Character strengths and well-being among volunteers and employees: Toward an integrative model

By Hadassah Littman-Ovadia, M. Steger. 2010

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Subfields: Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management, Social Psychology, Sociology and Political Science

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Engaging in Work Even When It Is Meaningless (2013, methodology): “This measure was selected because it has previously been used and found to be reliable and valid in a sample of Israeli volunteers and employees (Littman-Ovadia & Steger, 2010).”
From strengths use to work performance: The role of harmonious passion, subjective vitality, and concentration (2014, background): “…2013; Weber, Ruch, LittmanOvadia, Lavy, & Gai, 2013), hope (Gander et al., 2012; Hodges & Clifton, 2004), meaning (Grant, 2012; Harzer & Ruch, 2012; Littman-Ovadia & Steger, 2010), and job satisfaction (Bouckenooghe, Raja, & Butt, 2013; Harter, Schmidt, & Hayes, 2002; Harzer & Ruch, 2013; Judge,…”
A self-determination perspective of strengths use at work: Examining its determinant and performance implications (2016, background): “Strengths, natural and coming from within (Linley & Harrington, 2006), are akin to personality traits and encompass the individual’s virtues and positive character that shape his/her potential to make positive contributions (Littman-Ovadia & Steger, 2010; Peterson & Seligman, 2004).”
Beyond the Search for Meaning (2016, background): “Additional correlates of meaning in life span a host of domains, including enhanced social appeal (Stillman, Lambert, Fincham, & Baumeister, 2011) and work adjustment (Littman-Ovadia & Steger, 2010).”
Positive psychopathology: Social anxiety via character strengths underuse and overuse (2017, methodology): “While CS deployment, herein de ﬁ ned as optimal use, had been previously shown to bring a variety of positive outcomes (Littman-Ovadia & Steger, 2010), no studies have previously examined CS under-overuse or the association of general strengths use with depression, though decreased strengths use…”
Character Strengths and Intellectual and Developmental Disability: A Strengths-Based Approach from Positive Psychology (2017, unknown): “Research has shown that for some outcomes it is the use of character strengths, over and above simply endorsing character strengths, that is most important (Littman-Ovadia & Steger, 2010).”
Through the lens of strength: A framework for educating the heart (2015, background): “Use of signature strengths at work has been linked with subjective wellbeing and job satisfaction (Harzer & Ruch, 2012; Littman-Ovadia & Steger, 2010).”
The Application of Signature Character Strengths and Positive Experiences at Work (2013, methodology): “In line with this theory, the deployment of character strengths at work relates to job satisfaction and meaning at work (Littman-Ovadia and Steger 2010).”
When the job is a calling: The role of applying one's signature strengths at work (2012, background): “People mostly prefer a job congruent to their signature strengths (Park & Peterson, 2007) and the deployment of character strengths is related to job satisfaction and meaning at work (Littman-Ovadia & Steger, 2010).”
Fostering meaningful work in organizations: A multi-level review and integration (2019, background): “…opposes their efforts to build the individual-level factors autonomy, motivation, or volition, as well as their expression of personal strengths or embrace of purposeful goal strivings through work (cf. Allan et al., 2016; Barrick et al., 2013; Fouché et al., 2017; Littman-Ovadia & Steger, 2010).”
A Review of the Empirical Literature on Meaningful Work: Progress and Research Agenda (2018, background): “Researchers have found that meaningful work was positively linked to outcomes such as wellbeing (Littman-Ovadia & Steger, 2010; Pollet & Schnell, 2016), or reduced levels of stress and depression (Daniel, 2015).”
My Better Self (2017, background): “…some empirical support in a study associating strengths deployment at work with employees’ and volunteers’ life satisfaction and job satisfaction (Littman-Ovadia & Steger, 2010), and in a daily diary study showing the effects of strengths use on a certain day on increased positive mood on the…”