TY - JOUR
T1 - Work context support and Portuguese soldiers’ well-being
T2 - the mediating role of autonomous motivation
AU - Chambel, Maria José
AU - Castanheira, Filipa
AU - Oliveira-Cruz, Fernando
AU - Lopes, Sílvia
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2015 American Psychological Association.
PY - 2015/9/1
Y1 - 2015/9/1
N2 - Using self-determination theory (Deci & Ryan, 2008) as the theoretical framework, we tested a model for this study that considers soldiers' perceptions of organizational support and leader-member exchange (LMX), work motivation, and well-being at work. The hypothesized model was tested using a representative sample of 1,045 Portuguese soldiers. Results revealed that autonomous work motivation was significantly related to both contextual factors (organizational support and LMX). In addition, autonomous work motivation was positively related to work engagement and negatively related to burnout, and controlled motivation showed the opposite pattern. More interesting, the results showed that autonomous work motivation as a mechanism that helped to explain the relationship between both contextual factors and workplace well-being. The present results underscore the importance of understanding the mechanisms through which higher work engagement and lower burnout take place, eventually leading to appropriate interventions.
AB - Using self-determination theory (Deci & Ryan, 2008) as the theoretical framework, we tested a model for this study that considers soldiers' perceptions of organizational support and leader-member exchange (LMX), work motivation, and well-being at work. The hypothesized model was tested using a representative sample of 1,045 Portuguese soldiers. Results revealed that autonomous work motivation was significantly related to both contextual factors (organizational support and LMX). In addition, autonomous work motivation was positively related to work engagement and negatively related to burnout, and controlled motivation showed the opposite pattern. More interesting, the results showed that autonomous work motivation as a mechanism that helped to explain the relationship between both contextual factors and workplace well-being. The present results underscore the importance of understanding the mechanisms through which higher work engagement and lower burnout take place, eventually leading to appropriate interventions.
KW - Self-determination theory
KW - Well-being at work
KW - Perceived organizational support
KW - LMX
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84941643871&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1037/mil0000087
DO - 10.1037/mil0000087
M3 - Article
SN - 1532-7876
VL - 27
SP - 297
EP - 310
JO - Military Psychology
JF - Military Psychology
IS - 5
ER -