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How personal resources predict work engagement and self-rated performance among construction workers: a social cognitive perspective.
- Source :
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International journal of psychology : Journal international de psychologie [Int J Psychol] 2014 Jun; Vol. 49 (3), pp. 200-7. Date of Electronic Publication: 2014 Mar 13. - Publication Year :
- 2014
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Abstract
- Traditionally, research focussing on psychosocial factors in the construction industry has focused mainly on the negative aspects of health and on results such as occupational accidents. This study, however, focuses on the specific relationships among the different positive psychosocial factors shared by construction workers that could be responsible for occupational well-being and outcomes such as performance. The main objective of this study was to test whether personal resources predict self-rated job performance through job resources and work engagement. Following the predictions of Bandura's Social Cognitive Theory and the motivational process of the Job Demands-Resources Model, we expect that the relationship between personal resources and performance will be fully mediated by job resources and work engagement. The sample consists of 228 construction workers. Structural equation modelling supports the research model. Personal resources (i.e. self-efficacy, mental and emotional competences) play a predicting role in the perception of job resources (i.e. job control and supervisor social support), which in turn leads to work engagement and self-rated performance. This study emphasises the crucial role that personal resources play in determining how people perceive job resources by determining the levels of work engagement and, hence, their self-rated job performance. Theoretical and practical implications are discussed.<br /> (© 2014 International Union of Psychological Science.)
- Subjects :
- Adolescent
Adult
Confounding Factors, Epidemiologic
Cross-Sectional Studies
Emotions
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Predictive Value of Tests
Psychomotor Performance
Research Design
Self Report
Social Support
Spain
Surveys and Questionnaires
Cognition
Construction Industry
Motivation
Occupations
Self Efficacy
Task Performance and Analysis
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1464-066X
- Volume :
- 49
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- International journal of psychology : Journal international de psychologie
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 24821509
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1002/ijop.12049