Work passion and psychological wellbeing among millennial employees in Malaysia: The moderating role of personality
Siti Khadijah Zainal Badri et al.
What the paper says
The entrance of millennials or Gen- Y employees in the workforce has opened a stream of research interest on how this new generation of employees can be nurtured and motivated to suit the ever changing demands of work. Work passion is a form of excitement and enthusiasm that can extend employee satisfaction, engagement, and wellbeing at work. In looking at work passion and its two forms-harmonious and obsessive passion, this study seeks to better understand the underlying mechanics of how millennials' wellbeing may be better supported by employers and organisations. Moreover it looks into how personality can act as a boundary condition for work passion influencing how employees might fare at work. Using a sample 167 millennials employees, we tested the moderating effects of extraversion and neuroticism on the relationships between work passion and wellbeing. Findings suggest that harmonious passion is associated with lower psychological distress while obsessive passion's effects are the opposite. However, we found no evidence to support the hypothesised moderating role of personality. This paper contributes in deepening the theoretical understanding on how work passion of millennials influence their psychological wellbeing at work. Implications for practice and recommendations are also provided in order to better support millennial employees' psychological wellbeing at work through work passion.
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Evidence weight
Balanced mode · F 0.40 / M 0.15 / V 0.05 / R 0.40
| F · citation impact | 0.36 × 0.4 = 0.15 |
| M · momentum | 0.80 × 0.15 = 0.12 |
| V · venue signal | 0.50 × 0.05 = 0.03 |
| R · text relevance † | 0.50 × 0.4 = 0.20 |
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