Publication Cover
Work & Stress
An International Journal of Work, Health & Organisations
Volume 28, 2014 - Issue 1: Longitudinal Research in Occupational Health Psychology
2,738
Views
117
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
Original Articles

Are job and personal resources associated with work ability 10 years later? The mediating role of work engagement

, , , , &
Pages 87-105 | Received 11 Jan 2012, Accepted 05 May 2013, Published online: 27 Jan 2014

References

  • Ahlstrom, L., Grimby-Ekman, A., Hagberg, M., & Dellve, L. (2010). The work ability index and single-item question: Associations with sick leave, symptoms, and health – a prospective study of women on long-term sick leave. Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment & Health, 36, 404–412. 10.5271/sjweh.2917
  • Airila, A., Hakanen, J., Punakallio, A., Lusa, S., & Luukkonen, R. (2012). Is work engagement related to work ability beyond working conditions and lifestyle factors? International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health, 85, 915–925. 10.1007/s00420-012-0732-1
  • Alarcon, G., Eschleman, K. J., & Bowling, N. A. (2009). Relationships between personality variables and burnout: A meta-analysis. Work & Stress, 23, 244–263. 10.1080/02678370903282600
  • Arbuckle, J. L. (2009). Amos 18 user's guide. Chicago, IL: Amos Development Corporation.
  • Bakker, A., & Demerouti, E. (2007). The job demands-resources model: State of the art. Journal of Managerial Psychology, 22, 309–328. 10.1108/02683940710733115
  • Baumeister, R. F., Campbell, J. D., Krueger, J. I., & Vohs, K. D. (2003). Does high self-esteem cause better performance, interpersonal success, happiness, or healthier lifestyles? Psychological Science in the Public Interest, 4, 1–44. 10.1111/1529-1006.01431
  • Browne, M. W., & Cudeck, R. (1993). Alternative ways of assessing model fit. In J. S. Long (Ed.), Testing structural equation models (pp. 136–162). Newbury Park, NJ: Sage.
  • Byrne, B. M. (2010). Structural equation modeling with AMOS. Basic concepts, applications, and programming (2nd ed.). New York, NY: Routledge.
  • Deci, E. L., & Ryan, R. M. (2000). The “what” and “why” of goal pursuits: Human needs and the self-determination of behavior. Psychological Inquiry, 11, 227–268. 10.1207/S15327965PLI1104_01
  • Demerouti, E., Bakker, A. B., Nachreiner, F., & Schaufeli, W. B. (2001). The job demands-resources model of burnout. Journal of Applied Psychology, 86, 499–512. 10.1037/0021-9010.86.3.499
  • Doty, H. D., & Glick, W. H. (1998). Common methods bias: Does common methods variance really bias results? Organizational Research Methods, 1, 374–406. 10.1177/109442819814002
  • Elo, A.-L., Leppänen, A., Lindström, K., & Ropponen, T. (1992). OSQ Occupational stress questionnaire: User's instructions. Helsinki: Institute of Occupational Health.
  • Feldt, T., Hyvönen, K., Mäkikangas, A., Kinnunen, U., & Kokko, K. (2009). Development trajectories of Finnish managers' work ability over a 10-year follow-up period. Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment & Health, 35, 37–47. 10.5271/sjweh.1301
  • Ford, M. T., Woolridge, J. D., Vipanchi, M., Kakar, U. M., & Strahan, S. R. (2014). How do occupational stressor-strain effects vary with time? A review and meta-analysis of the relevance of time lags in longitudinal studies. Work & Stress, 28, 9–30. 10.1080/02678373.2013.877096
  • Fredrickson, B. L. (2001). The role of positive emotions in positive psychology. The broaden-and-build theory of positive emotions. American Psychologist, 56, 218–226. 10.1037/0003-066X.56.3.218
  • Hakanen, J. J., Bakker, A. B., & Jokisaari, M. (2011). A 35-year follow-up study on burnout among Finnish employees. Journal of Occupational Health Psychology, 16, 345–360. 10.1037/a0022903
  • Hakanen, J. J., Bakker, A. B., & Schaufeli, W. B. (2006). Burnout and work engagement among teachers. Journal of School Psychology, 43, 495–513. 10.1037/a0022903
  • Hakanen, J. J., Peeters, M., & Perhoniemi, R. (2011). Enrichment processes and gain spirals at work and at home: A three-year cross-lagged panel study. Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology, 84, 8–30. 10.1111/j.2044-8325.2010.02014.x
  • Hakanen, J., Perhoniemi, R., & Toppinen-Tanner, S. (2008). Positive gain spirals at work: From job resources to work engagement, personal initiative and work-unit innovativeness. Journal of Vocational Behavior, 73, 78–91. 10.1016/j.jvb.2008.01.003
  • Hakanen, J. J., & Roodt, G. (2010). Using the job demands-resources model to predict work engagement: Analysing the conceptual model. In A. B. Bakker & M. P. Leiter (Eds.), Work engagement: A handbook of essential theory and research (pp. 85–101). New York, NY: Psychology Press.
  • Hakanen, J. J., & Schaufeli, W. B. (2012). Do burnout and work engagement predict depressive symptoms and life satisfaction? A three-wave seven-year prospective study. Journal of Affective Disorders, 141, 415–424. 10.1016/j.jad.2012.02.043
