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Thriving at work: A meta‐analysis

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Kleine, Anne‐Kathrin, Rudolph, Cort W., Zacher, Hannes·2019·Journal of Organizational Behavior
DOI 10.1002/job.2375
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Summary: Thriving at work refers to a positive psychological state characterized by a joint sense of vitality and learning. On the basis of Spreitzer and colleagues' model, we present a comprehensive meta‐analysis of antecedents and outcomes of thriving at work ( K = 73 independent samples, N = 21,739 employees). Results showed that thriving at work is associated with individual characteristics, such as psychological capital ( r c = .47), proactive personality ( r c = .58), positive affect ( r c = .52), and work engagement ( r c = .64). Positive associations were also found between thriving at work and relational characteristics, including supportive coworker behavior ( r c = .42), supportive leadership behavior ( r c = .44), and perceived organizational support ( r c = .63). Moreover, thriving at work is related to important employee outcomes, including health‐related outcomes such as burnout ( r c = −.53), attitudinal outcomes such as commitment ( r c = .65), and performance‐related outcomes such as task performance ( r c = .35). The results of relative weights analyses suggest that thriving exhibits small, albeit incremental predictive validity above and beyond positive affect and work engagement, for task performance, job satisfaction, subjective health, and burnout. Overall, the findings of this meta‐analysis support Spreitzer and colleagues' model and underscore the importance of thriving in the work context.

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Authors
Kleine, A., Rudolph, C. W., & Zacher, H.
Affiliations
  • University of Groningen (NL)
  • Saint Louis University (US)
  • Leipzig University (DE)
Corresponding author
  • Kleine, Anne‐Kathrin
  • Zacher, Hannes
ORCID
Venue
Journal of Organizational Behavior
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2019-06-07
Volume
40
Issue
9-10
Pages
973-999
ISSN
  • 0894-3796 (ISSN-L)
  • 1099-1379
DOI
10.1002/job.2375
OpenAlex
W2942090227
Cited by
606
References
228
Citations by year
2026: 104 · 2025: 117 · 2024: 116 · 2023: 88 · 2022: 76 · 2021: 60 · 2020: 38 · 2019: 7
FWCI
63.49
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Licence
Locations
  • Journal of Organizational Behavior (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • University of Groningen research database (University of Groningen / Centre for Information Technology) (acceptedVersion, cc-by)
  • University of Groningen research database (University of Groningen / Centre for Information Technology) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management › Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Workaholism, burnout, and well-being
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Stress and Burnout Research
Keywords
thriving at work, psychological capital, proactive personality, positive affect, work engagement, supportive leadership, coworker support, perceived organizational support, burnout, work commitment, task performance, job satisfaction, self-rated health, employee outcomes

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