Abstract
This study examines the relationships between care felt and engagement in innovative behaviors at work. We posit that when an individual perceives that coworkers care for him or her (i.e., care felt), this cultivates psychological conditions such as safety, meaningfulness, and availability, which result in a higher level of motivation and by implication engagement in innovative behaviors at work. A sample of 218 employees took part in the assessment of the relationship between the psychological conditions linked to care felt (measured at Time 1) and motivation and engagement in innovative behaviors (measured at Time 2). The results of structural equation modeling (SEM) indicate that care felt is positively linked to psychological conditions. The latter is positively related directly and indirectly (through motivation) to engagement in innovative behaviors.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 43-53 |
| Number of pages | 11 |
| Journal | Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, and the Arts |
| Volume | 5 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Feb 2011 |
Keywords
- And motivation
- Care
- Engagement
- Innovative behaviors
- Psychological conditions
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Developmental and Educational Psychology
- Visual Arts and Performing Arts
- Applied Psychology