AUTHOR=Liu Geng , Peng Huimin , Wen Hao 

TITLE=How self-leadership promotes job crafting: Based on the perspective of self-determination theory

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Psychology

VOLUME=Volume 14 - 2023

YEAR=2023

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychology/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1079196

DOI=10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1079196

ISSN=1664-1078

ABSTRACT=Based on self-determination theory, the present study develops a moderated mediation model to investigate how and when self-leadership promotes employees’ job crafting, highlighting the mediating role of autonomous motivation and the moderating role of leader empowering behavior. We test the hypotheses based on valid data collected from 269 employees using a three-wave longitudinal study design. The results show that self-leadership has a significantly positive effect on job crafting, and a positive indirect effect on job crafting via autonomous motivation. Furthermore, leader empowering behavior not only enhances the positive impact of self-leadership on autonomous motivation, but also positively moderates the mediating role of autonomous motivation in the relationship between self-leadership and job crafting. Practically, our study provides insights into how to promote job crafting. We also propose limitations and directions for future research.