Daily self-management and employee work engagement
Document Type
Journal article
Source Publication
Journal of Vocational Behavior
Publication Date
2-1-2014
Volume
84
Issue
1
First Page
31
Last Page
38
Publisher
Academic Press
Keywords
Diary study, Employee engagement, Job resources, Self-management, Work engagement
Abstract
The present study adopts a bottom-up approach to work engagement by examining how self-management is related to employees' work engagement on a daily basis. Specifically, we hypothesized that on days that employees use more self-management strategies, they report higher resources at work and in turn, are more vigorous, dedicated, and absorbed in their work (i.e., engaged) on these days. We tested this hypothesis in a sample of 72 maternity nurses who filled out an online diary for 5. days (N= 360 data points). In line with our hypotheses, results of multilevel structural equation modeling analyses showed that daily self-management was positively related to the resourcefulness of the daily work environment (i.e., more skill variety, feedback, and developmental opportunities) and consequently, to employees' daily work engagement. However, contrary to our expectations, the measurement model showed that two of the five included self-management strategies (i.e., self-reward and self-punishment) loaded onto a separate factor and were unrelated to all job resources. The findings contribute to our understanding of employees' role in regulating their own daily work engagement.
DOI
10.1016/j.jvb.2013.11.002
Print ISSN
00018791
E-ISSN
10959084
Publisher Statement
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Full-text Version
Publisher’s Version
Language
English
Recommended Citation
Breevaart, K., Bakker, A. B., & Demerouti, E. (2014). Daily self-management and employee work engagement. Journal of Vocational Behavior, 84(1), 31-38. doi: 10.1016/j.jvb.2013.11.002