How does self-regulation of emotions impact employee work engagement: The mediating role of social resources. (14th November 2014)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Bouckenooghe, Dave; Raja, Usman; Abbas, Muhammad
• Is Part Of: Journal of management & organization. Volume 20:Number 4(2014)
• Page Start: 508
• Page End: 525
• Publication Date: 2014-11-14
• Subjects: Management -- Periodicals; 658.005
• DOI: 10.1017/jmo.2014.43
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1833-3672

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="normal"> <title>Abstract</title> <p>Drawing upon the Conservation of Resources Theory, we investigated the hitherto unexplored role of 'social resources' (i.e., trust in supervisor and social interaction) in mediating the relationship between 'self-regulation of emotions' (i.e., a personal resource) and work engagement. The data were collected from 296 IT professionals at four well-established IT firms in Ukraine. As we hypothesized, self-regulation of emotions positively affected work engagement, yet this effect partially disappeared when controlling for the role of social resources. Together, these findings illustrate the dynamic role of an individual's personal and social resources in fostering work engagement.</p> </abstract>