The longitudinal directional associations of meaningful work with mental well-being

• Verfasst von: Herr, Raphael [VerfasserIn]
• Verfasst von: Brokmeier, Luisa Leonie [VerfasserIn]
• Verfasst von: Baron, Bertil Nestorius [VerfasserIn]
• Verfasst von: Mauss, Daniel [VerfasserIn]
• Verfasst von: Fischer, Joachim E. [VerfasserIn]
• Titel: The longitudinal directional associations of meaningful work with mental well-being
• Titelzusatz: initial findings from an exploratory investigation
• Verf.angabe: Raphael M. Herr, Luisa Brokmeier, Bertil N. Baron, Daniel Mauss and Joachim E. Fischer
• E-Jahr: 2023
• Jahr: 10 October 2023
• Umfang: 7 S.
• Illustrationen: Illustrationen
• Fussnoten: Gesehen am 10.09.2024
• Titel Quelle: Enthalten in: BMC Psychology
• Ort Quelle: London : BioMed Central, 2013
• Jahr Quelle: 2023
• Band/Heft Quelle: 11(2023), 1, Seite 1-7
• ISSN Quelle: 2050-7283
• DOI: doi:10.1186/s40359-023-01308-x
• Datenträger: Online-Ressource
• Sprache: eng
• K10plus-PPN: 1902235290

Abstract

An increasing number of studies reveal that more meaning in life is positively related to mental well-being. Meaning in life can be derived from different sources, including the workplace. The aim of this study was to explore the longitudinal directional association of meaningful work with mental well-being. Prospective data from 292 persons at two timepoints (two-week interval) were used to estimate the cross-lagged relationship and directionality of meaningful work with mental well-being. The cross-lagged panel model had a good fit to the data (Chi2 ms(90) = 150.9; p < 0.001; RMSEA = 0.048; p = 0.576; CFI = 0.984; TLI = 0.979; SRMR = 0.040) and showed that levels of meaningful work at t1 had a positive effect on mental well-being at t2 (β = 0.15, p = 0.010). But mental well-being at t1 did not affect meaningful work at t2 (β = 0.02, p = 0.652). Sub-analyses revealed the effects to be mainly driven by women (as opposed to men) and white-collar workers (as opposed to blue-collar workers). This study confirmed a directional association of meaningful work on mental well-being, indicating that more meaningful work has beneficial mental well-being effects.