TITLE:
Demands, Resources and the Three Dimensions of Flow at Work. A Study among Professional Nurses
AUTHORS:
Lara Colombo, Margherita Zito
KEYWORDS:
Flow at Work; Work Motivation; Positive Psychology; Job Demands-Resources Model; Healthcare Context
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Nursing,
Vol.4 No.4,
April
9,
2014
ABSTRACT: Within the
healthcare context is very important to foster the dynamics leading to positive
experiences at work, in order to promote work
motivation and well-being. This study investigated the influence of some
personal and job resources and of some job demands on the three dimensions
(absorption, work enjoyment, intrinsic work motivation) of flow at work, on the
basis of Job Demands-Resources
Model. Flow at work is an inner experience arising during an activity in which
people are immersed, feel motivated and enjoy it. Studies suggest that
resources are the main antecedents of the
flow experience. Respondents to the questionnaire were 197 nurses. Multiple regressions
were performed to detect the resources and the demands that influence the three
dimensions of flow at work. As expected,
resources positively influenced the dimensions of flow at work, particularly
work enjoyment. Job demands positively influenced absorption and negatively
influenced the other two dimensions of flow at work. Human resources managers
should promote flow at work supporting the availability of resources and
monitoring the job demands.