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Self Determination Theory Broadens and Builds Employee Flourishing

Self Determination Theory Broadens and Builds Employee Flourishing. Dr Maree Roche ( Wintec , Hamilton) & Professor Jarrod Haar (Massey University, Albany). Overview. What is ‘flourishing’ – theoretical background Self Determination Theory (SDT) Present Study and Findings Questions.

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Self Determination Theory Broadens and Builds Employee Flourishing

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  1. Self Determination Theory Broadens and Builds Employee Flourishing DrMaree Roche (Wintec, Hamilton) & Professor Jarrod Haar (Massey University, Albany)

  2. Overview • What is ‘flourishing’ – theoretical background • Self Determination Theory (SDT) • Present Study and Findings • Questions

  3. Flourishing v Floundering Flourishing Floundering

  4. The Positivity Ratio Positive Negative Needs to be: > 3 /1 to be effectively in a state of flourishing!  Remember, that negativity is natural and places a role ie it is needed!! But, fundamentally, we’d like much more positives  than negatives!! 

  5. To flourish…

  6. Thus flourishing matters…How do we calculate ‘flourishing’

  7. Positive Psychology - two views of wellbeing

  8. Eudaimonic Models Self Determination Theory Psychological Wellbeing Autonomy Environmental mastery Personal growth Positive relations Purpose in life Self-acceptance • Autonomy (act according to one’s own free will and volition) • Competence (master the environment ) • Relatedness (connection to others)

  9. Broaden and Build • Negativity Bias in Humans • Positive Emotions Matter (3:1) • Broaden and Build – through SDT • As per Fredrickson and Losada [oh, and Meatloaf! ]… we operationalise flourishing as 2 out of 3 [of the SDT factors of satisfaction with need for (1) autonomy, (2) competence and (3) relatedness. Hypothesis: SDT three needs identifies those flourishing employees. This broadens and builds positive emotions in employees leading to flourishing employees achieving the positivity ratio

  10. Research Model

  11. Method • 250 organizations • 600 surveys distributed • 457 surveys complicated • 60% private sector, 32% public sector and 8% in the not-for-profit sector • Average firm size was large (100+ employees)

  12. Findings • Employees rated as ‘flourishing’ had a positivity ration of 3.1 compared to 2.0 for non-flourishers. • Overall we conclude that engagement in (SDT) eudaimonic experiences not only creates the ability for employees to flourish at work, but, this further broadens-and-builds positivity ratios. • This finding is crucial to developing resources to enable employees to continue to thrive.

  13. Questions and comments…

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