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ORIGINAL RESEARCH article
Front. Psychol.
Sec. Organizational Psychology
Volume 15 - 2024 |
doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1332687
Individual work-motive values: determinants and consequences for the appraisal of specific health-related work characteristics
Provisionally accepted- National Institute of Occupational Health, Oslo, Norway
The objectives of the present study were to determine if (I) work-motive values influence the appraisal of specific work characteristics of significance for health and function and if (II) subject variables impact work-motive values. Two aspects of work-motive values were studied: values that assign importance to pursuing one's personal goals and interests, internally based work-motive values (IntWMV), and values that assign importance to external factors, externally based workmotive values (ExtWMV). These aspects of motive values, age, gender, skill level, managerial role, and specific psychosocial work characteristics were analyzed in a cross-sectional sample of 12994 employees in 101 private and public organizations. Two-year follow-up prospective data from 6252 employees in 69 organizations elucidated whether associations were stable over time. The results showed that IntWMV influenced reports of levels of control of decisions, empowering leadership, innovative climate, quantitative demands, feedback from work, and self-leadership. ExtWMV was most consistently associated with role clarity. Skill level and managerial role were associated with reporting higher levels of IntWMV and lower ExtWMV. In conclusion, the present data support the assumption that work-motive values influence the appraisal, reporting, and consequently measurements of work characteristics. Managers differ from subordinates in work-motive values and may face challenges in ascertaining and supporting subordinates' needs.
Keywords: work-motive values, skill level, Managerial role, Work characteristics, Selfleadership
Received: 03 Nov 2023; Accepted: 09 Jul 2024.
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* Correspondence:
Stein Knardahl, National Institute of Occupational Health, Oslo, Norway
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