The Relationships between Perceived Organizational Support, Workplace Happiness, Organizational Trust, and Positive Meaning of Work: A Moderated-Mediation Model
Abstract
The purpose of this study is to examine the relationships between perceived organizational support (POS), workplace happiness (WH), organizational trust (OT), and positive meaning of work (PMW) by applying a moderated mediation model. 394 firefighters (96.2% male; 3.8% female) working in metropolitan municipalities in Türkiye participated in a survey consisting of POS, OT, WH, and PMW scales. IBM SPSS, IBM SPSS plug-in Process Macro, and Amos Package programmes were used for data analysis. The mediation model demonstrated that POS predicted PMW. At the same time, WH mediated the effect of POS on PMW. Moreover, OT positively moderated the relationship between POS and WH. In addition, the contingent effects of OT positively moderated the effect of POS on WH in all three conditions (one standard deviation below the mean, at the mean, and one standard deviation above the mean). The study demonstrated that POS, OT, and WH can increase the PMW. These findings provide important clues to increase the PMW, which is an important issue for employees.
Keywords
Perceived Organizational Support Organizational Trust Workplace Happiness Positive Meaning of Work
References
- Akalın, Ç. (2006). Duygusal Örgütsel Bağlılık Gelişiminde Çalışanların Algıladığı Örgütsel Destek ve Ara Bir Değişken Olarak Örgüt Temelli Öz-Saygı. Yayınlanmamış Yüksek Lisans Tezi, Hacettepe Üniversitesi, Ankara.
Abstract
References
- Akalın, Ç. (2006). Duygusal Örgütsel Bağlılık Gelişiminde Çalışanların Algıladığı Örgütsel Destek ve Ara Bir Değişken Olarak Örgüt Temelli Öz-Saygı. Yayınlanmamış Yüksek Lisans Tezi, Hacettepe Üniversitesi, Ankara.
Details
| Primary Language | English |
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| Subjects | Management and Organization Education , Strategy, Management and Organisational Behaviour (Other) |
| Journal Section | Research Article |
| Authors | |
| Publication Date | August 31, 2025 |
| Submission Date | May 2, 2025 |
| Acceptance Date | June 3, 2025 |
| Published in Issue | Year 2025 Volume: 5 Issue: Special Issue (SI) IXASC 2025 |
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