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

The moderating role of job resources in the relationship between ageing, professional status and... 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/approachThe 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.FindingsThe 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/valueThe 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. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Journal of Economic and Administrative Sciences Emerald Publishing

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

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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/approachThe 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.FindingsThe 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/valueThe 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.

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Journal of Economic and Administrative Sciences – Emerald Publishing

Published: Dec 1, 2022

Keywords: Ageing; Job resources; Patient care workers; Human resources; Well-being

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