Job resources boost work engagement, particularly when job demands are high.

Abstract

This study of 805 Finnish teachers working in elementary, secondary, and vocational schools tested 2 interaction hypotheses. On the basis of the job demands-resources model, the authors predicted that job resources act as buffers and diminish the negative relationship between pupil misbehavior and work engagement. In addition, using conservation of resources theory, the authors hypothesized that job resources particularly influence work engagement when teachers are confronted with high levels of pupil misconduct. In line with these hypotheses, moderated structural equation modeling analyses resulted in 14 out of 18 possible 2-way interaction effects. In particular, supervisor support, innovativeness, appreciation, and organizational climate were important job resources that helped teachers cope with demanding interactions with students.

Positive benefits of caring on nurses’ motivation and well-being: A diary study about the role of emotional regulation abilities at work

“…These results are consistent with earlier research with health employees that revealed beneficial consequences of emotional demands at work when personal resources are available (Bakker-Sanz-Vergel, 2012;Bakker et al, 2007;De Jonge et al, 2008). The findings are also in line with the recent developments in occupational health psychology about the matching principle (De Jonge & Dormann, 2006), which predicts that high (but not overwhelming) job demands stimulate positive psychological or physiological states best as long as employees possess sufficient functional, corresponding kinds of resources.…”

“…In the past, emotional demands derived from caring for patients were normally associated with higher emotional exhaustion and stress (van den Tooren & De Jonge, 2008). However, emotional demands from nursing could also be a source of motivation, flourishing and challenge at the same time (Bakker at al., 2007;Bakker & Sanz-Vergel, 2013;De Jonge et al, 2008). Emotional work with patients is one of the inherent features of nursing work and probably one of the reasons for choosing and enjoying this profession (Morgan & Lynn, 2009;Sundin et al, 2007).…”

“…High emotional demands could predict engagement and well-being when job and personal resources are available to face them (Bakker et al, 2007;De Jonge et al, 2008;Xanthopoulou et al, 2013). More precisely, the positive effect of these resources could enable better coping with job demands when the resources match the demands, that is to say, when both share the same nature (De Jonge & Dormann, 2006).…”

The role of career competencies in the Job Demands — Resources model

“…In the health impairment process, job demands lead to strain in the form of emotional exhaustion (Schaufeli & Bakker, 2004), a core component of burnout which refers to feelings of being overextended and exhausted by one's work (Demerouti et al, 2001). The assumptions of the JD-R model have gained widespread empirical support (e.g., Bakker, Hakanen, Demerouti, & Xanthopoulou, 2007;Hakanen, Bakker, & Schaufeli, 2006).…”

Salud laboral y bienestar: Incorporación de modelos positivos a la comprensión y prevención de los riesgos psicosociales del trabajo

“…Las demandas laborales se refieren a los aspectos físicos y psicosociales de la organización que requieren un importante esfuerzo, y coste físico y psicológico (p. ej., emocional, cognitivo y conductual) por parte del trabajador 19 .…”