Appreciation and Illegitimate Tasks as Predictors of Affective Well-being: Disentangling Within- and Between-Person Effects

This study examines the effects of appreciation and illegitimate tasks on affective well-being. As empirical results often refer to inter-individual effects but are interpreted in terms of intra-individual effects, we try to disentangle the two. In longitudinal multilevel structural equation models...

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Autores: Jacobshagen, Nicola, Kälin, Wolfgang, Stocker, Désirée
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2020
País:España
Institución:Colegio Oficial de Psicólogos de Madrid
Repositorio:Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology
OAI Identifier:oai:journals.copmadrid.org:jwop/art/jwop2020a6
Acceso en línea:https://doi.org/10.5093/jwop2020a6
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Appreciation, Illegitimate tasks, Intra-vs. inter-individual, Well-being, Stress as offense to self
Reconocimiento profesional, Tareas improcedentes, Intraindividual vs. interindividual, Bienestar, Estrés como amenaza al yo
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Sumario:This study examines the effects of appreciation and illegitimate tasks on affective well-being. As empirical results often refer to inter-individual effects but are interpreted in terms of intra-individual effects, we try to disentangle the two. In longitudinal multilevel structural equation models with data of 308 participants, appreciation predicted affective well-being in the expected direction both on the within-level and the between-level, whereas illegitimate tasks had a stronger effect on the between level. On the within-level, appreciation buffered the effect of illegitimate tasks for two of the four facets of affective well-being. Demonstrating a convergent and pervasive effect of appreciation on both levels but diverging effects of illegitimate tasks implies that finding on one level may, but need not, work on the other level as well.