Engaged employees: The role of personal resources in the relationship between job resources and work engagement

2010 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. P. E. Ouweneel ◽  
P. M. Le Blanc ◽  
W. B. Schaufeli
Keyword(s):  
Work Engagement ◽  
Job Resources ◽  
Personal Resources ◽  
The Relationship

scholarly journals Job and personal resources as mediators in the relationship between iron-ore mineworkers’ job demands and work engagement

2019 ◽  
Vol 17 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martina Kotzé ◽  
Petrus Nel
Keyword(s):  
South African ◽  
Work Engagement ◽  
Iron Ore ◽  
Psychological Capital ◽  
Mining Industry ◽  
Job Demands ◽  
Job Resources ◽  
Personal Resources ◽  
The Relationship

Orientation: Mining companies are major sources of employment in South Africa. Withstanding the challenges that the mining industry faces, maintaining work engagement of employees is essential to success in this context.Research purpose: To investigate the mediating effect of job and personal resources (in parallel and serial) in the relationship between the job demands and work engagement of employees at two iron-ore mines in a remote South African locale.Motivation for the study: Most South African research on work engagement in the mining industry focuses on the role of job resources. There is a lack of research investigating the influence of both job and personal resources in the relationship between job demands and mineworkers’ work engagement.Research approach/design and method: Data were collected using questionnaires from 238 employees working for two open-pit iron-ore mines. Three mediating relationships were investigated using variance-based structural equation modelling.Main findings: The results indicate that job and personal resources (in parallel) partially mediated the relationship between job demands and work engagement, with personal resources having a stronger effect than job resources. In addition, job and personal resources (in serial) partially mediated the relationship between job demands and work engagement but not as strongly as personal resources (in parallel).Practical/managerial implications: Despite job demands, mineworkers’ work engagement can be increased by investing in interventions and a work environment that enhances job and personal resources (such as mindfulness and psychological capital).Contribution/value add: The study bridges a specific gap in the literature by exploring the role of both job and personal resources (i.e., mindfulness and psychological capital) in the relationship between mineworkers’ job demands and work engagement. No previous studies explored these variables in combination in the South African mining industry.

scholarly journals Other-Focused Approach to Teaching. The Effect of Ethical Leadership and Quiet Ego on Work Engagement and the Mediating Role of Compassion Satisfaction

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ilaria Buonomo ◽  
Maria Luisa Farnese ◽  
Maria Luisa Vecina ◽  
Paula Benevene
Keyword(s):  
Work Engagement ◽  
Ethical Leadership ◽  
Compassion Satisfaction ◽  
Job Resources ◽  
Personal Resources ◽  
Short Version ◽  
Life Questionnaire ◽  
Quiet Ego ◽  
The Relationship

Recent revisions of the Job Demands Resources (JDR) model acknowledged the importance of personal and organizational dimensions enriching job resources’ effect on work engagement. Consistently, this paper addresses the role of compassion satisfaction, as a job resource, on teacher work engagement, given the saliency of caring in teaching as a helping profession. Furthermore, quiet ego, as a personal dimension, and ethical leadership, as an organizational dimension, are studied as antecedents of compassion satisfaction. Overall, the study verifies with a Structural Equation Model whether and how compassion satisfaction mediates the relationships among work engagement, quiet ego, and ethical leadership. One hundred and eighty-eight Italian teachers took part in the study by completing four scales: the Ethical Leadership Scale, the Quiet Ego scale, the Professional Quality Of Life Questionnaire, and the Utrecht Work Engagement Scale—ultra-short version. The final model showed a good fit to the data: χ2(48) = 75.399, p = 0.007, CFI = 0.979, TLI = 0.971, RMSEA = 0.055 (90% CI = 0.029–0.078, p = 0.342), SRMR = 0.039. Findings showed that teachers’ compassion satisfaction is strongly related to their engagement at school, confirming that teachers’ care toward their students is an important resource supporting their engagement. Furthermore, compassion satisfaction totally mediates the relationship between quiet ego and work engagement (bDIRECT = ns, bINDIRECT = 0.327, p = 0.000). Such mediating path confirms recent expansions of the JDR model about the role of personal resources on job resources and, consequently, on work engagement and confirms the Conservation of Resources theory, stating that personal resources impact work outcomes. At the same time, compassion satisfaction does not mediate the relationship between ethical leadership and work engagement, so that ethical school leaders directly impact teachers’ work engagement. A possible reason for this finding relies on ethical leadership’s role in promoting higher school life participation as a community. More theoretical and practical implications are described in the paper.

Personal Resources Influence Job Demands, Resources, and Burnout: A One-year, Three-wave Longitudinal Study

2016 ◽  
Vol 44 (2) ◽  
pp. 247-258 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yansong Wang ◽  
Jie Huang ◽  
Xuqun You
Keyword(s):  
Longitudinal Study ◽  
Job Demands ◽  
Job Burnout ◽  
Job Resources ◽  
Personal Resources ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
One Year ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Job Demands And Resources

Our purpose in this 1-year, 3-wave longitudinal study was to investigate the relationships among job demands, job resources, personal resources, and job burnout in a group of 263 Chinese employees. Specifically, we examined the mediating role of personal resources in the relationships between job resources and job burnout, and between job demands and job burnout, as well as the reversed effect of job burnout on job demands and job resources. The results showed that job demands positively affected job burnout, whereas job and personal resources negatively affected job burnout over a 6-month period. Further, personal resources mediated the relationship between job resources and job burnout, but not that between job demands and job burnout. In addition, job burnout had a reversed effect on job demands and job resources. Implications are discussed in relation to balancing job demands and resources, and avoiding job burnout by utilizing personal resources.

