Table 5.

Hierarchical regression analysis for variables predicting work engagement (N = 139)

	Work engagement
	Model 1	Model 2	Model 3	Model 4
Variables	β	β	β	β
Gender	−.045	−.009	−.028	−.057
Years employed	.009	.123	.119	−.174
Transformational leadership		.432**	.411**	.259*
Work pace			−.115	−.026
Emotional workload			.060	−.102
Mental workload			−.015	.051
Skill utilization				.372**
Autonomy				.067
Participation				−.043
R 2	.002	.175	.183	.282
F for change in R 2	0.144	28.33**	0.435	5.89*

^* p < .05.

^** p < .001.