title: [Work engagement of hospital physicians: do social capital and personal traits matter?].
abstract: Work engagement has been proven to be a viable indicator of physical and mental well-being at work. Research findings have shown a link between work engagement and both individual and organizational resources. The aim of the present study is to test the hypothesized relationships between personal traits (Big-5), the quality of the social work environment (social capital) and work engagement among hospital (n=35) physicians (n=387) in North-Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Structural equation modeling (SEM), combining confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) and path analysis, was employed to conduct the statistical analyses. The results of the SEM indicated that social capital and neuroticism were significantly associated with work engagement. The relationship between agreeableness and work engagement was fully mediated by social capital. Findings suggest that social capital plays a key role in promoting work engagement of physicians.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Medizinsoziologie, Versorgungsforschung und Rehabilita-tionswissenschaft (IMVR) der Humanwissenschaftlichen Fakultät und der Medizinischen Fakultät der Universität zu Köln, Eupener Straße 129, Köln. birgit.lehner@uk-koeln.de
authors.forename: Birgit
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Susanne Lehner
authors.forename: Christoph
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Kowalski
authors.forename: Markus
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wirtz
authors.forename: Lena
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ansmann
authors.forename: Elke
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Driller
authors.forename: Oliver
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Ommen
authors.forename: Tuula
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Oksanen
authors.forename: Holger
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Pfaff
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003627:Data Interpretation, Statistical; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D005260:Female; D005858:Germany; D006801:Humans; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010564:Personnel, Hospital / Q000523:psychology*; D010820:Physicians / Q000523:psychology*; D017132:Workplace