Confirmation of Maslow’s Hypothesis of Synergy: Developing an Acceptance of Selfishness at the Workplace Scale
| Autor: | Toshiyo Taniguchi, Jiro Takaki, Yasuhito Fujii |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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Maslow's hierarchy of needs Psychometrics sense of contribution Health Toxicology and Mutagenesis lcsh:Medicine synergy Ricardo Semler 0302 clinical medicine Japan Surveys and Questionnaires 030212 general & internal medicine Workplace calling job control media_common 05 social sciences Middle Aged Female acceptance of selfishness Abraham H. Maslow altruism mental health work engagement Psychology Social psychology Adult media_common.quotation_subject Self-concept Article Young Adult 03 medical and health sciences Cronbach's alpha Criterion validity Humans Selfishness Interpersonal Relations 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Aged Work engagement lcsh:R fungi Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Discriminant validity Altruism Organizational Culture Self Concept 050106 general psychology & cognitive sciences Cross-Sectional Studies |
| Zdroj: | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health; Volume 13; Issue 5; Pages: 462 International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol 13, Iss 5, p 462 (2016) |
| ISSN: | 1660-4601 |
| DOI: | 10.3390/ijerph13050462 |
| Popis: | This study aimed to develop a new Acceptance of Selfishness at the Workplace Scale (ASWS) and to confirm Maslow’s hypothesis of synergy: if both a sense of contribution and acceptance of selfishness at the workplace are high, workers are psychologically healthy. In a cross-sectional study with employees of three Japanese companies, 656 workers answered a self-administered questionnaire on paper completely (response rate = 66.8%). Each questionnaire was submitted to us in a sealed envelope and analyzed. The ASWS indicated high internal consistency (Cronbach’s alpha = 0.86). Significant (p < 0.001) positive moderate correlations between ASWS scores and job control scores support the ASWS’s convergent and discriminant validity. Significant (p < 0.001) associations of ASWS scores with psychological distress and work engagement supported the ASWS’s criterion validity. In short, ASWS was a psychometrically satisfactory measure. Significant (p < 0.05) interactions between a sense of contribution and acceptance of selfishness at the workplace in linear regression models showed that when those two factors are low, psychological distress becomes high. However, when a sense of contribution and acceptance of selfishness are high, work engagement also becomes high. Thus, Maslow’s hypothesis of synergy was confirmed. |
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