How people feel about their job: effects of regulatory mode on positivity and job satisfaction

• Autores: Calongero Lo Destro, Daniela Di Santo, Alessandra Talamo, Antonio Pierro, Guido Alessandri, Gian Vittorio Caprara
• Localización: International Journal of Social Psychology, Revista de Psicología Social, ISSN-e 1579-3680, ISSN 0213-4748, Vol. 36, Nº 3, 2021, págs. 487-509
• Idioma: inglés
• DOI: 10.1080/02134748.2021.1940704
• Títulos paralelos:
  • ¿Cómo se sienten las personas sobre su trabajo?: los efectos del modo regulatorio en la positividad y la satisfacción laboral
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  • español

    El principal objetivo de este estudio era analizar los efectos de los distintos modos de regulación (evaluación y locomoción) tanto en la positividad como en la satisfacción laboral. Además, se explora el rol mediador de la positividad en la relación entre los modos de regulación y la satisfacción laboral. Para probar nuestras hipótesis, reclutamos trabajadores (N = 563) de 8 organizaciones italianas y obtuvimos las siguientes medidas: (a) valoraciones individuales sobre la Escala de la focalización regulatoria, (b) nivel de positividad y (c) satisfacción laboral global. Llevamos a cabo dos análisis independientes de regresión múltiple moderada para probar el efecto principal y las interacciones de los modos de regulación en las dos medidas de resultados. De acuerdo con nuestras hipótesis, los resultados revelan que la evaluación predecía negativamente tanto la positividad como la satisfacción laboral, mientras que la locomoción predecía positivamente ambas variables. Asimismo, los resultados revelan que los empleados que exhibían un patrón concreto de autorregulación (es decir, la combinación de un nivel elevado de evaluación y bajo de locomoción) indicaban niveles inferiores de positividad y de satisfacción laboral. Por último, mediante un análisis de moderación mediada, se observó que la positividad mediaba significativamente la relación entre los modos de regulación y la satisfacción laboral.

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    The main goal of the present study was to analyse the effects of regulatory modes (i.e., assessment and locomotion) on both positivity and job satisfaction. Furthermore, we explored the mediating role of positivity in the relationship between regulatory modes and job satisfaction. In order to test our hypotheses, we recruited employees (N = 563) from 8 Italian organizations, and obtained their individual (a) scores on the Regulatory Mode Scale, (b) ratings of positivity, and (c) overall job satisfaction. Two separate moderated multiple regression analyses were run to test the main effect and the interactions of the regulatory modes on the two outcome measures. In line with our hypotheses, the results revealed that assessment negatively predicted both positivity and job satisfaction, whereas locomotion positively predicted those variables. Furthermore, the results showed that employees showing a specific self-regulation pattern (i.e., the combination of high assessment and low locomotion) experienced lower positivity and lower job satisfaction. Finally, using a mediated moderation analysis, it was found that the relationship between regulatory modes and job satisfaction was significantly mediated by positivity.

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