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Work engagement: Evolution of the concept and a new inventory

Author(s) / Creator(s)

Kuok, Angus C. H.
Taormina, Robert J.

Abstract / Description

To provide a more integrated framework for the study of work engagement, the literature on this concept was reviewed in order to develop a clearer definition of this construct that (instead of being based on the separate construct of burnout) is based on the original theory of work engagement, which allowed a new, more precise measure of work engagement to be created. The new work engagement items were tested to assess their psychometrics. Their integrity was tested via exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses, which retained 18 items for a three-component model having satisfactory fit indexes with three 6-item subscales named Cognitive, Emotional, and Physical Work Engagement. The reliabilities and validities of the new scales were also empirically tested, with reliabilities ranging from .78 to .91; and correlation tests yielded statistical support for the convergent, divergent, and concurrent validities of the new measure. The scales were also tested for application to organizations, with Self-Efficacy as a positive predictor that explained 10% to 16% of the variance for all three work engagement measures. Also, the three work engagement scales were all negative predictors of, and, together, explained 12% of the variance for Turnover Intention. Moreover, work engagement and burnout were empirically shown to be independent constructs.

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work engagement measure cognitive work engagement emotional work engagement physical work engagement validation burnout turnover intention

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Date of first publication

2017-10-20

Journal title

Psychological Thought

Volume

10

Issue

2

Page numbers

262–287

Publisher

PsychOpen GOLD

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publishedVersion

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peerReviewed

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Kuok, A. C. H., & Taormina, R. J. (2017). Work engagement: Evolution of the concept and a new inventory. Psychological Thought, 10(2), 262–287. https://doi.org/10.5964/psyct.v10i2.236
  • Author(s) / Creator(s)
    Kuok, Angus C. H.
  • Author(s) / Creator(s)
    Taormina, Robert J.
  • PsychArchives acquisition timestamp
    2018-11-28T10:01:36Z
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    2018-11-28T10:01:36Z
  • Date of first publication
    2017-10-20
  • Abstract / Description
    To provide a more integrated framework for the study of work engagement, the literature on this concept was reviewed in order to develop a clearer definition of this construct that (instead of being based on the separate construct of burnout) is based on the original theory of work engagement, which allowed a new, more precise measure of work engagement to be created. The new work engagement items were tested to assess their psychometrics. Their integrity was tested via exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses, which retained 18 items for a three-component model having satisfactory fit indexes with three 6-item subscales named Cognitive, Emotional, and Physical Work Engagement. The reliabilities and validities of the new scales were also empirically tested, with reliabilities ranging from .78 to .91; and correlation tests yielded statistical support for the convergent, divergent, and concurrent validities of the new measure. The scales were also tested for application to organizations, with Self-Efficacy as a positive predictor that explained 10% to 16% of the variance for all three work engagement measures. Also, the three work engagement scales were all negative predictors of, and, together, explained 12% of the variance for Turnover Intention. Moreover, work engagement and burnout were empirically shown to be independent constructs.
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  • Publication status
    publishedVersion
  • Review status
    peerReviewed
  • Citation
    Kuok, A. C. H., & Taormina, R. J. (2017). Work engagement: Evolution of the concept and a new inventory. Psychological Thought, 10(2), 262–287. https://doi.org/10.5964/psyct.v10i2.236
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  • ISSN
    2193-7281
  • Persistent Identifier
    https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12034/1500
  • Persistent Identifier
    https://doi.org/10.23668/psycharchives.1866
  • Language of content
    eng
  • Publisher
    PsychOpen GOLD
  • Is version of
    https://doi.org/10.5964/psyct.v10i2.236
  • Keyword(s)
    work engagement measure
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  • Keyword(s)
    cognitive work engagement
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  • Keyword(s)
    emotional work engagement
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  • Keyword(s)
    physical work engagement
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  • Keyword(s)
    validation
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  • Keyword(s)
    burnout
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  • Keyword(s)
    turnover intention
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  • Dewey Decimal Classification number(s)
    150
  • Title
    Work engagement: Evolution of the concept and a new inventory
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  • DRO type
    article
  • Issue
    2
  • Journal title
    Psychological Thought
  • Page numbers
    262–287
  • Volume
    10
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