O-267 RESOURCES PREDICT HIGHER LEVELS OF JOB ENGAGEMENT AND JOB SATISFACTION: CROSS-SECTIONAL SURVEY AS A FIRST PHASE OF PROSPECTIVE LONGITUDINAL STUDY

Abstract

Introduction The aim of this study was to analyze job resources as predictors of the levels of job engagement and job satisfaction in a random population of workers towards development of occupational health and safety strategy. Methods This cross-sectional survey was conducted during winter 2022/2023 as a first phase of prospective longitudinal study. We used series of questionnaires to evaluate demographics, job characteristics, job resources (teamwork, remuneration, relationship with supervisor, job crafting, and engaging leadership), job engagement, and job satisfaction. The average age of participants (N=1.014, 52.1% females) was 42.7±11.1 years while the mean tenure was 16.5±10.9 years. They have worked on average 41.5±6.4 hours/week. Aiming to evaluate the role of job resources, controlling for age, gender, tenure, and working hours/week, hierarchical multiple regression models were tested for vigor, dedication, and job satisfaction. Control variables were entered in the first step, while different job resources were entered in three subsequent steps. Results Bivariate analyses showed significant positive correlations of vigor, dedication, and job satisfaction with analyzed job resources. Teamwork (β=.12), task crafting (β=.09), cognitive crafting (β=.24), and empowering leadership (β=.20) (R2=.31) predicted higher levels of vigor. Higher dedication was predicted by teamwork (β=.11), task crafting (β=.08), cognitive crafting (β=.26), relational crafting (β=.09) and inspiring leadership (β=.16) (R2=.32). Teamwork (β=.19), remuneration (β=.22), supervisor support (β=.11), cognitive crafting (β=.09), and empowering leadership (β=.14) (R2=.50) predicted higher levels of job satisfaction. Discussion -Conclusion Occupational health and safety strategy should take into account job crafting and engaging leadership components as significant predictors of higher job engagement and job satisfaction.