Job crafting and well-being in the elderly care sector: the effect of over-commitment
| Date | 01 April 2019 |
| Pages | 405-419 |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1108/ER-04-2018-0117 |
| Published date | 01 April 2019 |
| Author | Marina Romeo,Montserrat Yepes-Baldó,Miguel Ángel Piñeiro,Kristina Westerberg,Maria Nordin |
| Subject Matter | HR & organizational behaviour,Industrial/labour relations,Employment law |
Job crafting and well-being in the
elderly care sector: the effect of
over-commitment
Marina Romeo, Montserrat Yepes-Baldó and Miguel Ángel Piñeiro
University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain, and
Kristina Westerberg and Maria Nordin
Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden
Abstract
Purpose –The purpose of this paper is to analyze the moderation effect of over-commitment in the job
crafting–well-being relationship, in the elderly care sector in Spain.
Design/methodology/approach –A cross-sectional design was implemented and a final sample of 353
participants were assessed using the Job Crafting Questionnaire, an adaptation of the Over-commitmentScale
from the Effort-Reward Imbalance Questionnaire, and the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12).
Findings –A positive interaction between relational and task crafting and over-commitment is observed in
the prediction of well-being levels. Specifically, the effect of over-commitment in the task crafting–well-being
relationship proved to be statistically significant when opposed to low, medium and high levels of
over-commitment. Additionally, the effect of over-commitment in the relational crafting–well-being
relationship proved to be statistically significant only when opposed to medium and high levels of
over-commitment. Finally, a direct and simple effect was observed between cognitive crafting and well-being,
not moderated by over-commitment.
Research limitations/implications –Implementation of non-behavioral measurements, and a
non-longitudinal design are suggested. The development of behavioral measures for job crafting is
encouraged, along with the implementation of longitudinal designs sensitive to changes in over-commitment.
Possible over-commitment results are biased by an economically contracted environment.
Practical implications –Job crafting training, over-commitment early detection and further research on
job crafting strategies’preferences are suggested.
Originality/value –The moderating role of over-commitment in the job crafting–well-being relationship in
the elderly care sector represents one of these attempts to better understand evidences of how work-related
efforts modify a worker’s psychological functioning and adaptation, which is the reason why, specially in
contexts of uncertainty, its study becomes relevant.
Keywords Well-being, Job crafting, Elderly care sector, Nursing home employees, Over-commitment
Paper type Research paper
The consequences of the severe economic contraction faced during the last decade in
Spain lead to a 27.2 percent unemployment rate in 2013 (Córdoba-Doña et al., 2016;
Fernández-López et al., 2005; Urbanos-Garrido and Lopez-Valcarcel, 2014) and 16.74 percent
(3.796.100 still unemployed) in the first quarter of 2018 (Instituto Nacional de Estadística,
2018). A seriously hit sector has been that one of elderly care, with an incomitant growth of
personnel to match the ageing population and growing numbers of senior citizens located in
nursing homes (ACRA, 2014; Fernández-López et al., 2005; Yepes-Baldó et al., 2018), leading
to reductions in workers’perceived well-being and mental health (Kiefer et al., 2014;
Peiró et al., 2014; Urbanos-Garrido and Lopez-Valcarcel, 2014).
This deterioration, specially over vulnerable groups (mid-level educated, female individuals,
ages spanning 30–35 years old and single citizens) (László et al., 2010) has demanded attention
(Córdoba-Doña et al., 2016); over-commitment, an impaired detachment from work, with the need Employee Relations: The
International Journal
Vol. 41 No. 3, 2019
pp. 405-419
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0142-5455
DOI 10.1108/ER-04-2018-0117
Received 25 April 2018
Revised 17 July 2018
Accepted 23 August 2018
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