The Effectiveness of a Job Crafting, Strengths Use, and Deficit Correction Intervention on Employee Proactive Behaviors and Well-Being: A Randomized Controlled Trial

The present study evaluates the effectiveness of a mixed job crafting, strengths use, and deficit correction intervention on proactive behaviors, work engagement, life satisfaction, work-life balance employees working in home office setting. A two-armed (intervention vs. wait-list control group) randomized controlled trial with three measurement moments (pre-, post-intervention, one-month follow-up) was designed to reach study's goal. sample 80 participants part large multinational pharmaceutical company randomly assigned (n = 45) or condition 35). Mixed factorial analyses variance showed that combined positively impacted satisfaction (d .47) seeking challenging demands .44) short-term. There were no significant differences between two groups regarding other balance. Moderator revealed autonomy workload moderators relationship several outcomes (e.g., had positive effect low autonomy). Theoretical practical implications are discussed.