Open AccessPsychological Precursors and Manifestations of Daily Beyond-Duties Engagement Within the Assistance and Creative Professions
Author(s) -
Agnieszka Bożek
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of social sciences research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2321-1091
DOI - 10.24297/jssr.v17i.9113
Subject(s) - autonomy , work engagement , affect (linguistics) , psychology , employee engagement , action (physics) , context (archaeology) , mediation , social psychology , applied psychology , public relations , work (physics) , sociology , political science , mechanical engineering , paleontology , social science , physics , communication , quantum mechanics , law , biology , engineering
The study’s first goal was to explore and analyze ‘beyond-duties engagement’ (employee engagement that exceeds basic professional duties) within the assistance and creative professions. The second goal was to explore relationships of daily beyond-duties engagement with autonomy in action, feedback from others, positive affect and subjective assessment of one's competences. Each participant completed a daily diary for 5-6 days, and data were obtained from 64 employees, aged 21-61 (M = 38.91, SD = 8.99), from each profession. Qualitative sorting of beyond-duties engagement yielded twelve categories with forty subcategories. Hierarchical linear modelling demonstrated a positive relationship between feedback from others and subjective assessment of one's competences with enhanced beyond-duties engagement. A mediation role of positive affect was also observed. When considered within the relevant organizational context, these findings may help predict how an employee, from a given profession, is likely to respond to specific, positive stimuli at work.