Relationship between perceived organizational support and work engagement in Mexican workers

Abstract

Introduction: The organizational support and the work engagement are important elements aligned with the psychology perspective of occupational health. Understanding the interaction between both variables in a context little explored as México and Latin America give an interesting contribution to its analysis. Objective: Analyze the relationship between perceived organizational support and work engagement in Mexican workers. Method: Cross-sectional and correlational design were employed in this study. A regression analysis was performed on the data obtained of the Survey Perceived Organizational Support (SPOS) and Utrecht Work Engagement Scale (UWES) in their short and Spanish version. The sample consisted of 292 Mexican workers of the tertiary sector. Results: Spearman correlation showed significant but weak correlations only between one dimension of perceived organizational support (satisfaction of socio-affective needs) and two dimensions of work engagement: vigor (rho = 0.33, p < 0.01) and dedication (rho = 0.28, p < 0.01). Conclusions: The evidence found does not support an important relationship between the two variables unlike previous studies, but those were made in different contexts to Latin America and some were related to other variables. So, it is proposed to investigate relationship of perceived organizational support with the engagement considering other variables as mediating.

Keywords

• perceived organizational support
• work engagement
• service sector
• mexican workers