Psychological flexibility as a moderator of the relationships between job demands and resources and occupational well-being

• Vladimir Pinto Novaes ^[1] ; Maria Cristina Ferreira ^[1] ; Felipe Valentini ^[1]
  1. [1] Universidade Salgado de Oliveira

     Universidade Salgado de Oliveira

     Brasil

     
• Localización: The Spanish Journal of Psychology, ISSN 1138-7416, Nº 21, 2018, págs. 1-13
• Idioma: inglés
• DOI: 10.1017/sjp.2018.14
• Enlaces
  • Texto completo
• Dialnet Métricas: 1 Cita
• Resumen

  • The aim of this study was to identify the relations of job demands (work overload) and job resources (social support and autonomy) with subjective job well-being (job satisfaction, positive affects, negative affects), as well as the moderating role of personal resources (psychological flexibility at work) in such relationships. The sample consisted of 4,867 Brazilian workers, of both sexes, with ages ranging from 18 to 67 years. Structural equation modelling showed that the work overload was negatively associated with job satisfaction (β = –.06; p < .001) and positively with negative affects (β = .24; p < .001); autonomy was positively associated with satisfaction (β = .08; p < .001) and negative affects (β = .08; p < .001); social support was positively associated with satisfaction (β = .17; p < .001) and positive affects (β = .20; p < .001), and negatively with negative affects (β = –.21; p < .001); psychological flexibility moderated the relationships of overload with satisfaction (β = .04; p < .05) and negative affects (β = .08; p < .001); autonomy with positive affects (β = –.06; p < .001) and social support with negative affects (β = .08; p < .001). These results are discussed from perspective of a job demands-resources theory, especially with respect to the relevance of personal resources for the promotion of occupational well-being.

