Date of Publication

8-25-2024

Document Type

Master's Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Science in Psychology Major in Industrial/Organizational Psychology

Subject Categories

Industrial and Organizational Psychology

College

College of Liberal Arts

Department/Unit

Psychology

Defense Panel Chair

Ron R. Resurreccion

Defense Panel Member

Rene M. Nob
Ma. Angeles G. Lapeña

Abstract/Summary

A cross-sectional study was conducted to test the mediating role of work meaningfulness on the relationship between perceived corporate social responsibility (CSR) and work engagement. Previous research identified work meaningfulness has the mediating potential to bring out desirable qualities such as work engagement. There were 401 respondents from different industries of the Philippine private sector; among them were 214 females and 187 males from 21 years old to 63 years old with mean age of 29. The Work and Meaning Inventory Scale, Perceived Corporate Social Responsibility Scale, Utrecht Work Engagement Scale and Marlowe-Crowne Social Desirability Scale Form C were used to obtain data. Results have shown that work meaningfulness mediates the relationship of perceived CSR and work engagement (β = 0.29, p=

Keywords: work meaningfulness, perceived corporate social responsibility, work engagement, social identity theory, social exchange theory, mediation, Filipinos

Abstract Format

html

Language

English

Format

Electronic

Keywords

Social responsibility of business; Mediation; Work—Psychological aspects

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11-30-2026

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