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Work engagement: An emerging concept in occupational health psychology
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This position paper introduces the emerging concept of work engagement: a positive, fulfilling, affective-motivational state of work-related well-being that is characterized by vigour, dedication, and absorption. Although there are different views of work engagement, most scholars agree that engaged employees have high levels of energy and identify strongly with their work. The most often used instrument to measure engagement is the Utrecht Work Engagement Scale, a self-report instrument that has been validated in many countries across the world. Research on engagement has investigated how engagement differs from related concepts (e.g., workaholism, organizational commitment), and has focused on the most important predictors of work engagement. These studies have revealed that engagement is a unique concept that is best predicted by job resources (e.g., autonomy, supervisory coaching, performance feedback) and personal resources (e.g., optimism, self-efficacy, self-esteem). Moreover, the first studies have shown that work engagement is predictive of job performance and client satisfaction. The paper closes with an account of what we do not know about work engagement, and offers a brief research agenda for future work.
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- Authors
- Bakker, A. B., Schaufeli, W. B., Leiter, M. P., & Taris, T. W.
- Affiliations
- Erasmus University Rotterdam (NL)
- Utrecht University (NL)
- Acadia University (CA)
- Radboud University Nijmegen (NL)
- Corresponding author
- Bakker, Arnold B.
- Venue
- Work & Stress
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2008-07
- Volume
- 22
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 187-200
- ISSN
- 0267-8373 (ISSN-L)
- 1464-5335
- OpenAlex
- W2170043702
- Cited by
- 2,496
- References
- 71
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- FWCI
- 110.15
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- dspace.library.uu.nl
- Licence
- other-oa
- Locations
- Work & Stress (publishedVersion)
- Utrecht University Repository (Utrecht University) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
- Radboud Repository (Radboud University) (submittedVersion)
- 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 › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Flow Experience in Various Fields
- Keywords
- work engagement, Utrecht Work Engagement Scale, vigor, dedication, absorption, work-related well-being, job resources, personal resources, workaholism, organizational commitment, employee performance, client satisfaction, supervisor coaching, self-efficacy, optimism
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