Work Engagement and its Determinants in the Presence of Psychological Well-being

Abstract

This study tends to highlight the role work engagement, and focus on what traits will change Primary School Teacher toward work engagement. Psychological well-being acts as a mediator in the relationships between voice behavior and work engagement. Analyses were conducted using data from a sample of 450 male primary school teachers of Southern Punjab in the Multan, Khanewal and Vehari districts, Pakistan. Data was collected through a questionnaire based on adopted scales. Exploratory factor analysis, confirmatory factor analysis, and multi-group moderation was conducted to provide statistical evidence for hypotheses. Work Design and voice behavior were found significant in predicting work engagement through direct relationship. Voice behavior also was found having significant relationship through mediation of psychological well-being with work engagement. However, Occupational Self-efficacy has an insignificant direct relation with work engagement among primary school teachers. Additionally, psychological well-being (the mediator) was found to be a significant mediator of the hypothesized path between voice behavior and work engagement.