The Impact of Proactive Personality and Job Crafting on Flourishing: Examining the Mediating Role of Thriving at Work

Abstract

Employee flourishing is gaining importance in research. The existing study has investigated proactive personality, job crafting, thriving at work, and flourishing as individual constructs; however, the combined contribution of these factors to flourishing remains largely unexplored. This paper will develop a framework to explain how thriving at work serves as a mediator, enabling employees to function more effectively within the organisation. Building upon the Job Demand-Resource (JD-R) model and Social Exchange Theory (SET), the research commences with an understanding of how the antecedent proactive personality and job crafting impact the mediator thriving at work, which later impacts the dependent construct flourishing. This research will help understand how placing thriving at work as a mediator affects employees with a proactive personality and job crafting, impact flourishing i.e., moving beyond traditional performance outcomes. This paper is based on insights from positive organizational behaviour and motivational factors. It will integrate existing research and propose a conceptual framework and theoretical propositions in the area of employee well-being. This paper will also provide directions for future research and help the organizations understand factors that need to be prioritized to support a proactive personality, effective job design, and enable employees to thrive and flourish.

Keywords: job crafting, proactive personality, thriving at work, flourishing

DOI: 10.7176/EJBM/18-1-04

Publication date: January 30th 2026