The Mediating Role of Work Engagement in the Relationship between Executive Functioning Deficits and Employee Well-Being
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15469141 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Chee Seng Tan (0000-0003-2474-6942, Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman, corresponding author), Hira Nasir (0000-0001-5486-593X, Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman), Kai Shuen Pheh (0000-0003-2371-9053, Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman), Chin Wen Cong (0000-0003-4592-0727, Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman), Kok Wai Tay (0000-0001-9961-6013, Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman), Jia Qi Cheong (Universiti of Malaysia Sabah) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 19 |
| Issue | 20 |
| Pages | 13386-13386 |
| Publication date | 2022-10-17 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601 |
| Publisher | Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH) |
| DOI | 10.3390/ijerph192013386 |
| PMID | 36293965 |
| OpenAlex | W4306661819 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 27 |
Executive functioning and its related components have been found to promote well-being. However, there is a limited understanding of the underlying mechanism. Drawing from the job demands-resources and PERMA models, the present study examined the hypothetical mediating role of work engagement in the relationship between executive functioning deficit and well-being among 314 working adults in Malaysia. Participants answered a survey consisting of the Executive Skills Questionnaire-Revised (ESQ-R; a new measure of executive functioning deficits for working adults), Utrecht Work Engagement Scale, Employee Well-Being Scale, and Self-Rated Creativity Scale. Pearson correlation analysis showed that the ESQ-R score was negatively associated with all other target variables, while the latter was positively related to each other. Moreover, supporting the hypotheses, the results of mediation analysis using PROCESS macro found that work engagement mediated the negative relationship between executive functioning deficits and well-being after statistically controlling for the creativity score. The findings not only replicate the beneficial role of executive functioning in employees' well-being but also shed light on the underlying process of the relationship. Implications and directions for future studies are discussed
Cognition · Creativity · Developmental psychology · Executive functions · Mediation · Scale (ratio · Well-being · Work (physics · Work engagement · Working memory · Clinical Psychology · Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior · Perfectionism, Procrastination, Anxiety Studies · Psychology · Social Psychology · Workaholism, burnout, and well-being
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| Citations per year | 1 |
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| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |