The impact of job crafting on job demands, job resources, and well-being

Maria Tims, Arnold B. Bakker, Daantje Derks

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Abstract

This longitudinal study examined whether employees can impact their own well-being by crafting their job demands and resources. Based on the Job Demands-Resources model, we hypothesized that employee job crafting would have an impact on work engagement, job satisfaction, and burnout through changes in job demands and job resources. Data was collected in a chemical plant at three time points with one month in between the measurement waves (N = 288). The results of structural equation modeling showed that employees who crafted their job resources in the first month of the study showed an increase in their structural and social resources over the course of the study (2 months). This increase in job resources was positively related to employee well-being (increased engagement and job satisfaction, and decreased burnout). Crafting job demands did not result in a change in job demands, but results revealed direct effects of crafting challenging demands on increases in well-being. We conclude that employee job crafting has a positive impact on well-being and that employees therefore should be offered opportunities to craft their own jobs.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)230-240
Number of pages11
JournalJournal of Occupational Health Psychology
Volume18
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Apr 2013
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Burnout
  • Job crafting
  • Job demands-resources
  • Longitudinal
  • Well-being
  • Work engagement

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Applied Psychology
  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

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