Perceived Organizational Support for the Use of Employees’ Strengths and Employee Well-Being: A Cross-Country Comparison

Maria Christina Meyers (), Byron G. Adams, Lusanda Sekaja, Carmen Buzea, Ana-Maria Cazan, Mihaela Gotea, Delia Stefenel and Marianne Woerkom
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Maria Christina Meyers: Tilburg University
Byron G. Adams: Tilburg University
Lusanda Sekaja: University of Johannesburg
Carmen Buzea: Transilvania University of Brașov
Ana-Maria Cazan: Transilvania University of Brașov
Mihaela Gotea: Transilvania University of Brașov
Delia Stefenel: Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu
Marianne Woerkom: Tilburg University

Journal of Happiness Studies, 2019, vol. 20, issue 6, No 8, 1825-1841

Abstract: Abstract Prior research in Western contexts has pointed to the benefits of supporting employees in the use of their personal strengths at work. This manuscript aims to investigate the invariance of the relationship between employees’ perceived organizational support for the use of their strengths and their well-being (work engagement, burnout, and satisfaction with life) across countries. To this end, we collected a cross-sectional sample of n = 1894 working individuals from five different countries (Germany, Indonesia, the Netherlands, Romania, and South Africa). The results of multigroup path analysis indicated that the relationships between support for the use of their strengths at work and the three indicators of well-being did not differ across the five countries. Perceived support for the use of strengths displayed a significant positive relationship with work engagement and satisfaction with life and a significant negative relationship with burnout. Consequently, our findings provide initial evidence for the universal benefits of focusing on individual strengths at work.

Keywords: Cross-country comparison; Employees; Employee well-being; Individual strengths; Use of strengths (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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