IDEAS home Printed from https://ideas.repec.org/a/gam/jijerp/v17y2020i13p4658-d377467.html
   My bibliography  Save this article

How Can Work Addiction Buffer the Influence of Work Intensification on Workplace Well-Being? The Mediating Role of Job Crafting

Author

Listed:
  • Yue Li

    (School of Public Administration, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200062, China)

  • Wei Xie

    (School of Public Administration, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200062, China)

  • Liang’an Huo

    (Business School, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai 200093, China)

Abstract

Despite growing attention to the phenomenon of intensified job demand in the workplace, empirical research investigating the underlying behavioral mechanisms that link work intensification to workplace well-being is limited. In particular, a study on whether these behavioral mechanisms are dependent on certain type of individual difference is absent. Using data collected from 356 Chinese health care professionals, this study utilized a dual-path moderated mediation model to investigate the mediating role of job crafting behavior between work intensification and workplace well-being, and the moderating role of work addiction on this indirect path. The results demonstrated that although work intensification was negatively associated with workplace well-being, this effect was more likely to take place for non-workaholics. Specifically, compared with non-workaholics, workaholics were more prone to engage in job crafting behavior in terms of seeking resources and crafting towards strengths, and therefore less likely to have reduced well-being experience. Results are discussed in terms of their implications for research and practice.

Suggested Citation

  • Yue Li & Wei Xie & Liang’an Huo, 2020. "How Can Work Addiction Buffer the Influence of Work Intensification on Workplace Well-Being? The Mediating Role of Job Crafting," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(13), pages 1-16, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:17:y:2020:i:13:p:4658-:d:377467
    as

    Download full text from publisher

    File URL: https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/17/13/4658/pdf
    Download Restriction: no
    File URL: https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/17/13/4658/
    Download Restriction: no
    ---><---

    References listed on IDEAS

    as
    1. Tengyang Ma & Tianan Yang & Yilun Guo & Yifei Wang & Jianwei Deng, 2018. "Do Challenge Stress and Hindrance Stress Affect Quality of Health Care? Empirical Evidence from China," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 15(8), pages 1-11, August.
    2. Simona Gilboa & Arie Shirom & Yitzhak Fried & Cary L. Cooper, 2013. "A Meta-Analysis of Work Demand Stressors and Job Performance: Examining Main and Moderating Effects," Palgrave Macmillan Books, in: Cary L. Cooper (ed.), From Stress to Wellbeing Volume 1, chapter 10, pages 188-230, Palgrave Macmillan.
    3. Paola Spagnoli & Cristian Balducci & Liliya Scafuri Kovalchuk & Francesco Maiorano & Carmela Buono, 2018. "Are Engaged Workaholics Protected against Job-Related Negative Affect and Anxiety before Sleep? A Study of the Moderating Role of Gender," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 15(9), pages 1-18, September.
    Full references (including those not matched with items on IDEAS)

    Citations

    Citations are extracted by the CitEc Project, subscribe to its RSS feed for this item.
    as


    Cited by:

    1. Young-Jae Kim & Seung-Woo Kang, 2021. "An Analysis of the Relationship between the Modified Theory of Planned Behavior and Leisure Rumination of Korean Employees," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(1), pages 1-14, January.
    2. Cristian Balducci & Paola Spagnoli & Malissa Clark, 2020. "Advancing Workaholism Research," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(24), pages 1-4, December.

    Most related items

    These are the items that most often cite the same works as this one and are cited by the same works as this one.
    1. Paola Spagnoli & Nicholas J. Haynes & Liliya Scafuri Kovalchuk & Malissa A. Clark & Carmela Buono & Cristian Balducci, 2020. "Workload, Workaholism, and Job Performance: Uncovering Their Complex Relationship," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(18), pages 1-20, September.
    2. Kapo Wong & Alan Hoi Shou Chan, 2018. "Emerging Issues in Occupational Safety and Health," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 15(12), pages 1-4, December.
    3. Alessandra Falco & Damiano Girardi & Annamaria Di Sipio & Vincenzo Calvo & Cristina Marogna & Raphael Snir, 2020. "Is Narcissism Associated with Heavy Work Investment? The Moderating Role of Workload in the Relationship between Narcissism, Workaholism, and Work Engagement," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(13), pages 1-23, July.
    4. Monica Martoni & Marco Fabbri & Annalisa Grandi & Luisa Sist & Lara Colombo, 2023. "Self-Care Practices as a Mediator between Workaholism and Sleep–Wake Problems during COVID-19," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(16), pages 1-14, August.
    5. Kwang O. Park, 2019. "The Relationship between Power Type, Work Engagement, and Organizational Citizenship Behaviors," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 16(6), pages 1-13, March.

    Corrections

    All material on this site has been provided by the respective publishers and authors. You can help correct errors and omissions. When requesting a correction, please mention this item's handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:17:y:2020:i:13:p:4658-:d:377467. See general information about how to correct material in RePEc.

    If you have authored this item and are not yet registered with RePEc, we encourage you to do it here. This allows to link your profile to this item. It also allows you to accept potential citations to this item that we are uncertain about.

    If CitEc recognized a bibliographic reference but did not link an item in RePEc to it, you can help with this form .

    If you know of missing items citing this one, you can help us creating those links by adding the relevant references in the same way as above, for each refering item. If you are a registered author of this item, you may also want to check the "citations" tab in your RePEc Author Service profile, as there may be some citations waiting for confirmation.

    For technical questions regarding this item, or to correct its authors, title, abstract, bibliographic or download information, contact: MDPI Indexing Manager (email available below). General contact details of provider: https://www.mdpi.com .

    Please note that corrections may take a couple of weeks to filter through the various RePEc services.

    IDEAS is a RePEc service. RePEc uses bibliographic data supplied by the respective publishers.