psychological Conditions Scale and the Work Engagement Scale were administered. Latent variable modelling was used to test the measurement and structural models.Results: The results confirmed a structural model in which relational facets of job design contributed to psychological meaningfulness. Emotional exhaustion (inverse) and co-worker relationships contributed to psychological availability. Supervisor relationships contributed to psychological safety. Psychological meaningfulness and psychological availability contributed to work engagement, while emotional exhaustion contributed to disengagement.Conclusion: The relational context is an important target for intervention to affect the psychological conditions which precede work engagement. To promote work engagement, it is vital to focus on psychological meaningfulness, psychological availability and emotional exhaustion.

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The psychological conditions that predict work engagement among tertiary education employees

Cited by 14 publications

References 24 publications

Empowerment and initiative: the mediating role of obligation

Empowerment and initiative: the mediating role of obligation

Mature or Emerging? The Impact of Treatment-Related Internet Health Information Seeking on Patients’ Trust in Physicians

Engagement of employees in a research organisation: A relational perspective

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