Social connectedness and job satisfaction in Mexican teleworkers during the pandemic: the mediating role of affective well-being

Daniel Arturo Cernas-Ortiz () and Lau Wai-Kwan ()

Estudios Gerenciales, 2021, vol. 37, issue 158, 37-48

Abstract: The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between social connectedness outside of work and job satisfaction in Mexican teleworkers during the COVID-19 pandemic. The research method was correlational, non-experimental, and crosssectional. Employing an online, self-administered survey, the data were collected in a non-probabilistic sample of 214 individuals. The results suggest that the relationship between social connectedness outside of work and job satisfaction is positive and mediated by positive affective well-being. The mediating effect of positive affective well-being is not moderated by optimistic attributional style. Social connectedness outside of work is important to keep job satisfaction high. Therefore, organizations should facilitate a frequent interaction of their teleworkers with others outside the work domain.

Keywords: teleworking; social connectedness; job satisfaction; affective well-being; attributional style (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I31 M12 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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