Personality type matters: Perceptions of job demands, job resources, and their associations with work engagement and mental health

This three-wave study examined whether the pattern of associations of job demands and job resources with work engagement and mental health depends on personality types. In a representative sample of the German workforce (N = 13,665), the Big Five personality traits could be used to cluster participa...

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Main Authors: Herr, Raphael (Author) , Van Vianen, Annelies E. M. (Author) , Bosle, Catherin (Author) , Fischer, Joachim E. (Author)
Format: Article (Journal)
Language:English
Published: 2023
In: Current psychology
Year: 2023, Volume: 42, Issue: 4, Pages: 2576-2590
ISSN:1936-4733
DOI:10.1007/s12144-021-01517-w
Online Access:Verlag, kostenfrei, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-021-01517-w
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Author Notes:Raphael M. Herr, Annelies E.M. Van Vianen, Catherin Bosle & Joachim E.Fischer
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Summary:This three-wave study examined whether the pattern of associations of job demands and job resources with work engagement and mental health depends on personality types. In a representative sample of the German workforce (N = 13,665), the Big Five personality traits could be used to cluster participants into five personality types: ordinary, resilient, strained, overcontrolled, and undercontrolled. As predicted, job demands were associated with mental health and job resources were primarily associated with work engagement. However, these relationships differed across personality types. We conclude that research and practice could take a more personality-driven stance towards employee perceptions of job demands and job resources and their associations with work engagement and mental health.
Item Description:Online veröffentlicht: 14. April 2021
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Physical Description:Online Resource
ISSN:1936-4733
DOI:10.1007/s12144-021-01517-w