Positive Emotions at Work and Job Crafting: Results From Two Prospective Studies

Frontiers in Psychology

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Anna Rogala¹  Roman Cieslak¹ 

[1] Faculty of Psychology, SWPS University of Social Sciences and Humanities;Health, and Hazards Center, University of Colorado, United States

关键词: job crafting;    positive emotions;    collective flow;    self-efficacy;    broaden-and-build theory;    social cognitive theory;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fpsyg.2019.02786

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

To date, research confirmed the effects of job crafting on the functioning of employees and organizations. In contrast, the evidence for the predictors of job crafting is limited. Based on broaden-and-build (B&B) theory, it may be assumed that high positive emotions at work would predict high job crafting behaviors at follow-ups. In line with social cognitive theory (SCT), it may be hypothesized that self-efficacy would mediate the relationship between positive emotions at work and following job crafting behaviors. The hypotheses were tested in a three-wave prospective study (Study 1, N = 124), with individual beliefs measured as the predictors. In a three-wave prospective Study 2 ( N = 99), individual perceptions of collective flow at work and collective efficacy were assessed. Results of Studies 1 and 2 indicated that positive emotions at work predicted increasing structural resources, a job crafting dimension. Moreover, findings of Study 2 showed that collective flow at work predicted another job crafting dimension, i.e., increasing social resources. These results may inform good practices and help in designing individual- and team-level interventions enhancing job crafting behaviors.

【 授权许可】

CC BY