Burnout among psychosocial oncologists in Israel: The direct and indirect effects of job demands and job resources

2017 ◽  
Vol 16 (6) ◽  
pp. 677-684 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shiri Shinan-Altman ◽  
Miri Cohen ◽  
Victoria Rasmussen ◽  
Adrienne Turnell ◽  
Phyllis Butow
Keyword(s):  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Emotional Exhaustion ◽  
Work Engagement ◽  
Perceived Value ◽  
Job Demands ◽  
Job Resources ◽  
Work Characteristics ◽  
Preventive Interventions ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Workplace Setting

AbstractObjectivePsychosocial oncologists may be particularly vulnerable to burnout. This study aimed to assess burnout among Israeli psychosocial oncologists in relation to the Job Demands-Resources model and the coping strategies model.MethodParticipants included 85 of 128 listed psychosocial oncologists currently working with cancer patients. They completed a questionnaire assessing emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, job demands, job resources, work engagement, overcommitment, and perceived value of work.ResultsThe mean level of burnout was low, whereas 16.3% experienced high levels of emotional exhaustion and only 2.4% experienced high levels of depersonalization. According to mediation analysis, overcommitment, partially mediated job demands-burnout associations, and work engagement mediated the perceived value-burnout association. Job resources and burnout were not related, either directly or indirectly.Significance of resultsThe study extended the Job Demands-Resources model to include perceived value as an additional resource, and work-engagement and overcommitment as coping strategies. Two distinct patterns of associations were found between work characteristics and burnout: the positive-protective pattern (perceived value and work engagement) and the negative pattern (job demands and overcommitment). These two patterns should be considered for further research and for implementing preventive interventions to reduce burnout in the workplace setting.

scholarly journals De invloed van werkeisen en hulpbronnen op uitputting en bevlogenheid

2008 ◽  
Vol 24 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Joris Van Ruysseveldt ◽  
Peter Smulders ◽  
John Taverniers
Keyword(s):  
Emotional Exhaustion ◽  
Work Engagement ◽  
Task Complexity ◽  
Job Demands ◽  
Work Load ◽  
Job Resources ◽  
Significant Positive Effect ◽  
Negative Effect ◽  
Main Effects ◽  
Positive Effect

Job demands and job resources and their relation to emotional exhaustion and work engagement Job demands and job resources and their relation to emotional exhaustion and work engagement In this study we perform an additive (only main effects) and a multiplicative (also interactions between all work characteristics) test of the JD-R model on a large, heterogeneous and representative sample of the Dutch working population. All job demands under investigation – work load, WHI, task complexity, emotional and physical demands – have a significant positive effect and all job resources – autonomy, learning possibilities, job security and social support from management and colleagues – have a significant negative effect on emotional exhaustion. Also, these job resources, but not the job demands, have a significant positive effect on work engagement. Contrary to our hypothesis, task complexity has a significant positive effect on work engagement. Our results show that the multiplicative variant of the JD-R model has no surplus value over the additive variant. Only a small amount of the interaction effects based on the buffer hypothesis prove to be significant. However, as assumed in our amplifier hypothesis, some of the interactions between job demands and between job resources are significant.

scholarly journals The Unbearable Lightness of the Academic Work: The Positive and Negative Sides of Heavy Work Investment in a Sample of Italian University Professors and Researchers

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (8) ◽  
pp. 2439 ◽  
Author(s):  
Converso ◽  
Sottimano ◽  
Molinengo ◽  
Loera
Keyword(s):  
Emotional Exhaustion ◽  
Work Engagement ◽  
Family Conflict ◽  
Job Demands ◽  
Intention To Leave ◽  
Job Resources ◽  
Work Family Conflict ◽  
Work Overload ◽  
Heavy Work ◽  
Work Family

