We consider need for sense-making a personal resource and propose that people differ in their levels of this need. We present results of five studies (N = 879) that tested Need for Sense-Making Scale (NSM). The scale is unidimensional, highly reliable, and has satisfactory construct and criterion validity. Need for sense-making was moderately positively related to extroversion, openness, conscientiousness, self-esteem, and sense of control, while negatively related to neuroticism. There was an inverted U-shaped relationship between the need for sense-making and well-being. When individuals were presented with a meaningful task, searching for and presence of meaning sequentially mediate the relationship between need for sense-making and task performance. Need for sense-making predicts work engagement through searching for and presence of meaningful work.

我们认为有必要使个人的资源变得有意义，并建议人们在这种需求的程度上有所不同。我们提出了五项研究的结果（N = 879）测试了“制作需求量表（NSM）”。该量表是一维的，高度可靠，并且具有令人满意的构造和标准有效性。进行表达的需要与性格外向，开放，尽责，自尊和控制感呈正相关，而与神经质则呈负相关。在需要感官和幸福之间存在倒U型关系。当个人被赋予有意义的任务时，意义的寻找和存在会顺序地调解需要做出感悟和任务执行之间的关系。理性意识的需求通过寻找和存在有意义的工作来预测工作投入。