  • Hakanen, J. J., Schaufeli, W. B., & Ahola, K. (2008). The job demands-resources model: A three-year cross-lagged study of burnout, depression, commitment, and work engagement. Work & Stress, 22, 224–241. 10.1080/02678370802379432
  • Haslam, C., & Mallon, K. (2003). A preliminary investigation of post-traumatic stress symptoms among firefighters. Work & Stress, 17, 277–285. 10.1080/02678370310001625649
  • Hayes, A. F. (2009). Beyond Baron and Kenny: Statistical mediation analysis in the new millennium. Communication Monographs, 76, 408–420. 10.1080/03637750903310360
  • Hobfoll, S. E. (1989). Conservation of resources. A new attempt at conceptualizing stress. American Psychologist, 44, 513–524. 10.1037/0003-066X.44.3.513
  • Hobfoll, S. E. (2001). The influence of culture, community, and the nested-self in the stress process: Advancing conservation of resources theory. Applied Psychology: An International Review, 50, 337–421. 10.1111/1464-0597.00062
  • Hobfoll, S. E., Johnson, R. J., Ennis, N., & Jackson, A. P. (2003). Resource loss, resource gain, and emotional outcomes among inner city women. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 84, 632–643. 10.1037/0022-3514.84.3.632
  • Ilmarinen, J. (2009). Work ability – A comprehensive concept for occupational health research and prevention. Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment & Health, 35, 1–5. 10.5271/sjweh.1304
  • Janssen, P. P. M., Schaufeli, W. B., & Houkes, I. (1999). Work-related and individual determinants of the three burnout dimensions. Work & Stress, 13, 74–86. 10.1080/026783799296200
  • Jones, S. C. (1973). Self and interpersonal evaluations: Esteem theories versus consistency theories. Psychological Bulletin, 79, 185–199. 10.1037/h0033957
  • Kalimo, R., Pahkin, K., Mutanen, P., & Toppinen-Tanner, S. (2003). Staying well or burning out at work: Work characteristics and personal resources as long-term predictors. Work & Stress, 17, 109–122. 10.1080/0267837031000149919
  • Kauppinen, T., Hanhela, R., Kandolin, I., Karjalainen, A., Kasvio, A., Perkiö-Mäkelä, M., … Viluksela, M. (Eds.). (2010). Työ ja terveys Suomessa [Work and Health in Finland]. Helsinki: Työterveyslaitos.
  • Langelaan, S., Bakker, A. B., Schaufeli, W. B., Van Rhenen, W., & Van Doornen, L. J. P. (2006). Do burned-out and work-engaged employees differ in the functioning of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis. Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment & Health, 32, 339–348. 10.5271/sjweh.1029
  • Lusa, S., Punakallio, A., & Luukkonen, R. (2011). Factors predicting perceived work ability of Finnish firefighters. In C-H. Nygård, M. Savinainen, T. Kirsi, & K. Lumme-Sandt (Eds.), Age management during the life course. Proceedings of the 4th symposium on work ability (pp. 161–169). Tampere: Tampere University Press.
  • Lusa, S., Punakallio, A., Luukkonen, R., & Louhevaara, V. (2006). Factors associated with changes in perceived strain at work among fire-fighters: a 3-year follow-up study. International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health, 79, 419–426. 10.1007/s00420-005-0059-2
  • Marsh, H. W. (1996). Positive and negative global self-esteem: A substantively meaningful distinction or artifactors? Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 70, 810–919. 10.1037/0022-3514.70.4.810
  • Mitani, S., Fujita, M., Nakata, K., & Shirakawa, T. (2006). Impact of post-traumatic stress disorder and job-related stress on burnout: A study of fire service workers. The Journal of Emergency Medicine, 31, 7–11. 10.1016/j.jemermed.2005.08.008
  • Mulaik, S., & James, L. (1995). Objectivity and reasoning in science and structural equation modeling. In R. Hoyle (Ed.), Structural equation modeling: Concepts, issues, and applications (pp. 118–137). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
  • Ouweneel, E., Le Blanc, P., Schaufeli, W. B., & Van Wijhe, C. (2012). Good morning, good day: A diary study on positive emotions, hope, and work engagement. Human Relations, 65, 1129–1154. 10.1177/0018726711429382
  • Parzefall, M.-R., & Hakanen, J. (2010). Psychological contract and its motivational and health-enhancing properties. Journal of Managerial Psychology, 25, 4–21. 10.1108/02683941011013849
  • Podsakoff, P. M., MacKenzie, S. B., Lee, J., & Podsakoff, N. P. (2003). Common method biases in behavioral research: A critical review of the literature and recommended remedies. Journal of Applied Psychology, 88, 879–903. 10.1037/0021-9010.88.5.879
  • Rosenberg, M. (1965). Society and the adolescent self-image. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press.
  • Rosenberg, M., Schooler, C., Schoenbach, C., & Rosenberg, F. (1995). Global self-esteem and specific self-esteem: Different concepts, different outcomes. American Sociological Review, 60, 141–156. 10.2307/2096350
