Psychological Empowerment and Work Engagement as Mediating Roles Between Trait Emotional Intelligence and Job Satisfaction

Frontiers in Psychology

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Yue Gong¹  Yong Wu²  Peng Huang³  Xiaofei Yan³  Zhengxue Luo³ 

[1] School of Fine Art, Shaanxi Normal University;English Faculty, Zhejing Yuexiu University of Foreign Languages;Department of Military Medical Psychology, Fourth Military Medical University

关键词: trait emotional intelligence;    psychological empowerment;    work engagement;    job satisfaction;    occupational well being;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fpsyg.2020.00232

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

The majority of research indicates that trait emotional intelligence (EI) plays a crucial role in personal well being; however, the deeper mechanisms of this link remain unclear. The study explored the impact of psychological empowerment and work engagement in the link between trait EI and job satisfaction. Female nurses (370) completed the EI Scale, the Psychological Empowerment Scale, the Utrecht Work Engagement Scale, and the Brief Index of Affective Job Satisfaction. The results of structural equation modeling demonstrated that work engagement partially mediated the association between trait EI and job satisfaction. Moreover, the serial one mediator model revealed that trait EI could influence job satisfaction via the serial mediating impact of “psychological empowerment–work engagement.” These results help to a better understanding of the association between these variables and demonstrate that high trait EI may improve occupational well being from emotional perspectives.

【 授权许可】

CC BY