TY  - JOUR
AB  - Purpose Job resources are positively related to work engagement within the motivational process of the job demands–resources model (JD–R). Little is known about mediating mechanisms within that process. The purpose of this paper is to examine self-efficacy and work–privacy conflict as mediators of the relationship between social support and work engagement in a sample of police officers.Design/methodology/approach In total, 811 German police officers completed a cross-sectional online survey that assessed social support by supervisors and co-workers, work–privacy conflict, self-efficacy and work engagement. Structural equation modeling was conducted.Findings Self-efficacy and work–privacy conflict partially mediated the relationship between social support and work engagement. The direct effect of social support and work engagement was confirmed, too.Practical implications Health promotion approaches in police work should foster social support by supervisors and co-workers. Social support eases challenges of work–life balance and self-efficacy and promotes police officers’ work engagement.Originality/value The findings validate the motivational process of the JD-R model in a sample of police officers. Job resources and personal resources are interrelated in the prediction of work engagement. Moreover, job resources facilitate dealing with specific job demands, which promotes work engagement, too.
VL  - 42
IS  - 6
SN  - 1363-951X
DO  - 10.1108/PIJPSM-10-2018-0154
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/PIJPSM-10-2018-0154
AU  - Wolter Christine
AU  - Santa Maria Andreas
AU  - Gusy Burkhard
AU  - Lesener Tino
AU  - Kleiber Dieter
AU  - Renneberg Babette
PY  - 2019
Y1  - 2019/01/01
TI  - Social support and work engagement in police work: The mediating role of work–privacy conflict and self-efficacy
T2  - Policing: An International Journal
PB  - Emerald Publishing Limited
SP  - 1022
EP  - 1037
Y2  - 2024/05/10
ER  -