A study of the psychological determinants of employee work engagement in organizations

Abstract

This study investigates the macro-level determinants of job mobility across 28 countries, focusing on the roles of employee involvement, stress prevalence, labor market openness, negative emotional climate, and advancement of the national AI technology sector. Drawing on internationally harmonized survey data and composite indices, an ordinary least squares regression model reveals that higher daily stress and negative emotions within the workforce are robust predictors of increased intent to leave among employees. Employee involvement and labor market openness do not show significant effects once emotional and technological factors are accounted for. These findings highlight the critical importance of fostering positive emotional climates and investing in technology-driven environments to enhance employee retention. The results provide new evidence for policymakers and organizational leaders seeking to understand and manage workforce stability in an era of rapid technological and social change. Work engagement is included in the model not as the primary dependent variable, but as a potential psychological antecedent of job mobility, allowing the study to connect individual-level motivational constructs with country-level behavioral outcomes.