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Zest and work

Author(s) -

Peterson Christopher,

Park Nansook,

Hall Nicholas,

Seligman Martin E. P.

Publication year - 2009

Publication title -

journal of organizational behavior

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.938

H-Index - 177

eISSN - 1099-1379

pISSN - 0894-3796

DOI - 10.1002/job.584

Subject(s) - zest , psychology , social psychology , life satisfaction , trait , aesthetics , art , computer science , programming language

Zest is a positive trait reflecting a person's approach to life with anticipation, energy, and excitement. In the present study, 9803 currently employed adult respondents to an Internet site completed measures of dispositional zest, orientation to work as a calling, and satisfaction with work and life in general. Across all occupations, zest predicted the stance that work was a calling ( r = .39), as well as work satisfaction ( r = .46) and general life satisfaction ( r = .53). Zest deserves further attention from organizational scholars, especially how it can be encouraged in the workplace. Copyright © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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