Be happy to be successful: a mediational model of PERMA variables. (12th February 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Goh, Pei Shan; Goh, Yong Wah; Jeevanandam, Loshnah; Nyolczas, Zsuzsa; Kun, Agota; Watanabe, Yayoi; Noro, Ikuko; Wang, Rong; Jiang, Jiang
• Is Part Of: Asia Pacific journal of human resources. Volume 60:Number 3(2022)
• Page Start: 632
• Page End: 657
• Publication Date: 2021-02-12
• Subjects: job performance -- PERMA -- positive emotions; Personnel management -- Periodicals; Personnel management -- Asia -- Periodicals; Personnel management -- Pacific Area -- Periodicals; Personnel -- Direction -- Périodiques; Personnel -- Direction -- Asie -- Périodiques; Personnel -- Direction -- Pacifique, Région du -- Périodiques; 658.3005
• DOI: 10.1111/1744-7941.12283
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1038-4111

Abstract

Abstract : To conceptualize how employees' perception of job performance might be generated, the present study tested a process model of Seligman's (2011, The Journal of Positive Psychology 13, 333) PERMA. Hierarchical regression and mediation analyses were conducted on 648 working adults from Hungary, Japan, China and Australia. A significant mediation effect of Positive Relationships and Meaning on the pathway from Positive Emotions to Accomplishment was found. Meaning was a stronger mediator than Positive Relationships. The indirect effect of Engagement as a mediator between Positive Emotions and Accomplishment was not significant, contrary to past empirical evidence of Engagement as a mediator. These findings demonstrate the significance of examining PERMA with a holistic approach. The implications of this study on workplace performance interventions are also discussed.