Relationships Between Work Design, Engagement, and Life Satisfaction

• Jean David Polo-Vargas ^[1] ; Manuel Fernández-Ríos ^[2] ; Mariana Bargsted ^[3] ; Raúl Ramírez-Vielma ^[4] ; Moisés Mebarak ^[1] ; Milton Zambrano-Curcio ^[1] ; Jessica Collazo ^[1] ; Lina Calderín ^[1] ; Melissa Guerra ^[1]
  1. [1] Universidad del Norte

     Universidad del Norte

     Colombia

     
  2. [2] Universidad Autónoma de Madrid

     Universidad Autónoma de Madrid

     Madrid, España

     
  3. [3] Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez

     Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez

     Santiago, Chile

     
  4. [4] Universidad de Concepción

     Universidad de Concepción

     Comuna de Concepción, Chile

     

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• Localización: Psicología desde el Caribe: revista del Programa de Psicología de la Universidad del Norte, ISSN 0123-417X, Vol. 35, Nº. Extra 0, 2018, págs. 98-108
• Idioma: inglés
• Títulos paralelos:
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    The study aimed to determine the type of relationships that could exist between work design, engagement, and life satisfaction. This research was carried out in Madrid, Spain, where a random sample of 305 people answered a survey. All those constructs were assessed with the following instruments: Work Design Questionnaire - WDQ-; Utrecht Work Engagement Scale - UWES - in its short version of 9 items; and Satisfaction with Life Scale - SWLS. The Structural Equation Model (SEM) is proposed in order to determine how work design, engagement and life satisfaction are related. Results from SEM showed that work design indirectly affects life satisfaction and also can serve as predictor of engagement. In other words, work design fully mediates the relationship between engagement and life satisfaction.

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    The study aimed to determine the type of relationships that could exist between work design, engagement, and life satisfaction. This research was carried out in Madrid, Spain, where a random sample of 305 people answered a survey. All those constructs were assessed with the following instruments: Work Design Questionnaire (WDQ); Utrecht Work Engagement Scale (UWES) in its short version of 9 items; and Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS). The Structural Equation Model (SEM) was decided on in order to determine how work design, engagement and life satisfaction are related. Results from SEM showed that work design indirectly affects life satisfaction and also can serve as a predictor of engagement. In other words, work design fully mediates the relationship between engagement and life satisfaction.