Universities perform very demanding tasks within a workplace characterized by a critical psychosocial environment. Against this backdrop, the aim of this study is to extend the current literature on the job sustainability of faculty professors, examine the associations of certain job resources (meaningfulness of work, reward) and job demands (work overload, conflict among colleagues) with workaholism, burnout, engagement. A self-report questionnaire was administered within a public higher education institution in Italy to a sample constituted by 291 professors. The results of path analysis show that meaningfulness of work and reward positively correlate with work engagement, work satisfaction, and psychological wellbeing and ward off emotional exhaustion and intention to leave. Work overload correlates positively with workaholism, work-family conflict and intention to leave and negatively with job satisfaction. Finally, workaholism correlates with work engagement and mediates the relationship between work overload and work-family conflict, emotional exhaustion, and psychological discomfort. The study highlights that to support the work of academic workers and build healthy and sustainable universities, it is necessary to promote job resources and control job demands. Moreover, the study highlights that work engagement and workaholism can be respectively considered as the positive and negative sides of heavy work investment.

scholarly journals How job resources influence employee productivity and technology-enabled performance in financial services: the job demands–resources model perspective

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sanna Nuutinen ◽  
Salla Ahola ◽  
Juha Eskelinen ◽  
Markku Kuula
Keyword(s):  
Survey Data ◽  
Emotional Exhaustion ◽  
Work Engagement ◽  
Job Demands ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Job Control ◽  
Job Resources ◽  
Employee Productivity ◽  
Content Type ◽  
One Year

PurposeThis study aims to provide insight into the relationship between job resources (job control and possibilities for development at work) and employee performance, measured as employee productivity and technology-enabled performance, by examining the role of employee well-being (work engagement and emotional exhaustion).Design/methodology/approachThe data comprised two overlapping data sets collected from a large financial institution; Study 1 employed survey data (N = 636), whereas study 2 employed register data on job performance collected over a one-year period combined with survey data (N = 143). The data were analysed through structural equation modelling.FindingsStudy 1 indicated that job resources were positively associated with technology-enabled performance more strongly through work engagement than emotional exhaustion. Study 2 revealed that emotional exhaustion was associated with lower employee productivity, whereas work engagement was not. Furthermore, the results indicated that job control was related to higher productivity through a lower level of emotional exhaustion.Practical implicationsThe study's findings point to the importance of developing interventions that decrease emotional exhaustion.Originality/valueThis is one of the first studies to measure employee productivity longitudinally as a ratio of inputs (working time) to outputs (relevant job outcomes) over one year. This study contributes to the job demands–resources model (JD-R) literature by showing the importance of job control in fostering both employee productivity and more positive perceptions of technology.

Challenge Demands, Hindrance Demands, and Psychological Need Satisfaction

2015 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 70-79 ◽  
Author(s):  
Simon L. Albrecht
Keyword(s):  
Work Engagement ◽  
Job Demands ◽  
Self Determination Theory ◽  
Structural Equations ◽  
Need Satisfaction ◽  
Self Determination ◽  
Job Resources ◽  
Mediating Effects ◽  
Psychological Need ◽  
Practical Implications

The job demands-resources (JD-R) model provides a well-validated account of how job resources and job demands influence work engagement, burnout, and their constituent dimensions. The present study aimed to extend previous research by including challenge demands not widely examined in the context of the JD-R. Furthermore, and extending self-determination theory, the research also aimed to investigate the potential mediating effects that employees’ need satisfaction as regards their need for autonomy, need for belongingness, need for competence, and need for achievement, as components of a higher order needs construct, may have on the relationships between job demands and engagement. Structural equations modeling across two independent samples generally supported the proposed relationships. Further research opportunities, practical implications, and study limitations are discussed.

scholarly journals New insights into self-initiated work design: the role of job crafting, self-undermining and five types of job satisfaction for employee’s health and work ability

2021 ◽  
pp. 239700222110290
Author(s):  
Antonia-Sophie Döbler ◽  
André Emmermacher ◽  
Stefanie Richter-Killenberg ◽  
Joshua Nowak ◽  
Jürgen Wegge
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Emotional Exhaustion ◽  
Work Engagement ◽  
Work Ability ◽  
Job Demands ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Job Crafting ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Personal Resources

