Challenge versus hindrance job demands and well-being: A diary study on the moderating role of job resources

2014 ◽  
Vol 88 (4) ◽  
pp. 702-725 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maja Tadić ◽  
Arnold B. Bakker ◽  
Wido G. M. Oerlemans
Keyword(s):  
Job Demands ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Job Resources ◽  
Diary Study ◽  
Moderating Role

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.

scholarly journals Stress of Dialysis Nurses—Analyzing the Buffering Role of Influence at Work and Feedback

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (3) ◽  
pp. 802
Author(s):  
Maren Kersten ◽  
Sylvie Vincent-Höper ◽  
Albert Nienhaus
Keyword(s):  
Negative Impact ◽  
Job Demands ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Job Resources ◽  
Cognitive Stress ◽  
Stress Symptoms ◽  
Influence At Work ◽  
Dialysis Nurses ◽  
The Relationship

Dialysis nurses face complex and demanding working conditions. Due to demographic changes, the number of dialysis patients has increased, while the number of skilled personnel is expected to decrease, leading to tremendous increases in quantitative demands in the near future. Against the background of increasing workload, focusing on the provision of job resources is considered a promising approach because resources can buffer the negative effects of job demands. The aim of this study is to investigate whether different job resources—in particular influence at work and feedback—play a buffering role in the relationship between job demands and employee well-being. The study used a cross-sectional paper–pencil survey design. Data were collected from 951 dialysis nurses working in dialysis facilities in Germany between October 2010 and March 2012 using validated measures of quantitative job demands, job-related resources (influence at work and feedback), and cognitive stress symptoms. To test the moderating role of resources, we applied hierarchical regression analyses. The findings indicate that feedback buffers the relationship between quantitative demands and well-being; that is, the positive relationship between quantitative demands and cognitive stress symptoms was weaker when feedback was high. However, we found no buffering role of influence at work. The results suggest that feedback is a promising resource that may buffer the negative impact of quantitative demands on well-being of dialysis nurses. The findings offer new approaches for training nurses and implementing a feedback culture.

Enhancing Engagement through Job Resources: The Moderating Role of Affective Commitment

2020 ◽  
Vol 23 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel Dominguez ◽  
María José Chambel ◽  
Vânia Sofia Carvalho
Keyword(s):  
Peer Support ◽  
Organizational Support ◽  
Affective Commitment ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Job Resources ◽  
Supervisory Support ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Moderating Role

Abstract Research has shown that affective commitment, one of three components of organizational commitment defined by Meyer and Allen (1991), can act as a moderator in relationships between job stressors and worker´s psychological tension. However, due to the scarcity of studies that investigate the moderating effect of this commitment component on relationships between positive variables, the purpose of this study is to examine the moderating role of affective commitment in the relationship between autonomy, peer support, supervisory support and perceived organizational support (POS), as job resources, on engagement. In this sense, we analyzed the data provided by a sample of Portuguese employees (N = 554), from an organization belonging to the consultancy sector. Firstly, we aimed to examine the direct effects of those job resources on engagement, and, then, examine the impact of affective commitment as a moderator on these relationships. The results partially support the hypotheses formulated. Indeed, there was a positive relationship between the job resources studied - work autonomy, peer support, supervisory support and POS - and engagement. Furthermore, according to our hypothesis, the interaction established between affective commitment and autonomy, significantly exacerbates the positive effect of this job resource on workers well-being, that is, on their engagement (b = .08, p < .05). However, contrary to our hypothesis, the affective commitment does not moderate the relationship between the other job resources and engagement. This study contributes to a deepest knowledge about the potentialities of affective commitment, reinforcing the importance of consider it as a contextual resource.

