Goal, Self-Regulation and Well-Being: The Moderating Effect of Supervisor Close Monitoring

Happiness is the highest value and good that humans strive for. Today’s dynamic business environment demands more resources from employees, making it difficult for them to pursue both the organization’s desired performance and their own happiness. Thus, organizations have begun pursuing the happiness of their employees as a primary goal. This study examines the happiness of organizational members using the concept of psychological well-being. In this study, the author first distinguishes between the affective and eudaimonic aspects of psychological well-being, and then explore how these aspects change with the goals situation. The moderating effect of supervisor close monitoring is then examined. The data from 12 organizations are collected and statistically tested. Results show that goal difficulty and ambiguity change psychological well-being through employees’ self-regulation strategies and this tendency is moderated by supervisor close monitoring. The theoretical and practical implications of these two aspects of psychological well-being are also discussed.