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Meaningful work, work and life satisfaction: Spanish adaptation of Work and Meaning Inventory Scale

Year: 2021

Type: article

Abstract: Meaningful work is the subjective experience that work has meaning and is understood as an avenue for personal development, from a eudaimonic point of view. The aim of this study is to adapt the WAMI scale of meaningful work to Spanish, as well as to explore its relationship with job and life satisfaction. Two independent studies were developed. A first study analyzed the consistency of the original factorial model using a sample of Spanish varied workers (N = 350) through a confirmatory factor analysis. Results show an adequate replication of the original model and the validity of the Spanish version. A second study addressed the predictive capacity of the scale in relation to two satisfaction measures in a sample of Spanish health workers (N=312), through a mediation analysis. The relationship between meaningful work and job satisfaction is mediated by life satisfaction. The idea of meaningful work as a eudaimonic construct discards it as a variable resulting from or consequence of work, as it is an inherent part of occupational activity itself.

Source: Current Psychology

DOI: 10.1007/s12144-021-02569-8

Authors: Isabel Duarte-Lores, Gladys Rolo-González, Ernesto Suárez, Cristina Chinea-Montesdeoca

Institution: Universidad de La Laguna

Language: English

Topic: Education and Work Dynamics

Subfield: Demography

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Decent work and economic growth

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $2,780