WITH MEDIATING MECHANISM OF EMOTIONAL STABILITY: CAN EMPLOYEE’S ENGAGEMENT BE ATTAINED THROUGH PSYCHOLOGICAL DETACHMENT

Abstract

On the basis of the self-determination theory and the healing way (i.e. the effort-recovery model); this paper exhibits that emotional stability play the role of forecaster that operate psychological detachment and employees more engaged in work. The concept of psychological detachment as implies “individual’s sight of being away from work situations”. The present study is to evolve an additional perspective on when and why psychological detachment in predicting employee engagement through emotional stability. It was hypothesized that emotional stable employees are better able to detach themselves from work and, which would inculcate thereby leading to employee engagement. This study collected these data from 302 valid employees form small- and medium-scale private sector food processing organizations, using an online questionnaire in google forms located in twin cities Rawalpindi and Islamabad. To evaluate the hypotheses, this study conducted structural equation modeling on SPSS 23. The results highlight the mediating role of emotional stability in the association of psychological detachment with employee’s engagement. This study has depicted that emotional stable employee who are psychologically detached can achieve more engaged in work.