Resistance to Change is Mediator Between Trust to Immediate Supervisor and Work Engagement

The aim of this study is to demonstrate the relation between trust to immediate supervisor and resistance to change to work engagement as mediator variable. This research was a quantitative, conducted on 84 administrative staffs of Universitas Negeri Padang from various work units. This study uses purposive sampling technique. Furthermore, the research data was analyzed using regression analysis and Baron & Kenny procedure. The results showed that trust to immediate supervisors had a direct impact on work engagement. Furthermore, resistance to change was a perfect mediator variable that mediates between trust to immediate supervisors and work engagement.