Tuti Rahmi, Ali Mashuri, Wenty Marina Minza
This research consisted of two studies to examine the role of ingroup identification and meta-beliefs in ingroup identification in mediating the impact of values on work engagement among a sample of Indonesian government employees. An exploratory factor analysis (EFA) conducted in Study 1, involving 539 participants, revealed, as expected, that ingroup identification and meta-beliefs in ingroup identification formed two distinct constructs, which were empirically tested through confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) in Study 2 (N = 606). Furthermore, Study 2 found that social values but not personal values significantly and positively predicted ingroup identification, meta-beliefs in ingroup identification, and work engagement. Within these relationships, Study 2 revealed that meta-beliefs in ingroup identification but not ingroup identification significantly mediated the positive relationship between social values and work engagement. These findings overall suggest that endorsing other fellow ingroup members’ beliefs in their strong identification with the ingroup (i.e. meta-beliefs in ingroup identification) serves as the reason why values that orient employees to other people’s behaviors and societal goals (i.e. social values) are beneficial for the promotion of their work engagement. © 2025 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.
Department of Psychology, Faculty of Psychology and Health, Universitas Negeri Padang, Padang, Indonesia; Department of Psychology, Universitas Brawijaya, Fakultas Ilmu Sosial dan Ilmu Politik Universitas Brawijaya, Malang, Indonesia; Faculty of Psychology, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta, Indonesia
