Despite substantial evidence supporting the positive impact of employee work engagement on organizational outcomes, it remains unclear how engagement changes in demanding work settings within a given time frame. Drawing on the job demands–resources model, we examine the weekly dynamic patterns of vigor, dedication, and absorption (three dimensions of work engagement), as well as the relationship between self-efficacy and the trajectories of these three dimensions. Two field studies were conducted to examine our hypotheses. In Study 1, with the use of a sample of 111 entrepreneurs participating in a 5-day-long Gobi hike designed to enhance professional development, we found that vigor, dedication, and absorption declined over time and that self-efficacy was positively associated with initial vigor, dedication, and absorption. In Study 2, to extend the findings of Study 1, we collected data from 106 employees in various industries using a daily diary survey across five consecutive workdays. Analyses of linear growth models indicates a consistent decline in dedication and absorption, with a positive effect of self-efficacy on all three dimensions of daily engagement.

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随着时间的推移，参与度降低？自我效能感对工作投入轨迹的影响

尽管有大量证据支持员工工作投入对组织成果的积极影响，但仍不清楚在给定的时间范围内，在要求苛刻的工作环境中敬业度如何变化。借鉴工作需求-资源模型，我们研究了活力、奉献和专注（工作投入的三个维度）的每周动态模式，以及自我效能感与这三个维度的轨迹之间的关系。进行了两项实地研究来检验我们的假设。在研究 1 中，我们以 111 名企业家为样本参与了为期 5 天的戈壁徒步旅行，旨在促进职业发展，我们发现活力、奉献精神和专注力随着时间的推移而下降，而自我效能感与最初的活力、奉献和专注。在研究 2 中，为了扩展研究 1 的结果，我们通过连续五个工作日的每日日记调查收集了来自不同行业的 106 名员工的数据。线性增长模型的分析表明，奉献和吸收持续下降，自我效能感对日常参与的所有三个维度都有积极影响。