Social connectedness and job satisfaction in Mexican teleworkers during the pandemic: the mediating role of affective well-being

Daniel Arturo Cernas-Ortiz; Lau Wai-Kwan

doi:10.18046/j.estger.2021.158.4322

Autores/as

Daniel Arturo Cernas-Ortiz Profesor investigador, Facultad de Contaduría y Administración, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México, Toluca, México. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7325-1968
Lau Wai-Kwan Associate Professor, Zeigler College of Business, Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania, Bloomsburg, United States. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3933-4094

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18046/j.estger.2021.158.4322

Palabras clave:

teletrabajo, conectividad social, satisfacción laboral, bienestar afectivo, estilo atribucional

Resumen

El propósito de este estudio fue examinar la relación entre la conectividad social fuera del trabajo y la satisfacción laboral en teletrabajadores mexicanos durante la pandemia por COVID-19. El método de investigación fue correlacional, no experimental y transversal. Los datos se recolectaron en una muestra no probabilística de 214 individuos mediante una encuesta autoadministrada en línea. Los resultados sugieren que la relación entre la conectividad social fuera del trabajo y la satisfacción laboral es positiva y está mediada por el bienestar afectivo positivo. El efecto mediator del bienestar afectivo positivo no está moderado por el estilo atribucional optimista. Dada la importancia de la satisfacción laboral, las organizaciones deberían facilitar la interacción frecuente de sus empleados con personas fuera del trabajo.

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