Assessing meaningful work among Hungarian employees: testing psychometric properties of work and meaning inventory in employee subgroups

Abstract

Background The construct of meaningful work (MW) has become the subject of various studies. Workers who experience MW have higher career and organizational commitment, report fewer days absent, and are characterized by a higher level of well-being. The aim of this study is to test a measure of MW, the Work and Meaning Inventory by Steger et al. This measure was created on theoretical background, and it constructs MW from three dimensions: psychological meaning, meaning-making, and greater good motivation. Methods The analysis was conducted in a Hungarian sample (N = 2,498), using confirmatory factor analysis (CFA), and multiple-group CFA. Results The three-dimensional model of the WAMI was confirmed in the analysis. In our study, the measure proved to be reliable, even in the test–retest analysis. Moreover, the discriminant and convergent validity of the WAMI was tested, with various relevant constructs: the presence and the search for life meaning, life satisfaction, and job satisfaction. Also a multiple-group CFA was conducted with the three-factor model, confirming measurement invariance regarding sex and working position. Conclusions In line with the original version of the WAMI, the three-dimensional model was confirmed, with good psychometric properties in the Hungarian working context.

Work as Meaning Inventory: A network analysis in Italian workers and students

“…They are positive meaning, meaning-making through work, and greater good motivations. Subsequently, WAMI has been adapted across diverse cultural contexts, namely, Brazil (Leonardo et al, 2019), Israel (Steger et al, 2013), Italy (Di Fabio, 2018, Turkey (Akin et al, 2013), and Hungary (Csordás et al, 2022). The Turkish (Akin et al, 2013), Italian , and Hungarian (Csordás et al, 2022) versions have confirmed the original higherorder model.…”

“…Subsequently, WAMI has been adapted across diverse cultural contexts, namely, Brazil (Leonardo et al, 2019), Israel (Steger et al, 2013), Italy (Di Fabio, 2018, Turkey (Akin et al, 2013), and Hungary (Csordás et al, 2022). The Turkish (Akin et al, 2013), Italian , and Hungarian (Csordás et al, 2022) versions have confirmed the original higherorder model. The Brazilian (Leonardo et al, 2019) and Israeli (Steger et al, 2013) adaptations show a good fit for a one-dimensional model.…”

Identification of the Need for Agile Methodologies in Construction Projects Design Management

“…Yet on the contrary wider research confirmed Graeber's theories as shown in Figure 2 (Csordás et al 2022). Such fluctuation in results across different countries and fields inspired the authors to conduct similar studies on the Egyptian market of Engineering, Procurement, and Construction.…”

“…However, recent researchers argue the validity of the mentioned theory (Soffia, Wood, and Burchell 2022), accordingly in 2022, Csordás et al (Csordás et al 2022) performed a test based on Work and Meaning Inventory (WAMI) (Snyder 2016), which showed that 64% of people had meaningful jobs (Figure 3). The results are relatively positive compared to Graeber's assumption (David Graeber 2018) yet negative compared to Duarte's WAMI results (Duarte-Lores et al 2023), which indicates that awareness of the employees and their connection to their output increased over the past period in Europe, however, furthermore efforts need to take place to enhance their engagement with different stakeholders, reinforcing the ownership towards the outputs of daily tasks.…”

Az önkéntes munkavégzés mentális és fizikai egészségmutatókkal való összefüggései az empirikus kutatások tükrében – áttekintő tanulmány

“…Ilyen elvek például az univerzalizmus (a természet és az emberek jóllétével való törődés), valamint a jóakarat (moralitás és érzelmi melegség) megélése (Plagnol & Hupper, 2010). Végül, az önkéntességből eredő egyik legerősebb intrinzik jutalom az az érzés, hogy másokon segíthetünk, ami a személyes kiteljesedés és elégedettség érzéséhez vezethet (Stukas, Snyder, & Clary, 2016), valamint az élet és a munka értelmesnek megélése, hiszen mások segítése által hozzájárulhatunk a nagyobb jóhoz is (Csordás, Matuszka, Sallay, & Martos, 2022;Steger, Dik & Duffy, 2012).…”