Test of the job demand resources model in Thailand

2019 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 2-21
Author(s):  
Manjiri Kunte ◽  
Parisa Rungruang
Keyword(s):  
Role Conflict ◽  
Work Engagement ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Job Demands ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Job Resources ◽  
Personal Resources ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Content Type

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to test the hypothesized relationships between job demands, job resources and personal resources toward work engagement, by utilizing a cross section of Thai employees.Design/methodology/approachIn this study, a group of employees (n=416) responded to a set of self-report surveys on job demands, job resources, personal resources and work engagement.FindingsThe results of the hierarchical regression analysis supported the relationships between job demands (i.e. workload and role conflict), job resources, personal resources (self-efficacy) and work engagement. In addition, the results supported the role of (positive) self-esteem as moderator in the role ambiguity and work engagement relationship, and the role of self-efficacy in buffering the effect of role conflict and workload on work engagement. The final model explained 43 percent of the variance in the dependent variable.Research limitations/implicationsThis study will help managers in understanding employee expectations and providing appropriate feedback. Devising effective jobs, which lead to perceptions of meaningfulness, safety and availability leading to improved engagement.Originality/valueThis is the first study employing the job demands resources model in a cross-sectional study in Thailand.

scholarly journals The moderating role of personal resources in the relationship between job demands and work engagement

Psihologija ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 7-7
Author(s):  
I-Shuo Chen
Keyword(s):  
Work Engagement ◽  
Fast Food ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Job Demands ◽  
Personal Resources ◽  
Food Chains ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Moderating Role

This study aimed to examine the role of personal resources in the job demands- resources (JD-R) model of work engagement. We hypothesized that personal resources weaken the negative impact of job demands on work engagement. The hypothesis was examined using a sample of employees (N = 58) from multiple branches of four international fast-food chains based in Ireland and Taiwan who completed questionnaires focused on personal resources, job demands and work engagement over 7 consecutive workdays (N = 58

Authenticity at work – a job-demands resources perspective

2016 ◽  
Vol 31 (2) ◽  
pp. 483-499 ◽  
Author(s):  
U. Baran Metin ◽  
Toon W. Taris ◽  
Maria C. W. Peeters ◽  
Ilona van Beek ◽  
Ralph Van den Bosch
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Work Engagement ◽  
Goodness Of Fit ◽  
Job Demands ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Job Resources ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Occupational Outcomes ◽  
The Relationship

Purpose – Previous research has demonstrated strong relations between work characteristics (e.g. job demands and job resources) and work outcomes such as work performance and work engagement. So far, little attention has been given to the role of authenticity (i.e. employees’ ability to experience their true selves) in these relations. The purpose of this paper is to explore the relationship of state authenticity at work with job demands and resources on the one hand and work engagement, job satisfaction, and subjective performance on the other hand. Design/methodology/approach – In total, 680 Dutch bank employees participated to the study. Structural equation modelling was used to test the goodness-of-fit of the hypothesized model. Bootstrapping (Preacher and Hayes, 2008) was used to examine the meditative effect of state authenticity. Findings – Results showed that job resources were positively associated with authenticity and, in turn, that authenticity was positively related to work engagement, job satisfaction, and performance. Moreover, state authenticity partially mediated the relationship between job resources and three occupational outcomes. Research limitations/implications – Main limitations to this study were the application of self-report questionnaires, utilization of cross-sectional design, and participation of a homogeneous sample. However, significant relationship between workplace characteristics, occupational outcomes, and state authenticity enhances our current understanding of the JD-R Model. Practical implications – Managers might consider enhancing state authenticity of employees by investing in job resources, since high levels of authenticity was found to be strongly linked to positive occupational outcomes. Originality/value – This study is among the first to examine the role of authenticity at workplace and highlights the importance of state authenticity for work-related outcomes.

Work–Life Imbalance as a Moderator in the Relationship Between Resources and Work Engagement

2015 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 80-90 ◽  
Author(s):  
Delia Vîrgă ◽  
Alexandra Horga ◽  
Dragoș Iliescu
Keyword(s):  
Work Engagement ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Positive Relationship ◽  
Job Demands ◽  
Emotional Stability ◽  
Work Life ◽  
Job Resources ◽  
Personal Resources ◽  
Job Demand ◽  
The Relationship

This study examines the interplay between (a) job resources, (b) personal resources (organizational-based self-esteem, self-efficacy), and personality traits (conscientiousness, extraversion, and emotional stability), (c) a specific job demand (work–life imbalance), and (d) work engagement, in line with the alternative JD-R model proposed by Bakker (2011) . Data was collected from 223 Romanian employees. Results show that work–life imbalance (WLI) undermines the positive relationship between self-efficacy and work engagement. In a three-way Job resources × Personal resources × Job demands interaction, self-efficacy and job resources had a positive relationship with work engagement when work–life imbalance was low. Also, in a three-way Job resources × Personality × Job demands interaction, the association between emotional stability and job resources was positive when work–life imbalance was low.

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