Job Demand-Control-Support Latent Profiles and Their Relationships with Interpersonal Stressors, Job Burnout, and Intrinsic Work Motivation

Bibliographic Data

ID15469786
AuthorsIgor Portoghese (0000-0003-3700-8594, University of Cagliari), Maura Galletta (0000-0002-0124-4248, University of Cagliari, corresponding author), Michael P Leiter (0000-0001-5680-0363, Deakin University), Gabriele Finco (0000-0002-3059-9865, University of Cagliari), Ernesto d’Aloja (0000-0003-4456-6252, University of Cagliari), Marcello Campagna (0000-0002-5277-8477, University of Cagliari)
Year2020
Volume17
Issue24
Pages9430-9430
Publication date2020-12-16
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601
PublisherMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3390/ijerph17249430
PMID33339208
OpenAlexW3112445629
LanguageEN
Citations received12
References cited77

In the Job Demand-Control-Support (JDCS) model, the combination of job demands, job control, and social support was hypothesized to lead to eight different constellations of job types. According to the model, these constellations are linked to wellbeing/health and learning outcomes. In the last three decades, these constellations of job types have been investigated by adopting a variable-centered perspective. However, latent profile analyses (LPA) enable a person-centered approach and empirically capture constellations of job types. In the present study, we used LPA to empirically identify distinct profiles of JDCS among Italian healthcare workers. Furthermore, we investigated the role of social stressors (workplace relationships and coworkers' incivility) as antecedents of these profiles and the association of these profiles with job burnout and work motivation. Results from LPA ( n = 1671) revealed four profiles: Isolated Prisoner, Participatory Leader, Moderate Strain, and Low Strain. Negative relationships at work and coworkers' incivility increased the chances of being included in both Isolated prisoner and Participatory Leader profiles. Finally, the Isolated Prisoner and Moderate Strain profiles showed the highest levels of emotional exhaustion and cynicism and the lower levels of intrinsic work motivation. This study extends previous JDCS research, highlighting that researchers should consider empirically identified profiles rather than theoretically defined subgroups. Implications for stress theory, future research, and practice are discussed

Burnout · Cynicism · Incivility · Interpersonal communication · Job attitude · Job control · Job performance · Job satisfaction · Job strain · Social support · Stressor · Work (physics · Applied Psychology · Clinical Psychology · Employment and Welfare Studies · Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior · Psychology · Social Psychology · Workplace Health and Well-being

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