Sustainability of Passion for Work? Change-Related Reciprocal Relationships Between Passion and Job Crafting

• DOI: 10.1177/01492063231207343
• Publication Date: 2023-11-23T07:52:18Z
• Authors: Xin Zhang; Kaili Yu; Wen-Dong Li; Hannes Zacher
• Keywords: Passion; Reciprocal

Although the importance of developing and sustaining passion for work over time has long been underscored, how this can be accomplished yet to elaborated substantiated in literature. Drawing upon self-concordance model, we proposed a theoretical model which harmonious (i.e., derived from an autonomous internalization into one's identity) may develop sustained through promoting job crafting behaviors that, turn, spur greater subsequent later on. However, obsessive emanated controlled with intra- or interpersonal contingencies attached) is less likely promote self-reinforcing cycle. Multivariate latent change score modeling six-wave longitudinal data 15 months revealed hypothesized relationships between overall but not crafting. Furthermore, bivariate modeling, found change-related reciprocal relationship cognitive task relational Interestingly, also observed This research contributes literature on by demonstrating cycle workplace time.