Examining the challenge-hindrance-threat distinction of job demands alongside job resources

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Previous research conducted on the Job Demands-Resources model has mostly ignored the newly introduced Challenge-Hindrance-Threat distinction of workplace stressors. Thus, to better understand the nature of job demands, the present study aimed to explore this distinction of job demands within the framework of the Job Demands-Resources model. Moreover, it examined competing theoretical frameworks by investigating the associations between job characteristics and psychological health variables (i.e., burnout, vigor).

Design/methodology/approach

Data were collected via computer assisted telephone interview among a representative sample of employees working in Luxembourg (n = 1,506).

Findings

Structural Equation Modeling supported the distinctiveness of the pr

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PROVIDER: S-EPMC9983325 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature