About the Dark and Bright Sides of Self-efficacy: Workaholism and Work Engagement

Mario del Líbano Miralles ^[1] ; Susana Llorens Gumbau ^[1] ; Marisa Salanova Soria ^[1] ; Wilmar B. Schaufeli ^[2]
1. [1] Universitat Jaume I
  
  Universitat Jaume I
  
  Castellón, España
2. [2] Utrecht University
  
  Utrecht University
  
  Países Bajos
Localización: The Spanish Journal of Psychology, ISSN 1138-7416, Vol. 15, Nº. 2, 2012, págs. 688-701
Idioma: inglés
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Resumen
- Taking the Resources-Experiences-Demands Model (RED Model) by Salanova and colleagues as our starting point, we tested how work self-efficacy relates positively to negative (i.e., work overload and work-family conflict) and positive outcomes (i.e., job satisfaction and organizational commitment), through the mediating role of workaholism (health impairment process) and work engagement (motivational process). In a sample of 386 administrative staff from a Spanish University (65% women), Structural Equation Modeling provided full evidence for the research model. In addition, Multivariate Analyses of Variance showed that self-efficacy was only related positively to one of the two dimensions of workaholism, namely, working excessively. Finally, we discuss the theoretical and practical contributions in terms of the RED Model.