• Referencias bibliográficas
  • Airila, A., Hakanen, J. J., Schaufeli, W. B., Luukkonen, R., Punakallio, A., & Lusa, S. (2014). Are job and personal resources associated...
  • ources on employee well-being, engagement, commitment and extra-role performance: Test of a model. International Journal of Manpower, 33,...
  • Araújo, T. M., & Karasek, R. (2008). Validity and reliability of the Job Content Questionnaire in formal and informal jobs in Brazil....
  • Bakker, A. B., & Demerouti, E. (2007). The Job Demands-Resources Model: State of the art. Journal of Managerial Psychology, 22, 309–328....
  • Bakker, A. B., Demerouti, E., & Sanz-Vergel, A. I. (2014). Burnout and work engagement: The JD–R approach. Annual Review of Organizational...
  • Balducci, C., Schaufeli, W. B., & Fraccaroli, F. (2011). The Job Demands-Resources Model and counterproductive work behavior: The role...
  • Biron, M., & van Veldhoven, M. (2012). Emotional labor in service work: Psychological flexibility and emotion regulation. Human Relations,...
  • Bond, F. W., Lloyd, J., & Guenole, N. (2013). The Work-Related Acceptance and Action Questionnaire: Initial psychometric findings and...
  • Boudrias, J. S., Desrumaux, P., Gaudreau, P., Nelson, K., Brunet, L., & Savoie, A. (2011). Modeling the experience of psychological health...
  • Bowling, N. A., Alarcon, G. M., Bragg, C. B., & Hartman, M. J. (2015). A meta-analytic examination of the potential correlates and consequences...
  • Bowling, N. A., & Kirkendall, C. (2012). Workload: A review of potential causes, consequences, and interventions. In Houdmont, J., Leka,...
  • Diener, E., Wirtz, D., Tov, W., Kim-Prieto, C., Choi, D. W., Oishi, S., & Biswas-Diener, R. (2010). New measures of well-being: Short...
  • Ferreira, M. C., Silva, A. P., Fernandes, H. A., & Almeida, S. P. (2008). Desenvolvimento e validação de uma Escala de Afetos no Trabalho...
  • Fisher, C. D. (2014). Conceptualizing and measuring wellbeing at work. In Chen, P. Y., & Cooper, C. L. (Eds.), Work and wellbeing (Vol....
  • Hayes, S. C., Luoma, J. B., Bond, F. W., Masuda, A., & Lillis, J. (2006). Acceptance and commitment therapy: Model, processes and outcomes....
  • Hobfoll, S. E. (2002). Social and psychological resources and adaptation. Review of General Psychology, 6, 307–324. https://doi.org/10.1037/1089-2680.6.4.307
  • Hombrados-Mendieta, I., & Cosano-Rivas, F. (2013). Burnout, workplace support, job satisfaction and life satisfaction among social workers...
  • Humphrey, S. E., Nahrgang, J. D., & Morgeson, F. P. (2007). Integrating motivational, social, and contextual work design features: A meta-analytic...
  • Ilies, R., Dimotakis, N., & De Pater, I. E. (2010). Psychological and physiological reactions to high workloads: Implications for well-being....
  • Ilies, R., Schwind, K. M., Wagner, D. T., Johnson, M. D., DeRue, D. S., & Ilgen, D. R. (2007). When can employees have a family life?...
  • Karasek, R., Kawakami, N., Brisson, C., Houtman, I., Bongers, P., & Amick, B. (1998). The Job Content Questionnaire (JCQ): An instrument...
  • Kashdan, T. B., & Rottenberg, J. (2010). Psychological flexibility as a fundamental aspect of health. Clinical Psychology Review, 30,...
  • Kim, H., & Stoner, M. (2008). Burnout and turnover intention among social workers: Effects of role stress, job autonomy, and social support....
  • Little, T. D., Bovaird, J. A., & Widaman, K. F. (2006). On the merits of orthogonalizing powered and product terms: implications for modeling...
  • Lloyd, J., Bond, F. W., & Flaxman, P. E. (2013). The value of psychological flexibility: Examining psychological mechanisms underpinning...
  • Luthans, F. (2002). The need for and meaning of positive organizational behavior. Journal of Organizational Behavior, 23, 695–706. https://doi.org/10.1002/job.165
  • Kline, R. B. (2016). Principles and practice of structural equation modeling (4th ed.). New York, NY: The Guilford Press.
  • Mäkikangas, A., Feldt, T., & Kinnunen, U. (2007). Warr’s Scale of Job-Related Affective Well-Being: A longitudinal examination of its...
  • Morgeson, F. P., & Humphrey, S. E. (2006). The Work Design Questionnaire (WDQ): Developing and validating a comprehensive measure for...
  • Novaes, V. M., Ferreira, M. C., & Valentini, F. (2015). Evidências de validade da Escala de Flexibilidade Psicológica no Trabalho em amostras...
  • Onwezen, M. C., van Veldhoven, M. J. P. M., & Biron, M. (2014). The role of psychological flexibility in the demands-exhaustion-performance...
  • Park, R., & Searcy, D. (2012). Job autonomy as a predictor of mental well-being: The moderating role of quality-competitive environment....
  • Schaufeli, W. B., & Taris, T. W. (2014). A critical review of the Job Demands-Resources Model: Implications for improving work and health....
  • Seligman, M. E. P., & Csikszentmihalyi, M. (2000). Positive psychology: An introduction. American Psychologist, 55, 5–14. https://doi.org/10.1037/0003-066X.55.1.5
  • Silva, A. P. C., & Ferreira, M. C. (2009). Escala de Satisfação Geral no Trabalho [The Generic Job Satisfaction Scale]. In Instituto Brasileiro...
  • Spector, P. E., & Jex, S. M. (1998). Development of four self-report measures of job stressors and strain: Interpersonal conflict at work...
  • Szczygiel, D., & Baka, L. (2016). The role of personal resources in the relationship between job stressors and emotional exhaustion. Polish...
  • Tremblay, M. A., & Messervey, D. (2011). The Job Demands-Resources Model: Further evidence for the buffering effect of personal resources....
  • van den Broeck, A., van Ruysseveldt, J., Smulders, P., & De Witte, H. (2011). Does intrinsic value orientation strengthen the impact of...
  • Watson, D., Wiese, D., Vaidya, J., & Tellegen, A. (1999). The two general activation systems of affect: Structural findings, evolutionary...