Personality, work characteristics, and employee well-being: a longitudinal analysis of additive and moderating effects.
This study tested the longitudinal influence of personality (measured by the characteristics growth need strength, negative affectivity [NA], and upward striving) on 3 psychological outcomes (intrinsic work motivation, emotional exhaustion, and turnover intention), using a pattern of specific relationships between work characteristics and these outcomes as a framework. The study hypotheses were tested in a multioccupational sample consisting of bank employees and teachers, using a 2-wave panel design with a 1-year time interval and structural equation modeling. NA had a cross-lagged direct and additive relationship with emotional exhaustion and also moderated the relationship between Time 1 workload and Time 2 emotional exhaustion. The authors concluded that NA may have multiple effects on emotional exhaustion that persist over time.
Houkes
Inge
I
Department of Health Organization, Policy and Economics, Maastricht University, The Netherlands. I.Houkes@beoz.unimaas.nl
Janssen
Peter P M
PP
de Jonge
Jan
J
Bakker
Arnold B
AB
D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D002055:Burnout, Professional / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016013:Likelihood Functions; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D008960:Models, Psychological; D009042:Motivation; D009426:Netherlands; D009790:Occupations; D010551:Personality; D010563:Personnel Turnover; D012944:Social Support; D016526:Workload