Job resources boost work engagement, particularly when job demands are high.

Abstract

This study of 805 Finnish teachers working in elementary, secondary, and vocational schools tested 2\ninteraction hypotheses. On the basis of the job demands–resources model, the authors predicted that job\nresources act as buffers and diminish the negative relationship between pupil misbehavior and work\nengagement. In addition, using conservation of resources theory, the authors hypothesized that job\nresources particularly influence work engagement when teache