The present study provides evidence for the important role of job crafting and self-undermining behaviors at work, two new concepts that were recently integrated into the well-known job demands-resources (JD-R) theory (Bakker and Demerouti, 2017). We investigate how these behaviors are associated with work engagement, emotional exhaustion, and work ability as a long-term indicator of employee’s well-being. Furthermore, we examine the moderating role of personal resources in the stress-strain process by comparing groups of employees representing the five types of job satisfaction defined by Bruggemann (1974). Data was collected in a cross-sectional study within a German DAX company’s manufacturing plant from 1145 blue- and white-collar workers. Results of structural equation modeling provided, as expected, support for an indirect effect of job demands and job resources on emotional exhaustion and work engagement through job crafting and self-undermining. Work ability, on the other hand, was mainly affected by emotional exhaustion, but not by work engagement. Most important, we found significant differences between path coefficients across the five types of job satisfaction indicating that these types represent important constellations of personal resources and job demands that should be considered both for analyzing stress at work and for offering tailored stress interventions in organizations.

Job Demands, Job Resources, Burnout, Work Engagement, and Their Relationships

2017 ◽  
Vol 59 (4) ◽  
pp. 369-376 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anja Van den Broeck ◽  
Tinne Vander Elst ◽  
Elfi Baillien ◽  
Maarten Sercu ◽  
Martijn Schouteden ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Work Engagement ◽  
Job Demands ◽  
Job Resources

scholarly journals Employee engagement and Emotional Exhaustion of Fly-In-Fly-Out Workers: A Diary Study

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Simon Albrecht ◽  
Jeromy Anglim
Keyword(s):  
Employee Engagement ◽  
Emotional Exhaustion ◽  
Hierarchical Modeling ◽  
Job Demands ◽  
Job Resources ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Bayesian Hierarchical ◽  
Emotional Demand ◽  
Work Cycle ◽  
Emotional Demands

Objective: Although Fly-in-Fly-Out (FIFO) work practices are widely used, little is known about their impact on the motivation and wellbeing of FIFO workers across the course of their work cycles. Drawing from the Job Demands-Resources model, we aimed to test for the within-person effects of time of work cycle, job demands, and job resources on emotional exhaustion and employee engagement at three day-intervals. Method: Fifty-two FIFO workers filled out three or more on-line diary surveys after every three days of their on-site work roster. The survey consisted of items drawn from previously validated scales. Bayesian hierarchical modeling of the day-level data was conducted. Results: Workers, on average, showed a decline in engagement and supervisor support, and an increase in emotional demand over the course of the work cycle. The results of the hierarchical modeling showed that day-level autonomy predicted day-level engagement and that day-level workload and emotional demands predicted emotional exhaustion. Conclusions: The findings highlight the importance of managing FIFO employees' day-to-day experiences of job demands and job resources because of their influence on employee engagement and emotional exhaustion. To best protect FIFO worker day-level wellbeing, employing organisations should ensure optimal levels of job autonomy, workload, and emotional demands. Practical implications, study limitations and areas for future research are outlined.

scholarly journals Keep the fire burning: a survey study on the role of personal resources for work engagement and burnout in medical residents and specialists in the Netherlands

BMJ Open ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (11) ◽  
pp. e031053 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lara Solms ◽  
Annelies E M van Vianen ◽  
Tim Theeboom ◽  
Jessie Koen ◽  
Anne P J de Pagter ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
The Netherlands ◽  
Work Engagement ◽  
Psychological Capital ◽  
Job Demands ◽  
Psychological Flexibility ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Medical Residents ◽  
Job Resources ◽  
Survey Study ◽  
Personal Resources

