Work Engagement: Feeling Happy, Motivated, and Resilient at Work
Abstract
Work engagement refers to an enduring, positive, affective-motivational state of employee well-being. Specifically, work engagement is a state of mind that is characterized by vigor, dedication, and absorption. In this review, after a brief introduction to other conceptualizations of engagement at work, we discuss the temporal and social aspects of work engagement and the main theoretical perspectives from which it is investigated. We also summarize the abundant information on the key antecedents and consequences of work engagement that over 20 years of research has produced and review work engagement in different contexts: in various groups, during organizational changes, and in remote work. After discussing different types of interventions that aim to boost work engagement, we end by presenting practical implications and future research options.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior
Work-Family Balance Challenges
Cyberloafing and Workplace Behavior
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Annual Review of Organizational Psychology and Organizational Behavior
- Publisher
- Annual Reviews
- Volume
- 13
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 23–48
- Publication date
- 21 January 2026
- Language
- EN