Antecedents of flourishing at work in a fast-moving consumer goods company

Bibliographic Data

ID15345797
AuthorsCindy Rautenbach (Optentia Research Focus Area, North-West University, Vanderbijlpark, South Africa), Sebastiaan Rothmann (0000-0001-6065-4338, Optentia Research Focus Area, North-West University, Vanderbijlpark, South Africa, corresponding author)
Year2017
Volume27
Issue3
Pages227-234
Publication date2017-06-26
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Psychology in Africa (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1433-0237 • E-ISSN: 1815-5626
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/14330237.2017.1321846
OpenAlexW2736301386
LanguageEN
Citations received7
References cited58

The aims of this study were to investigate antecedents of flourishing in the workplace. A cross-sectional survey design was used with a stratified random sample of 779 employees in a fast-moving consumer goods company in South Africa (females = 40.4%, blacks = 33.4%). The participants responded to the Flourishing-at-Work Scale -Short Form, Job Demands-Resources Scale, one subscale of the Survey Work-Home Interaction – Nijmegen, and Authentic Leadership Questionnaire. The results showed that advancement, negative work-home interaction (inverse), and authentic leadership predicted flourishing at work. Workload, job insecurity, and compensation did not predict workplace flourishing or languishing. The study confirms the relevance of the Job Demands-Resources model for understanding flourishing in the workplace

Economics · Flourishing · Geography · Job satisfaction · Management · Scale (ratio · Work (physics · Work engagement · Workload · Employment and Welfare Studies · Engineering · Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior · Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction · Psychology · Social Psychology