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Psychological Flexibility as a Moderator of the Relationships between Job Demands and Resources and Occupational Well-being

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 May 2018

Vladimir Pinto Novaes Open the ORCID record for Vladimir Pinto Novaes [Opens in a new window] ,
Maria Cristina Ferreira  and
Felipe Valentini Open the ORCID record for Felipe Valentini [Opens in a new window]
Vladimir Pinto Novaes*
Affiliation:
Universidade Salgado de Oliveira (Brazil).
Maria Cristina Ferreira
Affiliation:
Universidade Salgado de Oliveira (Brazil).
Felipe Valentini
Affiliation:
Universidade Salgado de Oliveira (Brazil).
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*Corresponding concerning this article should be addressed to Vladimir Novaes. Universidade Salgado de Oliveira. Campus de Niteroi. PosGraduação. Niteroi, Rio de Janeiro 24030–060 (Brazil). E-mail: [email protected]
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Abstract

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.

Keywords

job demandsjob resourcesoccupational well-beingpsychological flexibility at work
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The Spanish Journal of Psychology , Volume 21 , 2018 , E11
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Copyright © Universidad Complutense de Madrid and Colegio Oficial de Psicólogos de Madrid 2018 

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Novaes, V. P., Ferreira, M. C., & Valentini, F. (2018). Psychological flexibility as a moderator of the relationships between job demands and resources and occupational well-being. The Spanish Journal of Psychology, 21. e11. Doi:10.1017/sjp.2018.14

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