A daily diary study of goals and affective well-being at work

By C. Harris, Kevin Daniels, Rob B. Briner. 2003

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Subfields: General Health Professions, Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management, Social Psychology

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A daily investigation of the role of manager empathy on employee well-being (2010, background): “Consequently, it may be that the relationship between goal progress and well-being is stronger (i.e., more positive) when the goals pursued are important to individuals (e.g., Austin & Vancouver, 1996; Harris et al., 2003; Sheldon & Kasser, 1998).”
The contribution of various types of activities to recovery (2006, background): “Hobfoll and Shirom ( 2001 ) indicated that a relaxation period between stress episodes allows regrouping of resources.”
Adolescent goal content and pursuit: A review of the literature from the past 16 years. (2008, background): “Research on adults and undergraduate students has identified that successful goal pursuit is associated with positive affect and higher wellbeing (Affleck et al., 1998; Brunstein, 1993; Harris et al., 2003; King et al., 1998).”
Doing Good at Work Feels Good at Home, but Not Right Away: When and Why Perceived Prosocial Impact Predicts Positive Affect (2012, background): “Feeling competent at the end of the working day implies a sense of progress, which is energizing (Harris et al., 2003).”
Young managers' drive to thrive : A personal work goal approach to burnout and work engagement (2009, background): “…the occupational context, goal attainability, progress, and commitment were shown to contribute to changes in job satisfaction and organizational commitment (Maier & Brunstein, 2001) and the attainment of personally important work goals was linked to positive affect outcomes (Harris et al., 2003).”
Everyday working life: Explaining within-person fluctuations in employee well-being (2012, background): “In a similar vein, Harris et al. (2003), in a 12-day diary study among 22 call-centre employees, found that daily goal attainment related positively to both pleasurable affect and positive activated affect after work.”