Daily work events and state work engagement: the mediating role of affect

• Autores: Cibeles Miralles Ortiz, José Navarro Cid, Dana Unger
• Localización: International Journal of Social Psychology, Revista de Psicología Social, ISSN-e 1579-3680, ISSN 0213-4748, Vol. 30, Nº 2, 2015, págs. 264-294
• Idioma: inglés
• DOI: 10.1080/21711976.2015.1016755
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• Resumen
  • español

    De acuerdo a la teoría de los eventos afectivos, el proceso de generación de emociones se inicia con las valoraciones cognitivas que los trabajadores hacen de los eventos afectivos que viven. Además, esta teoría sostiene que las experiencias afectivas generadas influyen en las actitudes y el comportamiento en el trabajo. En este estudio se aplica este marco teórico para explicar la dinámica de algunas variables que influyen en el work engagement diario. Usamos un diseño diario para analizar el rol mediador del afecto en la relación entre las interpretaciones de los eventos y el work engagement diario. Ciento diecisiete trabajadores respondieron a un cuestionario diario durante 10 días, obteniéndose un total de 1,203 registros. El análisis multinivel evidenció que las valoraciones cognitivas diarias de los eventos están positivamente relacionadas con el work engagement, y que esta relación está mediada parcialmente por el afecto positivo y negativo. El efecto del afecto positivo fue más grande que el del afecto negativo. Las relaciones exploradas brindan nuevos elementos teóricos para los modelos que explican qué variables influyen en el work engagement diario

  • English

    According to Affective Events Theory, the emotional elicitation process is initiated by the appraisal of affective events happening to employees. Moreover, the theory states that these elicited affective experiences influence attitude and behaviour in the workplace. In the present study this theoretical frame is applied to explain the interplay of variables influencing state work engagement. We analyse the mediating role of affect between work events� appraisals and daily work engagement, using a diary study. One hundred and seventeen workers answered a daily questionnaire for at least 10 days generating a total of 1,203 registers. Multilevel analysis proved that daily events� appraisal is positively related to state work engagement, and that this relationship is partially mediated by positive and negative affect. Moreover, the effect of positive affect was bigger than the one of negative affect. The explored relations provide new theoretical elements for models that explain which variables influence state work engagement

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