Other- (vs. self-) oriented meaning interventions enhance momentary work engagement through changes in work
Katarzyna Cantarero1, Wijnand A P van Tilburg2, Ewelina Smoktunowicz3
1Faculty of Psychology in Wroclaw.
Abstract:
We tested whether a short, online meaning intervention boosts momentary work engagement (MWE) through an increase in perceived work meaningfulness. In Study 1 (N = 227), employees who were asked to write why their work was meaningful subsequently experienced higher work meaningfulness and higher MWE compared to a control group. Work meaningfulness mediated the relationship between the intervention and MWE. Study 2, conducted among employees (N = 254), found that writing about how one's work serves a greater good (vs. how it advances personal career, vs. control) led to an increase in work meaningfulness, which consequently predicted MWE. The research examines a new tool to enhance work meaningfulness that can be easily and widely applied and that provides insight into how sources of meaningful work are related to work meaningfulness and to important occupational outcomes. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved).
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