The moderating role of job resources in the relationship between ageing, professional status and well-being in healthcare

Andrea Tomo and Stefania De Simone

Journal of Economic and Administrative Sciences, 2021, vol. 38, issue 4, 637-651

Abstract: Purpose - This study aims to test the relationship between ageing, professional status and well-being and the moderating role that job resources might have in this relationship. Design/methodology/approach - The authors relied upon the literature on well-being and the job demands–resources (JD-R) model and employed the Copenhagen psychological questionnaire administered to patient care workers in three paediatric hospitals belonging to the same healthcare organization. Findings - The findings, on the one hand, confirm a not-significant relationship between ageing, professional status and well-being; on the other hand, they indicate that job resources have a positive, significant and direct impact on well-being and a significant role in moderating the relationship between ageing, professional status and well-being. Originality/value - The present paper has manifold academic and practical interesting implications as it contributes to the literature on the well-being of healthcare workers and provides implications to identify interventions for better human resource (HR) management in the healthcare context.

Keywords: Ageing; Job resources; Patient care workers; Human resources; Well-being (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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DOI: 10.1108/JEAS-10-2020-0177

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