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Work Engagement: A meta-Analysis Using the Job Demands-Resources Model

Greta Mazzetti, Enrique Robledo, Michela Vignoli, Gabriela Topa, Dina Guglielmi, Wilmar B. Schaufeli

Psychological Reports· 2021-12-10· review· 617 citationsgreen

Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior Employee Performance and Management Workaholism, burnout, and well-being

Abstract

Although the construct of work engagement has been extensively explored, a systematic meta-analysis based on a consistent categorization of engagement antecedents, outcomes, and well-being correlates is still lacking. The results of prior research reporting 533 correlations from 113 independent samples ( k = 94, n = 119,420) were coded using a meta-analytic approach. The effect size for development resources ( r = .45) and personal resources ( r = .48) was higher than for social resources ( r = .36) and for job resources ( r = .37). Among the outcomes and well-being correlates explored, the effect size was highest for job satisfaction ( r = .60) and commitment ( r = .63). Furthermore, moderation analysis showed that (a) concerning the occupational role, work engagement finds a low association with turnover intention among civil servants, volunteer workers, and educators; (b) collectivist cultural environments reported a greater association of feedback with engagement than individualistic environments; (c) the relationship between personal resources and engagement was stronger among workers with university degrees than workers with high school diplomas. Furthermore, the absorption dimension showed a lower effect with all variables under investigation than vigor and dedication.

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Greta Mazzetti, Enrique Robledo, Michela Vignoli, Gabriela Topa, Dina Guglielmi, Wilmar B. Schaufeli (2021). Work Engagement: A meta-Analysis Using the Job Demands-Resources Model. Psychological Reports. https://doi.org/10.1177/00332941211051988

@article{greta2021work,
  title  = {Work Engagement: A meta-Analysis Using the Job Demands-Resources Model},
  author = {Mazzetti, Greta and Robledo, Enrique and Vignoli, Michela and Topa, Gabriela and Guglielmi, Dina and Schaufeli, Wilmar B.},
  year   = {2021},
  journal = {Psychological Reports},
  doi    = {10.1177/00332941211051988}
}

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