Autoevaluaciones esenciales y autonomía: un estudio de sus efectos directos e interactivos sobre el entusiasmo laboral en profesionales argentinos

Lucas J. Pujol-Cols

doi:10.18046/j.estger.2018.149.2839

Authors

Lucas J. Pujol-Cols Investigador, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas - CONICET, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Investigador, Centro de Investigaciones Económicas y Sociales, Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8754-3416

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18046/j.estger.2018.149.2839

Keywords:

Personality, Core Self-Evaluations, Autonomy, Work Engagement, Job demands-resources model

Abstract

The evidence regarding the way personal and job resources interplay in predicting work engagement has been limited and inconsistent. This paper aims to examine the direct and interactive effects of core self-evaluations (CSE) and autonomy on work engagement in a sample of 136 Argentinian scholars. Results of the hierarchical regression analyses reveal that both autonomy and CSE exhibit a direct and positive effect on work engagement. Results also show that the positive effects of autonomy on two dimensions of work engagement, namely, dedication and absorption, are moderated by CSE.

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