Table 1 Receiving appreciation in the...

Table 1

Receiving appreciation in the workplace from managers and co-workers

	Managers		Co-workers		Δ
	M	SD	M	SD	M_diff
I have the feeling that my … appreciate(s) me	5.39	1.54	5.58	1.26	0.19**
My … praise(s) me when I do my work well	5.38	1.57	5.34	1.42	−0.04
My … emphasize(s) when I have done a good job	5.29	1.62	5.39	1.52	0.09
My … show(s) me noticeable appreciation	5.36	1.53	5.51	1.40	0.15*

	Managers		Co-workers		Δ
	M	SD	M	SD	M_diff
I have the feeling that my … appreciate(s) me	5.39	1.54	5.58	1.26	0.19**
My … praise(s) me when I do my work well	5.38	1.57	5.34	1.42	−0.04
My … emphasize(s) when I have done a good job	5.29	1.62	5.39	1.52	0.09
My … show(s) me noticeable appreciation	5.36	1.53	5.51	1.40	0.15*

Note(s): Italic indicates the higher mean value for each item. **p < 0.01, *p < 0.05

Source(s): Authors’ own work