Who is Engaged at Work?: A large-Scale Study in 30 European Countries

Jari J Hakanen; Annina Ropponen; Wilmar B Schaufeli; Hans De Witte

doi:10.1097/JOM.0000000000001528

Who is Engaged at Work? A large-Scale Study in 30 European Countries

Jari J Hakanen
, Annina Ropponen
, Wilmar B Schaufeli
, Hans De Witte

Work and Organizational Psychology: Occupational Health Psychology

Workability and Working Careers, Finnish Institute of Occupational Health, Topeliuksenkatu 41 B, BOX 40, 00032 Finnish Institute of Occupational Health, Helsinki, Finland (Hakanen, Ropponen), Research Unit Occupational & Organizational Psychology and Professional Learning, KU Leuven, Dekenstraat 2 - box 3725, 3000 Leuven, Belgium (Schaufeli, Witte), Department of Social, Health & Organizational Psychology, Utrecht University, Padualaan14, 3584 CH Utrecht, The Netherlands (Schaufeli), Optentia Research Focus

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Abstract

OBJECTIVE: The aim was to investigate differences in the levels of work engagement across demographic and work- and organization-related factors, and their relative importance for work engagement.

METHODS: The study was based on a sample of 17 498 male and 17 897 female employees from the sixth European Working Conditions Survey collected in 2015. Linear regression models and dominance analysis were used.

RESULTS: Several significant differences between the levels of work engagement in different demographic and work- and organization-related groups. Employees working in human service occupations reported higher levels of work engagement than employees in other industries. Relatively, occupational group (68%) and industry (17%) contributed most to work engagement.

CONCLUSIONS: It is important to focus on enhancing work engagement, particularly among less educated employees, among those with non-permanent contracts, and in certain occupations.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	373-381
Journal	Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
Volume	61
Issue number	5
Early online date	13 Dec 2018
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1097/JOM.0000000000001528
Publication status	Published - May 2019

Keywords

employee well-being
employment arrangements
epidemiology
Europe
population study
work engagement

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