The measurement of state engagement in actions beyond basic professional duties.

Background: The goal of this paper is to present the phenomenon of engagement in actions that go beyond basic professional duties, and the factor structure and other psychometric properties of the daily measurements of this construct, which corresponds with the growing interest of researchers in the phenomenon of employee engagement, extra-role behaviors and the factors that affect them on a daily basis.

Material And Methods: The research was carried out among 62 full-time or part-time working students of the humanities and social sciences (79% of whom were female), using a 5-day on-line daily survey. The main measure was a modified Polish version of the 9-item questionnaire consistent with the (UWES), which was prepared on the basis of the adaptation of the (SWE) questionnaire proposed by Breevaart et al.

How to Enhance Work Engagement Among Outsourcing Sector Employees: The Role of Job Resources, Intrinsic, and Identified Motivation.

Objective: The aim of this research was to elaborate upon the motivational process hypothesized by the JD-R model. We tested the associations of job autonomy, social support, and feedback with intrinsic and identified motivation as mediators of work engagement.

Methods: Structural equation modeling was performed to verify the conceptual model.

How to counter the ten myths about work addiction?: Three postulates for future research.

Background And Aim: Referring to Ten myths about work addiction reviewed by Griffiths, Demetrovics, and Atroszko in the Journal of Behavioral Addiction, three postulates were proposed to apply in future research on work addiction: (a) the clinical psychology perspective, (b) the systems approach, and (c) diversified and adequate methodologies.

Methods: In a narrative review, using theoretical assumptions and empirical data, postulates were discussed against myths.

Results: The opportunities offered by the perspectives and new insights related to myths were presented.

Job autonomy in relation to work engagement and workaholism: Mediation of autonomous and controlled work motivation.

Objectives: This study integrates the Self Determination Theory and the Job Demands-Resource model in explaining motivational antecedents of 2 forms of excessive work: work engagement and workaholism. It specifically examines the relationship between job autonomy, situational work motivation, work engagement, and workaholism.

Material And Methods: The sample comprised 318 full-time employees of an international outsourcing company located in Poland.

[Workaholism - indications for diagnosis and review of interventions].

Due to numerous psychological and health costs, the issue of workaholism requires taking appropriate actions by relevant specialists, including occupational medicine services. This paper presents the criteria and indicators used to diagnose this phenomenon, as well as the review of literature that discusses interventions aimed at preventing workaholism and reducing risk factors, workaholism detection and treatment. The review included 17 scientific publications from the science database Academic Search Complete, which met the basic criterion: the presentation of an intervention aimed directly at reducing workaholism/work addiction, not its side effects.