Core Self-Evaluations, Perceived Job Characteristics and Job Satisfaction: Evidence from Two Independent Samples of Highly Skilled Argentinian Workers
Autoevaluaciones Esenciales, Características Percibidas del Empleo y Satisfacción Laboral: Evidencia a partir de dos Muestras Independientes de Trabajadores Argentinos Altamente Calificados
Core self-evaluations, Características Percebidas de Emprego e Satisfação no Trabalho: Evidências de duas Amostras Independentes de Trabalhadores Argentinos altamente Qualificados
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https://doi.org/10.15446/rcp.v28n1.70420Keywords:
Core Self-Evaluations, job satisfaction, job characteristics, personality (en)Autoevaluaciones Centrales, satisfacción laboral, características del trabajo, personalidad (es)
Core Self-Evaluations, satisfação no trabalho, características de emprego, personalidade (pt)
This study examined the mediating role of perceived job characteristics in the relationship between core self-evaluations (CSEs) and job satisfaction. Data were collected from two independent samples of highly skilled workers in Argentina (190 scholars and 116 managers). The results from the structural equation modeling analysis revealed that perceived job characteristics partly mediated the relationship between CSEs and job satisfaction in both samples (32% in sample 1 and 65% in sample 2), suggesting that those individuals with higher CSEs tended to perceive their jobs as more resourceful (i.e., more rewarding, secure, and supportive), which increased their levels of job satisfaction. ese findings were consistent with those reported in North-American and European organizational settings, which provided further support to the universality and cross-cultural generalizability of the CSE construct.
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Pujol-Cols, L. (2019). Core self-evaluations, perceived job characteristics and job satisfaction: Evidence from two independent samples of highly skilled Argentinian workers. Revista Colombiana de Psicología, 28, 131-146. https://doi.org/10.15446/rcp.v28n1.70420
El estudio analizó el rol mediador que cumplen las características percibidas del trabajo en la relación entre las autoevaluaciones
esenciales (CSEs) y la satisfacción laboral. Se recopilaron datos a partir de dos muestras independientes de trabajadores argentinos altamente calificados (190 académicos y 116 gerentes). Los resultados del análisis de ecuaciones estructurales reveló que las características percibidas del empleo mediaron parcialmente la relación entre las CSEs y la satisfacción laboral en ambas muestras (32% en la muestra 1 y 65% en la muestra 2), lo cual sugiere que las personas con CSEs más altas tienden a percibir sus empleos como más beneficiosos (es decir, más gratificantes, seguros y contenedores). Esto aumentó sus niveles de satisfacción laboral. Los resultados concuerdan con aquellos reportados en entornos organizacionales norteamericanos y europeos, lo que sustenta aún más la universalidad y la posibilidad de generalización transcultural del constructo CSE.
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Pujol-Cols, L. (2019). Autoevaluaciones Esenciales, Características Percibidas del Trabajo y Satisfacción Laboral: Evidencia a partir de dos Muestras Independientes de Trabajadores Argentinos Altamente Calificados. Revista Colombiana de Psicología, 28, 131-146. https://doi.org/10.15446/rcp.v28n1.70420
O estudo analisou o papel mediador das características percebidas do emprego na relação entre a core self-evaluations (CSEs) e satisfação no trabalho. Os dados foram coletados de duas amostras independentes de trabalhadores argentinos altamente qualificados (190 acadêmicos e 116 gerentes). Os resultados da análise a partir da equação estrutural revelaram que as características de percepção do emprego mediaram parcialmente a relação entre as CSEs e a satisfação no trabalho em ambas as amostras (32 na amostra 1 e 65 na amostra 2), sugerindo que pessoas com CSEs mais altas tendem a perceber seus empregos como mais beneficiosos (isto é, mais gratificantes, seguros e solidários). O que aumentou seu nível de satisfação no trabalho. Os resultados concordam com os relatados em entornos organizacionais norte-americanos e europeus, o que apoia ainda mais a universalidade e a possibilidade de generalização transcultural do construto CSE.
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