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

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.

Citation

Tomo, A. and De Simone, S. (2022), "The moderating role of job resources in the relationship between ageing, professional status and well-being in healthcare", Journal of Economic and Administrative Sciences, Vol. 38 No. 4, pp. 637-651. https://doi.org/10.1108/JEAS-10-2020-0177