Abstract
This article gives an overview of the recently introduced concept of work engagement: a positive, fulfilling, affective motivational state of work-related well-being. I first define work engagement as a state including vigor, dedication, and absorption, and then refer to its antecedents and consequences. Work engagement is a unique concept that is best predicted by job resources (e.g., autonomy, supervisory coaching, performance feedback) and personal resources (e.g., optimism, self-efficacy, self-esteem) and is predictive of psychological/physical health, proactive organizational behavior, and job performance. Then, I mentioned strategies how to achieve really healthy workers and workplaces. The paper closes with an account of strategic use of stress check-up system to achieve healthy workplaces.
