The role of personal resources in the job demands-resources model.

Abstract

This study examined the role of three personal resources (self-efficacy, organizational-based self-esteem, and optimism) in the Job Demands-Resources (JD-R) model. The authors hypothesized that personal resources (1) moderate the relationship between job demands and exhaustion, (2) mediate the relationship between job resources and work engagement, and (3) relate to how employees perceive their work environment and well-being. Hypotheses were tested among 714 Dutch employees. Results showed that personal resources did not offset the relationship between job demands and exhaustion. Instead, personal resources mediated the relationship between job resources and engagement/exhaustion and influenced the perception of job resources. The implications of these findings for the JD-R model are discussed.

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

“…In line with this reasoning, Akkermans et al (2013) found a positive relationship between career competencies and self-efficacy, a concept generally considered to be a personal resource (e.g., Avey, Luthans, & Jensen, 2009;Luthans, Avey, Avolio, Norman, & Combs, 2006). Finally, Xanthopoulou, Bakker, Demerouti, and Schaufeli (2007) noted that personal resources are, to some extent, malleable and open to development. This characterization is similar to that of Akkermans et al (2013) who underlined that career competencies can be actively developed by individuals.…”

“…Previous studies have shown that personal resources may act as a mediator in the motivational process (e.g., Llorens, Schaufeli, Bakker, & Salanova, 2007;Luthans et al, 2006;Xanthopoulou et al, 2007). That is, job resources can activate personal resources, which can subsequently lead to higher levels of work engagement.…”

Teacher Psychological Needs, Locus of Control and Engagement

“…According to the JD-R, personal resources not only refer to positive self-evaluations associated with resiliency, but indicate the individual sense of one's ability to control and impact the environment successfully (Hobfoll, Jonson, Ennis, & Jackson, 2003). Previous studies have shown that personal resources consistently influence psychological well-being (Lorente, Salanova, Martínez, & Schaufeli, 2008;Xanthopoulou, Bakker, Demerouti, & Schaufeli, 2007). Accordingly, and based on the JD-R proposal, locus of control has been selected as a personal resource since this variable is considered a personal resource related with subjects' capacity to control their environment.…”

Posttraumatic stress disorder symptom severity and control beliefs as the predictors of academic burnout amongst adolescents following the Wenchuan Earthquake

“…The demand–resource model also suggests that the availability of resources leads to commitment and engagement (Xanthopoulou, Bakker, Demerouti, & Schaufeli, 2007), thus studies have recently suggested that resources may play a part in an extrinsic or intrinsic motivational process, and foster individuals’ ability to meet their goals (Hackman & Oldham, 1980; Schaufeli & Taris, 2014), protecting them from burnout. Thus, the demand–resource model is more inclined to emphasize the role of personal resources given that it is functional in accomplishing work goals (Schaufeli & Taris, 2014), but also claims that individuals’ sense of their ability to control their environment has a more important role in burnout (Xanthopoulou et al, 2007).…”

“…Thus, the demand–resource model is more inclined to emphasize the role of personal resources given that it is functional in accomplishing work goals (Schaufeli & Taris, 2014), but also claims that individuals’ sense of their ability to control their environment has a more important role in burnout (Xanthopoulou et al, 2007). Thus, it is more likely that control beliefs are another factor related to burnout (Glass & McKnight, 1996; McKnight & Glass, 1995).…”