Daily work engagement is a process through which daily micro-events at work influence life satisfaction

Ana Junça Silva, António Caetano and Rita Rueff

International Journal of Manpower, 2023, vol. 44, issue 7, 1288-1306

Abstract: Purpose - Drawing upon the conservation of resources theory, the authors expected that daily micro-events, daily hassles and uplifts at work influenced well-being via work engagement at the daily level. Design/methodology/approach - The authors conducted two diary studies. In study 1, 181 workers answered a daily questionnaire for four working days (N = 181 × 4 = 724). In study 2, 51 workers filled in a questionnaire for ten consecutive working days (N = 51 × 10 = 510). Findings - In study 1, the results demonstrated that work engagement fully mediated the effects of daily uplifts on well-being and partially mediated the effects of daily hassles on well-being. The results of study 2 revealed a full mediation for both kinds of daily micro-events. Hence, daily uplifts stimulated work engagement, which, in turn, enhanced well-being, and daily hassles minimized work engagement and, consequently, well-being. Originality/value - The relationships explored provide new theoretical elements for models that explain well-being.

Keywords: Daily micro-events; Daily hassles and uplifts; Work engagement; Subjective well-being; Diary studies (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.1108/IJM-05-2022-0214

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