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Job Demands and Job Resources: Predicting Work Engagement among Non-Teaching School Employees

Raymond D. Arpista | Israel Justine D. Data | Ms. Anne Christine Braga

 

Abstract:

The research study aimed to examine the predictive relationship of job demands and job resources to the work engagement of non-teaching school employees. Using convenient sampling through paper-and-pencil and online surveys, a total of 236 school employees participated from selected cities within the National Capital Region with ages ranging from 17-56. The Utrecht Work Engagement Scale (Schaufeli & Bakker, 2004) and the Questionnaire on the Experience and Evaluation of Work 2.0 (Van Veldhoven et al., 2015) were utilized to measure work engagement, job demands and job resources. The data were then examined through hierarchical regression analysis. The results showed that school employees have average work engagement, and the overall model of job demands (r2 = 0.11) and job resources (r2 = 0.14) significantly predicted work engagement. Among the domains of job demands, work load (β = 0.15, p = .03) and mental load (β = 0.18, p = .005) predicted work engagement. As for the job resources domains, autonomy (β = 0.14, p = .03), opportunities to learn (β = 0.21, p = .003), and relationship with supervisor (β = 0.14, p = .03) significantly predicted work engagement.