Abstract
We evaluate the mediating role of flow experience on the relationship between self-driven personality and happiness at the workplace. Data was obtained using a mixed-method design. Quantitative data were collected using cross-sectional design among professional nurses in Uganda’s public hospitals, 429 participants responded to a self-evaluation questionnaire. The results indicate that flow experience partially mediates the relationship between self-driven personality and happiness at the workplace. Results of mediated-SEM analyses generally support the hypotheses. The results suggest that flow experience can foster the relationship between self-driven personality and happiness at the workplace. The core elements of flow experience (i.e. challenge skill balance, concentration on the task and perceived control) appear to be key to bringing happiness in the feelings of participating professional nurses and maximizing the chances of generating lasting effects. This study takes flow experience as a new perspective used to explore health sector in Uganda, estimates measurements and tests its role between self-driven personality and happiness at the workplace. Study adopts a cross-sectional approach; data are captured in the short term. Demonstrating that improving happiness at the workplace, HR managers should pay much attention to not only Self-driven personality but also cultivate flow experience.
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Kawalya, Charles; Kasekende, Francis; Munene, John Kigozi; Ntayi, Joseph Mpeera; Kagaari, James; and Mafabi, Sam
(2023)
"Self-Driven Personality and Work Satisfaction: A New Perspective Exploring The Health Sector in Uganda,"
African Social Science Review: Vol. 12:
No.
1, Article 4.
Available at:
https://digitalscholarship.tsu.edu/assr/vol12/iss1/4