Work Engagement and its Influence on Happiness at Work: An Explanatory Study in a Peruvian Municipality

Work engagement has become a fundamental pillar in human talent management, being increasingly recognized for its influence on Happiness at work. The objective of the research is to establish the influence of work engagement on happiness at work in a Peruvian municipality. It is a quantitative research study with a non-experimental design, explanatory level and using structural equations, with a sample of 136 workers, applying a questionnaire as an instrument for data collection. The results show that there is an influence of the dimensions vigor or energy and absorption of work engagement on employee happiness. The theoretical model is acceptable, because the RMSEA and SRMR values are very close to zero, the CFI = 0.981, chi-square (X ^ 2) = 82, and (gl) = 59. It was also found that there is a relationship between vigor and dedication of β=0.83, between vigor and absorption of β=0.75 and between dedication and absorption of β=0.77, there being a high relationship between the variables. Also, the variable vigor influences happiness at work with β=0.30 (HF), the variable dedication influences HF with β=0.11, and absorption has a negative influence on HF with β=-0.07. We conclude that improving work engagement will strengthen happiness at work in the provincial municipality of Abancay, Apurímac. Work engagement, which includes dedication, vigor and absorption, is essential to foster happiness at work.