  • Saijo, Y., Ueno, T., & Hashimoto, Y. (2007). Job stress and depressive symptoms among Japanese fire fighters. American Journal of Industrial Medicine, 50, 470–480. 10.1002/ajim.20460
  • Salanova, M., Agut, S., & Peiró, J. M. (2005). Linking organizational resources and work engagement to employee performance and customer loyalty: The mediation of service climate. Journal of Applied Psychology, 90, 1217–1227. 10.1037/0021-9010.90.6.1217
  • Salanova, M., Schaufeli, W. B., Xanthopoulou, D., & Bakker, A. B. (2010). The gain spiral of resources and work engagement: Sustaining a positive worklife. In A. B. Bakker & M. P. Leiter (Eds.), Work engagement: A handbook of essential theory and research (pp. 118–131). New York, NY: Psychology Press.
  • Salmela-Aro, K., & Nurmi, J.-E. (2007). Self-esteem during university studies predicts career characteristics 10 years later. Journal of Vocational Behavior, 70, 463–477. 10.1016/j.jvb.2007.01.006
  • Schaufeli, W. B., Bakker, A. B., & Salanova, M. (2006). The measurement of work engagement with a short questionnaire. A cross-national study. Educational and Psychological Measurement, 66, 701–716. 10.1002/job.248
  • Schaufeli, W., Salanova, M., González-Roma, V., & Bakker, A. B. (2002). The measurement of engagement and burnout: A two sample confirmatory factor analytic approach. The Journal of Happiness Studies, 3, 71–92. 10.1023/A:1015630930326
  • Schaufeli, W. B., & Taris, T. W. (2014). A critical review of the job Demands-resources model: Implications for improving work and health. In G. F. Bauer & O. Hämmig (Eds.), Bridging occupational, organizational and public health (pp. 43–68). Amsterdam: Springer.
  • Seitsamo, J., von Bonsdorff, M. E., Ilmarinen, J., von Bonsdorff, M. B., Nygård, C.-H., Rantanen, T., & Klockars, M. (2011). Work ability and later-life health: A 28-year longitudinal study among Finnish municipal workers. In C-H. Nygård, M. Savinainen, T. Kirsi, & K. Lumme-Sandt (Eds.), Age management during the life course. Proceedings of the 4th symposium on work ability (pp 391–398). Tampere: Tampere University Press.
  • Seppälä, P., Mauno, S., Kinnunen, M., Feldt, T., Juuti, T., Tolvanen, A., & Rusko, H. (2012). Is work engagement related to healthy cardiac autonomic activity? Evidence from a field study among Finnish women workers. Journal of Positive Psychology, 7, 95–106. 10.1080/17439760.2011.637342
  • Tengland, P. A. (2011). The concept of work ability. Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation, 21, 275–285. 10.1007/s10926-010-9269-x
  • Tuomi, K., Ilmarinen, J., Jahkola, A., Katajarinne, L., & Tulkki, A. (1998). Work Ability Index ( 2nd revised ed.). Helsinki: Institute of Occupational Health.
  • Van den Berg, T. I. J., Elders, L. A. M., Zwart, B. C. H., & Burdorf, A. (2009). The effects of work-related and individual factors on the work ability index: A systematic review. Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 66, 211–220. 10.1136/oem.2008.039883
  • Van den Broeck, A., Vansteenkiste, M., De Witte, H., & Lens, W. (2008). Explaining the relationships between job characteristics, burnout, and engagement: The role of basic psychological need satisfaction. Work & Stress, 22, 277–294. 10.1080/02678370802393672
  • Williamson, D. L., & Carr, J. (2009). Health as a resource for everyday life: advancing the conceptualization. Critical Public Health, 19, 107–122. 10.1080/09581590802376234
  • World Health Organization (WHO). (1986). Ottawa charter for health promotion. First international conference on health promotion. Ottawa: Author.
  • Xanthopoulou, D., Bakker, A. B., Demerouti, E., & Schaufeli, W. B. (2007). The role of personal resources in the job demands-resources model. International Journal of Stress Management, 14, 121–141. 10.1037/1072-5245.14.2.121
  • Xanthopoulou, D., Bakker, A. B., Demerouti, E., & Schaufeli, W. B. (2009). Reciprocal relationships between job resources, personal resources and work engagement. Journal of Vocational Behavior, 74, 235–244. 10.1016/j.jvb.2008.11.003
  • Zapf, D., Dormann, C., & Frese, M. (1996). Longitudinal studies in organizational stress research: A review of the literature with reference to methodological issues. Journal of Occupational Health Psychology, 1, 145–169. 10.1037/1076-8998.1.2.145

Reprints and Corporate Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

To request a reprint or corporate permissions for this article, please click on the relevant link below:

Academic Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

Obtain permissions instantly via Rightslink by clicking on the button below:

If you are unable to obtain permissions via Rightslink, please complete and submit this Permissions form. For more information, please visit our Permissions help page.