Emmerich Astrid I, Rigotti Thomas
Work and Organizational Psychology, Leipzig University Leipzig, Germany.
Work, Organizational and Business Psychology, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Germany.
Front Psychol. 2017 Mar 3;8:307. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2017.00307. eCollection 2017.
This study investigates the role of context-specific authenticity at work for work-related outcomes (intrinsic motivation, work ability) and depressivity. Furthermore reciprocal relations between work-related authenticity and healthy psychological functioning are investigated. Longitudinal data from 1,243 employees from 63 subsidiaries of a non-profit organization in the social sector were analyzed using multilevel structural equation modeling. Work-related authenticity at T1 predicted work ability and depressivity, but not intrinsic motivation at T2, about 6 months later. Work-related authenticity at T2 was predicted by intrinsic motivation and depressivity, but not by work ability at T1. We conclude that work-related authenticity and healthy psychological functioning are positively reinforcing each other. Thus, enabling employees to be authentic supposedly increases their well-being and is a pivotal opportunity for organizations to foster health and performance-related indicators like work ability and prevent negative health indicators like depressivity. At the same time, authenticity of employees can be fostered through workplace health promotion.
本研究探讨工作中特定情境真实性对工作相关结果（内在动机、工作能力）和抑郁倾向的作用。此外，还研究了与工作相关的真实性和健康心理功能之间的相互关系。使用多层次结构方程模型分析了来自社会部门一个非营利组织63个分支机构的1243名员工的纵向数据。T1时与工作相关的真实性预测了约6个月后的T2时的工作能力和抑郁倾向，但未预测内在动机。T2时与工作相关的真实性由内在动机和抑郁倾向预测，而非T1时的工作能力。我们得出结论，与工作相关的真实性和健康心理功能相互正向促进。因此，使员工能够展现真实自我可能会提高他们的幸福感，这是组织促进工作能力等与健康和绩效相关指标、预防抑郁等负面健康指标的关键契机。同时，员工的真实性可以通过职场健康促进来培养。
