Are Love of Work, Perceived Organizational Support, and Psychological Well-Being Predictors of Work Engagement?

Abstract

Job engagement is an essential factor in an organization because its' effect on individual and organizational performance is relatively large. Therefore, researchers need to understand the determinants of work engagement. This study aims to determine the relationship between love of work, perceived organizational support, and psychological well-being with work engagement. As many as 433 Polda Metrojaya police officers participated in this study. The participants came from all work units with a minimum service period of one year. The analysis technique used is multiple linear regression. Our findings reveal that love of work, perceived organizational support, and psychological well-being have a significant relationship with work engagement (R=.632), with the effective contribution of the three variables reaching 39.9%.