Job Demands and Resources on Nurses’ Perceived Professional Benefits: The Moderating Role of Job Resources

Background: Given that perceived professional benefits have an impact on nursing care, nurses' perceived professional benefits (NPPB) play a pivotal role in enhancing work engagement and sustaining organizational stability. The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between contextual work-related factor on the one hand, in terms of job demands (i.e., risk factors) and job resources (i.e., protective factors), and perceived professional benefits in nurses on the other. Methods: Data from nurses in a total of 21 secondary and tertiary hospitals in different cities (prefectures) of Sichuan Province, China, were collected from a 3- parts questionnaire: general information, Job Demands-Resources Scale and perceived professional benefits questionnaire. Hierarchical multiple regression analysis was conducted to identify factors associated with nurses' perceived professional benefits and to test the moderating effect of job resources on the relationship between job demands and nurses' perceived professional benefits. Results: Job demandsare negatively associated with perceived professional benefits, while job resources are positively associated with perceived professional benefits. Importantly, job resources moderated this relationship, buffering the negative impact of job demands on perceived professional benefits. Conclusion: In conclusion, our study revealed the relationship between job demands-resources and perceived professional benefits among Chinese nurses. Therefore, to strengthen nurses' perceived professional benefits, management strategies should be developed that provide adequate job resources to alleviate the job burnout caused by high job demands.