Authenticity at work a job demands resources perspective
Purpose Previous research has demonstrated strong relations between work characteristics (e.g. job demands and job resources) and work outcomes such as work performance and work engagement. So far, little attention has been given to the role of authenticity (i.e. employees' ability to experience their true selves) in these relations. The purpose of this paper is to explore the relationship of state authenticity at work with job demands and resources on the one hand and work engagement, job satisfaction, and subjective performance on the other hand. Design/methodology/approach In total, 680 Dutch bank employees participated to the study. Structural equation modelling was used to test the goodness of fit of the hypothesized model. Bootstrapping (Preacher and Hayes, 2008) was used to examine the meditative effect of state authenticity. Findings Results showed that job resources were positively associated with authenticity and, in turn, that authenticity was positively related to work engagement, job sa.