Job Demands and Resources as Antecedents of Work Engagement: A Qualitative Review and Directions for Future Research

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Saija Mauno ◽  
Ulla Kinnunen ◽  
Anne Mäkikangas ◽  
Taru Feldt
Keyword(s):  
Work Engagement ◽  
Job Demands ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Qualitative Review ◽  
Job Demands And Resources

The Conceptualization and Measurement of Job Crafting

2016 ◽  
Vol 60 (4) ◽  
pp. 173-186 ◽  
Author(s):  
Philipp Wolfgang Lichtenthaler ◽  
Andrea Fischbach
Keyword(s):  
Factor Structure ◽  
Work Engagement ◽  
Job Demands ◽  
Job Crafting ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Validity Study ◽  
German Version ◽  
Total N ◽  
Structure Reliability ◽  
German Speaking

Abstract. This research redefined the job demands–resources (JD-R) job crafting model ( Tims & Bakker, 2010 ) to resolve theoretical and empirical inconsistencies regarding the crafting of job demands and developed a German version of the Job Crafting Scale (JCS; Tims, Bakker, & Derks, 2012 ) in two separate studies (total N = 512). In Study 1 the German version of the JCS was developed and tested for its factor structure, reliability, and construct validity. Study 2 dealt with the validity of our redefined JD-R job crafting model. The results show that, like the original version, the German version comprises four job crafting types, and the German version of the JCS is a valid and reliable generic measure that can be used for future research with German-speaking samples. Evidence for the redefined JD-R job crafting model was based on findings relating job crafting to work engagement and emotional exhaustion.

scholarly journals Sometimes It Drains, Sometimes It Sustains: The Dual Role of the Relationship with Students for University Professors

2019 ◽  
Vol 2019 ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mara Martini ◽  
Gloria Guidetti ◽  
Sara Viotti ◽  
Barbara Loera ◽  
Daniela Converso
Keyword(s):  
Emotional Exhaustion ◽  
Work Engagement ◽  
Psychological Health ◽  
Job Demands ◽  
Well Being ◽  
University Teachers ◽  
Work Meaning ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Job Demands And Resources

University organizational contexts have been changing significantly in recent years, and academic staff are expected to manage larger workloads at an increased pace. This can threaten their well-being and exacerbate work-related stress—possibly creating negative impacts on their mental and physical states. Surprisingly, academic occupational psychological health is still rarely studied. By referring to the Job Demands-Resources (JD-R) conceptual model, this study aimed to analyze the relationship between university teachers’ well-being and job demands and resources, with a particular focus on the role of the relationship with students. Specifically, 550 associate and full professors were studied to determine the impact of job characteristics, quality of relationships in the work environment, and negative and positive relations with students regarding emotional exhaustion and work engagement. Hierarchical multiple regression models allowed us to highlight the fact that emotional exhaustion was positively and significantly associated with workload, conflicts with colleagues, and requests from students, and it was negatively associated with work meaning. Work engagement was positively and significantly associated with work meaning and social support from students. Our study points out that the flexible and renowned JD-R model can successfully be used to analyze the occupational psychological health of academics. Further, our study underscores the fact that, among job demands and resources, the often-neglected relations with external users (the students) can play an important role in university teachers’ perceptions of exhaustion and engagement.

scholarly journals An exploration of the prevalence and predictors of work-related well-being among psychosocial oncology professionals: An application of the job demands–resources model

2015 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 33-41 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adrienne Turnell ◽  
Victoria Rasmussen ◽  
Phyllis Butow ◽  
Ilona Juraskova ◽  
Laura Kirsten ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Work Engagement ◽  
Job Demands ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Psychosocial Oncology ◽  
Job Resources ◽  
Online Questionnaire ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Utrecht Work Engagement Scale ◽  
High Work ◽  
Job Demands And Resources

ABSTRACTObjective:Burnout is reportedly high among oncology healthcare workers. Psychosocial oncologists may be particularly vulnerable to burnout. However, their work engagement may also be high, counteracting stress in the workplace. This study aimed to document the prevalence of both burnout and work engagement, and the predictors of both, utilizing the job demands–resources (JD–R) model, within a sample of psychosocial oncologists.Method:Psychosocial-oncologist (N = 417) clinicians, recruited through 10 international and national psychosocial-oncology societies, completed an online questionnaire. Measures included demographic and work characteristics, burnout (the MBI–HSS Emotional Exhaustion (EE) and Depersonalization (DP) subscales), the Utrecht Work Engagement Scale, and measures of job demands and resources.Results:High EE and DP was reported by 20.2 and 6.6% of participants, respectively, while 95.3% reported average to high work engagement. Lower levels of job resources and higher levels of job demands predicted greater burnout, as predicted by the JD–R model, but the predicted interaction between these characteristics and burnout was not significant. Higher levels of job resources predicted higher levels of work engagement.Significance of results:Burnout was surprisingly low and work engagement high in this sample. Nonetheless, one in five psychosocial oncologists have high EE. Our results suggest that both the positive (resources) and negative (demands) aspects of this work environment have an on impact burnout and engagement, offering opportunities for intervention. Theories such as the JD–R model can be useful in guiding research in this area.

