Safeguarding Health at the Workplace: A Study of Work Engagement, Authenticity and Subjective Wellbeing among Religious Workers

Antonio Ariza-Montes, Antonio L. Leal-Rodríguez, Jesús Ramírez-Sobrino and Horacio Molina-Sánchez
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Antonio Ariza-Montes: Department of Management, Universidad Loyola Andalucía, 14004 Córdoba, Spain
Antonio L. Leal-Rodríguez: Departamento de Administración de Empresas y Marketing, Universidad de Sevilla, 41018 Seville, Spain
Jesús Ramírez-Sobrino: Department of Management, Universidad Loyola Andalucía, 14004 Córdoba, Spain
Horacio Molina-Sánchez: Department of Management, Universidad Loyola Andalucía, 14004 Córdoba, Spain

IJERPH, 2019, vol. 16, issue 17, 1-18

Abstract: Research in work and organizational psychology has paid little attention to religious workers, something certainly surprising as faith-based organizations play a key role in the welfare state of many countries. This research shows that religious workers in a Catholic order present a high degree of subjective wellbeing, both in terms of flourishing and satisfaction with life in general, and a positive balance of positive and negative feelings. More specifically, this study examines the relationship between authenticity and wellbeing amongst religious workers. Survey responses from 142 religious workers in Spain were analyzed using partial least squares path modelling. The results reveal that subjective wellbeing at work is positively related to authenticity. In addition, this relationship is mediated by their level of work engagement.

Keywords: work engagement; authenticity; subjective wellbeing; faith-based organizations; partial least squares-PLS (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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