PSY 321 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Emotional Exhaustion, Confirmatory Factor Analysis, Nomological Network
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Engagement often used to describe other constructs we already have in psychology. Construct validity - measuring the same concept we think we are measuring. By including such a wide range of concepts that all refer to engagement, the term serves as an umbrella term for whatever one wants it to e. When the meaning of engagement is stretched to the limit, the concept ends up meaning nothing at all. Links job/personal resources to organization outcomes (from jd-r model) Nomological network - might be related but distinct from other things. Let"s us map out how other concepts or constructs cause work engagement vs. those that are outcomes of organizational engagement. Personality traits are more personal resources that may predict work engagement but they are not engagement. Job characteristics are things that can increase job engagement but are not engagement. Attitudes, behaviors, and business metrics (profitability) are all positive outcomes of engagement but are not engagement.