Pleasures and subjective well‐being

2001 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 153-167 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shigehiro Oishi ◽  
Ulrich Schimmack ◽  
Ed Diener
Keyword(s):  
Sensation Seeking ◽  
Daily Diary ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Diary Study ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Daily Diary Study ◽  
Diary Studies ◽  
Daily Diary Studies ◽  
Moderating Role

In two daily diary studies we examined the moderating role of sensation seeking in the patterns of relations between physical pleasure and life satisfaction. In study 1 (a 52‐day daily diary study), daily physical pleasure was a significantly stronger predictor of daily social satisfaction among high sensation seekers than among low sensation seekers. We extended the finding of study 1 to more general daily satisfaction in study 2 (a 23‐day diary study). The present findings indicate that physical pleasure is associated with daily satisfaction to the degree that one seeks for such an experience. In addition, we tested whether the association between physical pleasure and daily satisfaction would be moderated also by other facets of extraversion and extraversion as a whole. With the exception of the positive emotion facet in study 1, no facet or extraversion as a whole moderated the relation between physical pleasure and daily satisfaction. The present studies show specificity and replicability of the role that sensation seeking plays in understanding the link between daily physical pleasure and daily satisfaction. Copyright © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

scholarly journals Teachers’ Well-being and Effectiveness: The Role of the Interplay between Job Demands and Job Resources

2012 ◽  
Vol 69 ◽  
pp. 729-738 ◽  
Author(s):  
Silvia Simbula ◽  
Chiara Panari ◽  
Dina Guglielmi ◽  
Franco Fraccaroli
Keyword(s):  
Job Demands ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Job Resources

The moderating role of job resources in the relationship between ageing, professional status and well-being in healthcare

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrea Tomo ◽  
Stefania De Simone
Keyword(s):  
Well Being ◽  
Job Resources ◽  
Professional Status ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Care Workers ◽  
The One ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Moderating Role ◽  
Psychological Questionnaire

PurposeThis study aims to test the relationship between ageing, professional status and well-being and the moderating role that job resources might have in this relationship.Design/methodology/approachThe authors relied upon the literature on well-being and the job demands–resources (JD-R) model and employed the Copenhagen psychological questionnaire administered to patient care workers in three paediatric hospitals belonging to the same healthcare organization.FindingsThe findings, on the one hand, confirm a not-significant relationship between ageing, professional status and well-being; on the other hand, they indicate that job resources have a positive, significant and direct impact on well-being and a significant role in moderating the relationship between ageing, professional status and well-being.Originality/valueThe present paper has manifold academic and practical interesting implications as it contributes to the literature on the well-being of healthcare workers and provides implications to identify interventions for better human resource (HR) management in the healthcare context.

scholarly journals The Subjective Well-Being Challenge in the Accounting Profession: The Role of Job Resources

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (17) ◽  
pp. 3073 ◽  
Author(s):  
Molina-Sánchez ◽  
Ariza-Montes ◽  
Ortiz-Gómez ◽  
Leal-Rodríguez
Keyword(s):  
Job Demands ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Theoretical Framework ◽  
Structural Equations ◽  
Job Resources ◽  
Professional Judgment ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
The Face

The main activity of the accountant is the preparation and audit of the financial information of a company. The subjective well-being of the accountant is important to ensure a balanced professional judgment and to offer a positive image of the profession in the face of the incorporation and retention of talent. However, accountants are subjected to intense pressures that affect their well-being in the performance of their tasks. In this paper, the job demands–resources theoretical framework is adopted to analyze the relationships between job demands, job resources, and the subjective well-being of a large sample of 739 accounting experts at the European level. Applying a structural equations model, the results confirm, on the one hand, the direct effects provided in the theoretical framework and, on the other, a new mediating role of job demands–subjective well-being relationship resources.

How dentists cope with their job demands and stay engaged: the moderating role of job resources

2005 ◽  
Vol 113 (6) ◽  
pp. 479-487 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jari J. Hakanen ◽  
Arnold B. Bakker ◽  
Evangelia Demerouti
Keyword(s):  
Job Demands ◽  
Job Resources ◽  
Moderating Role

The moderating role of job resources in the relationship between job demands and interleukin-6 in an Italian healthcare organization

2017 ◽  
Vol 41 (1) ◽  
pp. 39-48 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alessandra Falco ◽  
Laura Dal Corso ◽  
Damiano Girardi ◽  
Alessandro De Carlo ◽  
Manola Comar
Keyword(s):  
Interleukin 6 ◽  
Job Demands ◽  
Healthcare Organization ◽  
Job Resources ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Moderating Role
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