Strengths use in the workplace and its effects on individual work outcomes: A meta-analysis

IF 4.3 2区心理学 Q1 PSYCHOLOGY, APPLIED

Applied Psychology-An International Review-Psychologie Appliquee-Revue Internationale Pub Date : 2025-10-04 DOI:10.1111/apps.70036

Cai Zhang, Jingxuan Zhang, Xiaoqing Zhan, Yingcan Zheng, Guoyu Yang

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Strengths use, an initiative an employee may take to apply personal strengths for task completion, is recognized in the Job Demands-Resources (JD-R) theory as a proactive action that can enhance well-being and performance, yet empirical inconsistencies persist regarding its antecedents and outcomes. Integrating JD-R with complementary theoretical perspectives (Self-Determination Theory for mediation; Situational Strength Theory for moderation), this meta-analysis synthesizes 111 independent samples (N = 43,575) and 459 effect sizes through Meta-Analytic Structural Equation Modeling (MASEM) methodology. Key findings establish that antecedents operate across three distinct categories: organizational support (structural resources), positive leadership (relational resources), and positive self-concept (personal resources) significantly strengthen strengths use. Individualism amplifies relationships between strengths use and externally influenced antecedents (organizational support/positive leadership) but not self-initiated pathways (self-concept). Additionally, basic psychological needs satisfaction (BPNS) fully mediates strengths use effects on fulfilling work and task performance. These results offer insights into the role of strengths use in the workplace and practical evidence for management and practice.

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工作场所的优势使用及其对个人工作结果的影响：一项荟萃分析

在工作需求-资源（JD-R）理论中，员工运用个人优势完成任务的主动性被认为是一种可以提高幸福感和绩效的主动行动，然而，关于其前因和结果，经验上的不一致仍然存在。整合JD-R和互补的理论视角（自我决定理论用于中介；情境力量理论用于中介），本meta分析通过meta分析结构方程建模（MASEM）方法综合了111个独立样本（N = 43,575）和459个效应量。主要研究结果表明，组织支持（结构资源）、积极领导（关系资源）和积极自我概念（个人资源）三种不同类型的前因显著增强优势利用。个人主义放大了优势使用与外部影响的前因（组织支持/积极领导）之间的关系，但没有放大自我发起的途径（自我概念）。此外，基本心理需求满足在优势使用对工作完成和任务绩效的影响中起完全中介作用。这些结果为优势在工作场所中的作用提供了见解，并为管理和实践提供了实践证据。

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Applied Psychology-An International Review-Psychologie Appliquee-Revue Internationale PSYCHOLOGY, APPLIED-

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期刊介绍： "Applied Psychology: An International Review" is the esteemed official journal of the International Association of Applied Psychology (IAAP), a venerable organization established in 1920 that unites scholars and practitioners in the field of applied psychology. This peer-reviewed journal serves as a global platform for the scholarly exchange of research findings within the diverse domain of applied psychology. The journal embraces a wide array of topics within applied psychology, including organizational, cross-cultural, educational, health, counseling, environmental, traffic, and sport psychology. It particularly encourages submissions that enhance the understanding of psychological processes in various applied settings and studies that explore the impact of different national and cultural contexts on psychological phenomena.