Work Engagement in Nonprofit Organizations: A Conceptual Model

2018 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 5-33 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sunyoung Park ◽  
Junghwan Kim ◽  
Jiwon Park ◽  
Doo Hun Lim
Keyword(s):  
Nonprofit Organizations ◽  
Conceptual Model ◽  
Work Engagement ◽  
Job Demands ◽  
Theoretical Framework ◽  
Job Resources ◽  
Future Research ◽  
For Profit ◽  
Ideological Resources ◽  
Practical Implications

Using the revised job demands–resources (JD-R) model as a theoretical framework, our article aims to develop a conceptual model of the work engagement of paid workers in nonprofit organizations (NPOs) by identifying its antecedents and outcomes discussed in the literature. We found that job resources are prevalent antecedents for work engagement, while three categories of the JD-R model are all significant with work engagement. Although some findings are similar with existing studies for for-profit organizations, others implied that we need a different approach to work engagement of NPO workers. We finally offer a proposed JD-R model of work engagement in NPOs that has a new category, ideological resources. At the end of this article, we discuss the findings and academic/practical implications, along with recommendations for future research.

Linking job demands and resources to burnout and work engagement: Does passion underlie these differential relationships?

2013 ◽  
Vol 38 (3) ◽  
pp. 353-366 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah-Geneviève Trépanier ◽  
Claude Fernet ◽  
Stéphanie Austin ◽  
Jacques Forest ◽  
Robert J. Vallerand
Keyword(s):  
Work Engagement ◽  
Job Demands ◽  
Job Demands And Resources

scholarly journals How to keep teachers healthy and growing: the influence of job demands and resources

2017 ◽  
Vol 41 (8) ◽  
pp. 670-686 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arnoud T. Evers ◽  
Bogdan Yamkovenko ◽  
Daniël Van Amersfoort
Keyword(s):  
Vocational Education ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Explanatory Power ◽  
Job Demands ◽  
Interaction Effects ◽  
Ordinary Least Squares ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Job Demands And Resources

Purpose Education depends on high-quality teachers who are committed to professional development and do not get burned out. The purpose of this paper was to investigate how job demands and resources can affect the health and cognitive development of teachers using the Demand-Induced Strain Compensation model. Design/methodology/approach A cross-sectional sample of 120 teachers in vocational education was used to investigate the proposed relationships and hypotheses with Ordinary Least Squares (OLS) regression method. Findings In terms of teacher health and development, significant main effects were found for several predictors. Autonomy was significantly and negatively related to emotional exhaustion. Autonomy, emotional supervisor and colleague support were significantly and positively related to teachers’ development. However, little support was found for matching hypotheses, suggesting that matching demands and resources do not offer more explanatory power for occupation outcomes than other types of interaction effects. Research limitations/implications More powerful analyses techniques like structural equation modeling could be used in future research with a larger sample size. A second limitation is common method variance. Practical implications Schools in vocational education should provide sufficient job resources, such as autonomy and emotional support, but possibly also put a limit on teacher task variety. Originality/value Job demands and resources have until now mainly been related to negative outcomes such as poor health and ill-being, while the relationship with learning has also been hypothesized and is therefore meaningful to examine. In addition, it was investigated whether interaction effects of matching demands and resources, better explain these outcomes.

Examining the moderating roles of job demands and resources on the relation between work engagement and work–family conflict

2018 ◽  
Vol 49 (4) ◽  
pp. 479-490
Author(s):  
Anthony G Balogun ◽  
Olukayode A Afolabi
Keyword(s):  
Work Engagement ◽  
Family Conflict ◽  
Working Mothers ◽  
Job Demands ◽  
Job Resources ◽  
Work Family Conflict ◽  
Negative Effect ◽  
Work Family ◽  
High Level ◽  
Job Demands And Resources

Recently, studies have shown that work engagement is associated with high level of work–family conflict. However, little is known about the factors that can moderate this relationship. Using job demands–resources model as a theoretical framework, this study examined the moderating roles of job demands and resources in the relation between work engagement and work–family conflict among a sample of 156 working mothers in Nigeria. Their ages ranged between 24 and 39 years ( M = 34.09; SD = 7.49). Data were analyzed using moderated hierarchal regression analysis. Results showed that work engagement was positively related to work–family conflict. Job demands and resources significantly moderated the relationship between work engagement and work–family conflict, such that highly work engaged working mothers who experience high job demands with high job resources reported low work–family conflict. The findings suggest that organizations can reduce the negative effect of work engagement on work–family conflict among their employees by reducing or optimizing job demands and providing adequate job resources.

scholarly journals How changes in job demands and resources predict burnout, work engagement, and sickness absenteeism

2009 ◽  
Vol 30 (7) ◽  
pp. 893-917 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wilmar B. Schaufeli ◽  
Arnold B. Bakker ◽  
Willem Van Rhenen
Keyword(s):  
Work Engagement ◽  
Job Demands ◽  
Sickness Absenteeism ◽  
Job Demands And Resources

scholarly journals ANTECEDENTS OF WORK ENGAGEMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION PROFESSORS IN BRAZIL

2019 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
GABRIELE D. MERCALI ◽  
SILVIA G. COSTA
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Work Engagement ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Job Demands ◽  
Public Institutions ◽  
Private Institutions ◽  
Task Execution ◽  
Online Questionnaire ◽  
The Social ◽  
Job Demands And Resources

ABSTRACT Purpose: This research aimed to identify and analyze the antecedents of work engagement through job demands and resources of the higher education professors in Brazil. Originality/value: First findings of engagement, job resources and demands regarding Brazilian professors sample. This dissertation contributes to the reflection of their situation and the conditions of their jobs. Design/methodology/approach: This study used a quantitative approach by means of applying an online questionnaire composed of identification questions and two scales. The sample comprised 506 professors belonging to all federative units of the country. Data collected from the questionnaire was analyzed through descriptive statistics, analysis of variance and t-test. Findings: The main findings show that professors, in general, have medium levels of engagement, but it is very close to the limit that can affect their health. The qualitative demands are the most expressive in the working life of these professionals and the work resources (task execution) were those that obtained the highest average among all resources, followed by the social ones. In general, professors from private institutions perceive job demands and resources more favorably than those who work in public institutions.

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