Daily playful work design: A trait activation perspective

Yuri S. Scharp; Kimberley Breevaart; Arnold B. Bakker; Dimitri van der Linden

doi:10.1016/j.jrp.2019.103850

Daily playful work design: A trait activation perspective

Yuri S. Scharp, Kimberley Breevaart, Arnold B. Bakker, Dimitri van der Linden

Industrial Psychology and People Management

Erasmus University Rotterdam

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

35 Citations (Scopus)

Abstract

We introduce the concept of daily playful work design (PWD) and test the factorial validity of a new instrument to assess PWD. Using trait activation theory, we hypothesize that employees who are more open to experiences and playful will be more engaged and creative in their work on the days they playfully design their work activities. We tested the factorial validity of the instrument and our hypotheses in a sample of 88 employees who answered questionnaires during five consecutive workdays (N = 391 observations). The multilevel analyses yielded evidence for the psychometric quality of the PWD instrument and generally supported the hypotheses. The traits openness and playfulness moderated the relationship of daily PWD behaviors with daily work engagement and creativity.

Original language	English
Article number	103850
Journal	Journal of Research in Personality
Volume	82
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jrp.2019.103850
Publication status	Published - Oct 2019

Keywords

Creativity
Cross-level interaction
Daily diary study
Multilevel modeling
Openness
Playful work design
Playfulness
Proactive work behavior
Trait activation
Work engagement

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Social Psychology
General Psychology

Access to Document

10.1016/j.jrp.2019.103850

Cite this

@article{350c108910224194b9d8ceb34f035a49,

title = "Daily playful work design: A trait activation perspective",

abstract = "We introduce the concept of daily playful work design (PWD) and test the factorial validity of a new instrument to assess PWD. Using trait activation theory, we hypothesize that employees who are more open to experiences and playful will be more engaged and creative in their work on the days they playfully design their work activities. We tested the factorial validity of the instrument and our hypotheses in a sample of 88 employees who answered questionnaires during five consecutive workdays (N = 391 observations). The multilevel analyses yielded evidence for the psychometric quality of the PWD instrument and generally supported the hypotheses. The traits openness and playfulness moderated the relationship of daily PWD behaviors with daily work engagement and creativity.",

keywords = "Creativity, Cross-level interaction, Daily diary study, Multilevel modeling, Openness, Playful work design, Playfulness, Proactive work behavior, Trait activation, Work engagement",

author = "Scharp, {Yuri S.} and Kimberley Breevaart and Bakker, {Arnold B.} and {van der Linden}, Dimitri",

note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2019 Elsevier Inc.",

year = "2019",

month = oct,

doi = "10.1016/j.jrp.2019.103850",

language = "English",

volume = "82",

journal = "Journal of Research in Personality",

issn = "0092-6566",

publisher = "Academic Press Inc.",

}

TY - JOUR

T1 - Daily playful work design

T2 - A trait activation perspective

AU - Scharp, Yuri S.

AU - Breevaart, Kimberley

AU - Bakker, Arnold B.

AU - van der Linden, Dimitri

PY - 2019/10

Y1 - 2019/10

N2 - We introduce the concept of daily playful work design (PWD) and test the factorial validity of a new instrument to assess PWD. Using trait activation theory, we hypothesize that employees who are more open to experiences and playful will be more engaged and creative in their work on the days they playfully design their work activities. We tested the factorial validity of the instrument and our hypotheses in a sample of 88 employees who answered questionnaires during five consecutive workdays (N = 391 observations). The multilevel analyses yielded evidence for the psychometric quality of the PWD instrument and generally supported the hypotheses. The traits openness and playfulness moderated the relationship of daily PWD behaviors with daily work engagement and creativity.

AB - We introduce the concept of daily playful work design (PWD) and test the factorial validity of a new instrument to assess PWD. Using trait activation theory, we hypothesize that employees who are more open to experiences and playful will be more engaged and creative in their work on the days they playfully design their work activities. We tested the factorial validity of the instrument and our hypotheses in a sample of 88 employees who answered questionnaires during five consecutive workdays (N = 391 observations). The multilevel analyses yielded evidence for the psychometric quality of the PWD instrument and generally supported the hypotheses. The traits openness and playfulness moderated the relationship of daily PWD behaviors with daily work engagement and creativity.

KW - Creativity

KW - Cross-level interaction

KW - Daily diary study

KW - Multilevel modeling

KW - Openness

KW - Playful work design

KW - Playfulness

KW - Proactive work behavior

KW - Trait activation

KW - Work engagement

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85070392496&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.1016/j.jrp.2019.103850

DO - 10.1016/j.jrp.2019.103850

M3 - Article

AN - SCOPUS:85070392496

SN - 0092-6566

VL - 82

JO - Journal of Research in Personality

JF - Journal of Research in Personality

M1 - 103850

ER -

Daily playful work design: A trait activation perspective

Abstract

Keywords

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Access to Document

Other files and links

Fingerprint

Cite this