University of Pennsylvania, USA.
DePaul University, USA.
Appl Psychol Health Well Being. 2020 Mar;12(1):144-165. doi: 10.1111/aphw.12177. Epub 2019 Jul 23.
In contrast to earlier assumptions that the "ideal worker" should embrace traditional notions of career success, there is growing recognition that possessing holistic career values may be beneficial in the work domain as well. However, there is little empirical evidence to support this argument. We hypothesised that individuals who at the time of their university graduation possessed holistic career values would display stronger personal life satisfaction 20 years later, which in turn would enhance their work engagement (i.e. an individual's perceptions of the extent to which the work environment possesses engaging characteristics).
Data from a longitudinal study of 158 university students who completed two questionnaires, one in 1992 and the other 20 years later, supported our hypotheses.
We found that individuals who possessed holistic career values displayed stronger personal life satisfaction 20 years later, which in turn enhanced their work engagement. We further found that this indirect effect of holistic career values on work engagement (through personal life satisfaction) is conditionally moderated by work-family interference.
Cultivating a holistic career perspective among employees is beneficial for both employee well-being (i.e. personal life satisfaction) and the flourishing of their organisations (i.e. work engagement).
与早期假设相反，即“理想的工人”应该接受传统的职业成功观念，越来越多的人认识到，拥有全面的职业价值观在工作领域可能也是有益的。然而，几乎没有经验证据支持这一论点。我们假设，在大学毕业时拥有全面职业价值观的个人，20 年后会表现出更强的个人生活满意度，而这反过来又会增强他们的工作投入（即个人对工作环境具有吸引力特征的程度的看法）。
一项对 158 名大学生的纵向研究的数据支持了我们的假设，这些学生完成了两份问卷，一份在 1992 年，另一份在 20 年后。
我们发现，拥有全面职业价值观的个人在 20 年后会表现出更强的个人生活满意度，从而增强他们的工作投入。我们进一步发现，全面职业价值观对工作投入的这种间接影响（通过个人生活满意度）受到工作-家庭干扰的条件调节。
在员工中培养全面的职业视角对员工的幸福感（即个人生活满意度）和他们所在组织的繁荣（即工作投入）都有益。
