When Theory and Research Collide: Examining Correlates of Signature Strengths Use at Work

Littman-Ovadia, Hadassah; Lavy, Shiri; Boiman-Meshita, Maayan

doi:10.1007/s10902-016-9739-8

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“…These strengths (groups) may correspond, more or less, to specific work characteristics: e.g., strengths of mind to cognitive demands or interpersonal strengths to social support. Furthermore, the relations to various outcomes are potentially supposed to vary (e.g., Huber et al 2018 in this special issue), also considering, for example, the so called Bhappiness strengths( e.g., Littman-Ovadia et al 2017;Hausler et al 2017b).…”

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Identifying thriving Workplaces in Hospitals: Work Characteristics and the Applicability of Character Strengths at Work

Strecker

Huber

Höge

et al. 2019

Applied Research Quality Life

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In most of their work settings, the health and well-being of hospital physicians are at risk. Trends of work intensification and changing laws in the European Union and beyond have heightened the call for taking a closer look at the workplace and training conditions of hospital physicians. This study aims to identify specific work characteristics (such as autonomy, social support, cognitive demands, and skill adequacy), in order to determine conditions for the applicability of individual character strengths at work and in turn for increased work engagement and well-being. We examined our hypotheses based on cross-sectional (N = 173) and longitudinal self-report data (N = 72) of hospital physicians in Austria. The results identified significant indirect effects of skill adequacy, cognitive demands, autonomy, and social support at workvia the applicability of individual character strengths at workon work engagement and general well-being. Longitudinal analyses additionally confirmed autonomy as a thriving work characteristic for promoting the applicability of individual character strengths over time (time lag: 6 months). This study revealed the value of enabling and preserving the applicability of character strengths in a hospital work setting and focusedfor the first timeon its predicting work characteristics. Furthermore, it emphasizes the importance of securing skill adequacy early in the training of young physicians and encouraging, as well as, sustaining autonomy in their daily work life.

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Identifying thriving Workplaces in Hospitals: Work Characteristics and the Applicability of Character Strengths at Work

Strecker

Huber

Höge

et al. 2019

Applied Research Quality Life

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“…A substantial body of research has found that employees who utilize their strengths in the workplace are inclined to perform better and be more proactive (Cable et al, 2013;Dubreuil et al, 2014) and perform more helping behaviors and less counterproductive behaviors (Kong and Ho, 2016;Lavy and Littman-Ovadia, 2017;Littman-Ovadia et al, 2017). While strengths use can bring about numerous desirable outcomes, little is known about whether strengths use can positively affect job crafting.…”

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Humble Leadership Affects Organizational Citizenship Behavior: The Sequential Mediating Effect of Strengths Use and Job Crafting

Ding

Chu

et al. 2020

Front. Psychol.

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The purpose of the current study is to investigate the impact of humble leadership on organizational citizenship behavior (OCB) and the sequential mediation effect of strengths use and job crafting on the relationship. Data were collected at two points in time, spaced by a 2-week interval, with a sample of 260 employees working in a hospital in Beijing, China. Structural equation modeling was applied to test our predictions. The results indicated that humble leadership is positively related to OCB; the relationship between humble leadership and OCB was mediated not only by job crafting but also by strengths use and job crafting (sequential mediation). However, the indirect effect of humble leadership on OCB through the mechanism of strengths use was not statistically significant. This study advances the theory and research on the leadership-OCB relationship.

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“…In line with the assumptions of PE-Fit Theory and JD-R Theory, research has repeatedly shown that the use of one's signature strengths at work is positively related to favorable work outcomes. For example, signature strengths use was positively related to positive affect at work, job satisfaction, meaning, engagement, sense of accomplishment, calling, and job performance (e.g., Harzer et al 2017;Ruch 2012, 2016;Littman-Ovadia et al 2017). All of these outcomes can be seen as aspects of individual growth, flourishing, and thriving at work broadly construed.…”

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Fostering character strengths to promote thriving and flourishing in organizations

Harzer¹

2020

Organisationsberat Superv Coach

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Character strengths are positively valued personality traits that find expression in individuals' thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. Most adults develop up to seven core character strengths (i.e., "signature strengths") which are central to their identity. According to fundamental theoretical assumptions about signature strengths, Person-Environment Fit Theory, Job Demands-Resources Theory and prior empirical research, employing one's signature strengths leads to a number of favorable general and work outcomes. Strategies on the individual, team, and organizational level fostering signature strengths use in the workplace are summarized. Keywords Character strengths • signature strengths • coaching Charakterstärken als Ansatzpunkt zur Förderung des persönlichen Wachstums in Organisationen Zusammenfassung Charakterstärken sind positiv bewertete Persönlichkeitsmerkmale, die sich im individuellen Denken, Fühlen und Verhalten widerspiegeln. Erwachsene entwickeln meist bis zu sieben Kerncharakterstärken, sogenannte "Signaturstärken", die besonders zentral für sie sind. Entsprechend theoretischen Annahmen zu Signaturstärken, Person-Environment Fit Theorie und Job Demands-Resources Theorie sowie Forschungsbefunden führt die Anwendung der Signaturstärken zu zahlreichen gewünschten allgemeinen und berufsbezogenen Outcomes. Strategien auf individueller, Team-und Organisationsebene zur Erhöhung der Anwendung der Signaturstärken im Beruf werden zusammengefasst.

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When Theory and Research Collide: Examining Correlates of Signature Strengths Use at Work

Cited by 108 publications

References 50 publications

Identifying thriving Workplaces in Hospitals: Work Characteristics and the Applicability of Character Strengths at Work

Identifying thriving Workplaces in Hospitals: Work Characteristics and the Applicability of Character Strengths at Work

Humble Leadership Affects Organizational Citizenship Behavior: The Sequential Mediating Effect of Strengths Use and Job Crafting

Fostering character strengths to promote thriving and flourishing in organizations

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