New publication on work engagement and performance

Previous studies have confirmed correlations between resilience and job performance, but surprisingly little is known about the nature of this relationship. This study among Czech workers in helping professions (N = 360) sheds light on the roles of two important positive dimensions of work-related well-being: job satisfaction and work engagement. Levels of resilience and perceived job performance were indeed positively associated and partially mediated by work engagement; conversely, job satisfaction was not found to be a mediator of this relationship (download full paper).