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ARTICLE

Strengths use and thriving at work: The role of job crafting and job embeddedness

Zhong Li¹, Xia Wang¹, Xixi Chu^2,*, Run Guo²

1 School of Public Administration, Guizhou University, Guiyang, 550025, China
2 School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Beijing Institute of Petrochemical Technology, Beijing, 102617, China

* Corresponding Author: Xixi Chu. Email:

Journal of Psychology in Africa 2025, 35(2), 173-178. https://doi.org/10.32604/jpa.2025.065881

Received 04 August 2024; Accepted 11 January 2025; Issue published 30 June 2025

Abstract

This study explored the role of job crafting and job embeddedness in the relationship between employee strengths use and thriving at work. Participants were 260 nurses from Beijing, China (99.2% female, 54.6% aged 26–35 years, and 62% with a bachelor’s degree or above). Data were collected at two different time points, with a two-week interval between them. Regression analysis and path analysis were applied to test the hypotheses. Results showed that strengths use was associated with thriving at work. Job crafting partially mediated this relationship for higher thriving at work. Job embeddedness weakened the relationship between strengths use and job crafting, and also lowered job crafting effects on work thriving. These findings provide insights into the mechanisms by which strengths use influences thriving at work, highlighting the significance of job crafting and job embeddedness.

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