Abstract

CERNAS-ORTIZ, Daniel Arturo; MERCADO-SALGADO, Patricia  and  DAVIS, Mark A.. Future time perspective, job satisfaction, and organizational commitment: The mediating effect of self-efficacy, hope, and vitality. Rev. psicol. trab. organ. [online]. 2018, vol.34, n.1, pp.1-9. ISSN 2174-0534.  https://dx.doi.org/10.5093/jwop2018a1.

This study’s objective is to analyze the mediating role of self-efficacy, hope, and vitality in the relationship that future time perspective has with job satisfaction and organizational commitment. A self-reported survey was applied to 299 MBA students with work experience. The hypotheses were tested by means of a mediation analysis utilizing linear regression. The results suggest that the three factors taken into consideration mediate the relationship between future time perspective and job satisfaction. Also, findings indicate that while self-efficacy and hope mediate the relationship between future time perspective and organizational commitment, vitality does not. This study suggests that association between future time perspective and the attitudes under examination is not direct, but rather, is conveyed, to a higher or lower degree, through various factors that differ in mediating power.

Keywords : Time perspective; Job satisfaction; Organizational commitment; Self-efficacy; Hope; Vitality.

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