ObjectivesThe high prevalence of burnout among medical residents and specialists raises concerns about the stressful demands in healthcare. This study investigated which job demands and job resources and personal resources are associated with work engagement and burnout and whether the effects of these demands and resources differ for medical residents and specialists.DesignIn a survey study among residents and specialists, we assessed job demands, job resources, personal resources, work engagement and burnout symptoms using validated questionnaires (January to December 2017). Results were analysed using multivariate generalised linear model, ordinary least squares regression analyses and path analyses.SettingFive academic and general hospitals in the Netherlands.ParticipantsA total number of 124 residents and 69 specialists participated in this study. Participants worked in the fields of pediatrics, internal medicine and neurology.ResultsThe associations of job and personal resources with burnout and work engagement differed for residents and specialists. Psychological capital was associated with burnout only for specialists (b=−0.58, p<0.001), whereas psychological flexibility was associated with burnout only for residents (b=−0.31, p<0.001). Colleague support (b=0.49, p<0.001) and self-compassion (b=−0.33, p=0.004) were associated with work engagement only for specialists.ConclusionThis study suggests that particularly personal resources safeguard the work engagement and lessen the risk of burnout of residents and specialists. Both residents and specialists benefit from psychological capital to maintain optimal functioning. In addition, residents benefit from psychological flexibility, while specialists benefit from colleague support. Personal resources seem important protective factors for physicians’ work engagement and well-being. When promoting physician well-being, a one-size-fits-all approach might not be effective but, instead, interventions should be tailored to the specific needs of specialists and residents.

scholarly journals Self-efficacy for instructional leadership: relations with perceived job demands and job resources, emotional exhaustion, job satisfaction, and motivation to quit

2020 ◽  
Vol 23 (5) ◽  
pp. 1343-1366
Author(s):  
Cecilie Skaalvik
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Instructional Leadership ◽  
Emotional Exhaustion ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Job Demands ◽  
Study Data ◽  
Sem Analysis ◽  
Job Resources ◽  
Survey Study ◽  
Motivation To Quit

Abstract The purpose of this study was to explore associations between school principals’ self-efficacy for instructional leadership, their perceptions of work-related demands and resources, emotional exhaustion, job satisfaction, and motivation to leave the principal position (quit). Four hundred and forty-seven principals in elementary school and high school participated in a survey study. Data were analyzed by means of confirmatory factor analyses and SEM analyses. Self-efficacy for instructional leadership was negatively associated with the perception of all job demands and positively associated with the perception of all job resources in the study. In the SEM analysis, the associations between (a) self-efficacy and (b) emotional exhaustion, job satisfaction, and motivation to quit were indirect, mediated through the perception of job demands and job resources.

An investigation of the relationship between lean and well-being based on the job demands-resources model

2019 ◽  
Vol 39 (12) ◽  
pp. 1295-1322 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrea Roberto Beraldin ◽  
Pamela Danese ◽  
Pietro Romano
Keyword(s):  
Problem Solving ◽  
Work Engagement ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Job Demands ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Conclusive Evidence ◽  
Job Resources ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Positive Effects

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate how just-in-time (JIT)-related job demands, problem-solving job demands and soft lean practices (SLPs) jointly influence employee well-being in terms of work engagement and exhaustion. Design/methodology/approach Based on the job demands-resources model, lean-related job characteristics were classified as resources or demands, and a set of hypotheses was developed to test their effect on work engagement and exhaustion, including the potential interaction between job resources and demands. The hypotheses were tested using moderated hierarchical regression and structural equation modelling, based on data from 138 workers. Findings SLPs act as job resources in a lean company, increasing work engagement and reducing exhaustion. Conversely, JIT-related job demands act as a hindrance, reducing work engagement and increasing exhaustion. However, SLPs can reduce the effect of JIT-related job demands on exhaustion, and JIT-related job demands may enhance the positive effects of SLPs on work engagement. Research limitations/implications The study provides no conclusive evidence on the hypothesized role of problem-solving as a challenge job demand. Practical implications The results can guide practitioners’ understanding of how to implement lean without harm to employee well-being. Originality/value By employing a well-grounded psychological model to test the link between lean and well-being, the study finds quantitative support for: the buffering effect of SLPs on exhaustion caused by JIT-related job demands, and for the role of JIT as a hindrance. These novel findings have no precedent in previous survey-based research. In addition, it reveals the importance of studying SLPs at an individual level, as what matters is the extent to which workers perceive SLPs as useful and supportive.

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