Flow Support at Work: Examining the Relationship Between Strengths Use and Flow at Work Among School Staff over a Three-Year Period

Cedomir Ignjatovic (), Margaret L. Kern and Lindsay G. Oades
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Cedomir Ignjatovic: The University of Melbourne
Margaret L. Kern: The University of Melbourne
Lindsay G. Oades: The University of Melbourne

Journal of Happiness Studies, 2022, vol. 23, issue 2, No 6, 455-475

Abstract: Abstract Flow at work is thought to be a dynamic and contextually bounded experience. Its relevance to optimal human functioning is well documented. Although flow theory suggests a mutually reinforcing association between flow and strengths use, with support by cross-sectional and short-term studies, the inter-relationship of flow at work and strengths use prospectively over long time periods is unknown. Using data collected from a panel of school staff (N = 253) across five measurement occasions over a three-year period, the current study investigated the extent to which flow at work and strength use were mutually supportive cross-sectionally and prospectively. Although flow and strengths were correlated within each time point, flow was not predictive of strength use nor was strength use predictive of flow at subsequent time points. Results point to the complexities of understanding dynamic psychological processes over time, which may differ from short-term relationships. Implications for measuring and supporting wellbeing at work, while taking into account its dynamic nature, are considered.

Keywords: Flow at work; Cross-lag design; Strengths use; Human functioning; Panel design; Secondary data analysis (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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