Positive environment in the workplace: the case of the mediating role of work engagement between restorativeness and job satisfaction

Diego Bellini; Ferdinando Fornara; Marino Bonaiuto

Positive environment in the workplace: the case of the mediating role of work engagement between restorativeness and job satisfaction

Diego Bellini ^[1] ; Ferdinando Fornara ^[2] ; Marino Bonaiuto ^[3]
1. [1] University of Verona
  
  University of Verona
  
  Verona, Italia
2. [2] University of Cagliari
  
  University of Cagliari
  
  Cagliari, Italia
3. [3] Università de Roma La Sapienza
  
  Università de Roma La Sapienza
  
  Roma Capitale, Italia
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Localización: PsyEcology: Bilingual Journal of Environmental Psychology / Revista Bilingüe de Psicología Ambiental, ISSN-e 1989-9386, ISSN 2171-1976, Vol. 6, Nº. 2, 2015, págs. 252-286
Idioma: inglés
DOI: 10.1080/21711976.2015.1026078
Títulos paralelos:
- El entorno positivo en el ámbito laboral: el papel mediador del compromiso laboral entre la restauración y la satisfacción laboral
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- español
  En este artículo se propone que los aspectos positivos del entorno institucional laboral pueden ejercer influencias positivas significativas en la vida laboral de las personas. Centramos la atención en la relación entre las propiedades restauradoras percibidas del entorno laboral y ciertas dimensiones psicosociales de la organización o institución. Se esperaba descubrir una relación positiva entre el efecto restaurador y la satisfacción laboral a través del apoyo institucional percibido y el compromiso laboral. Ciento veintitrés trabajadores de la administración pública de una población italiana cumplimentaron un cuestionario tipo auto-informe. Los análisis de ecuaciones estructurales (MES) revelaron una relación multivariada positiva entre el factor restauración, el apoyo social, el compromiso laboral y la satisfacción laboral. Se observó tanto un efecto de mediación total del compromiso laboral entre la restauración y la satisfacción laboral intrínseca como un efecto de mediación parcial del compromiso laboral entre la restauración y la satisfacción laboral extrínseca. Estos resultados sirven para ilustrar un enfoque psicológico positivo para mejorar la satisfacción de los trabajadores en el entorno laboral.
- English
  This paper postulates that positive features of the work organizational environment can exert significant positive effects on people’s working organizational life. The focus is on the relationship between the perceived restorative properties of the work environment and some social-psychological dimensions of the organization. A positive relationship between restorativeness and job satisfaction was expected, via Perceived Organizational Support and work engagement. A self-report questionnaire was filled in by 123 office workers employed in the municipality of an Italian town. Structural Equation Modelling (SEM) analyses showed a multivariate positive relationship between restorativeness, social support, work engagement and job satisfaction. Moreover, both a full mediation effect of work engagement between restorativeness and intrinsic job satisfaction and a partial mediating effect of work engagement between restorativeness and extrinsic job satisfaction were found. These results illustrate a positive psychological approach for improving employees’ satisfaction in the workplace.
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