Job demands-resources model

<p>The job demands-resources model (JD-R model) is an <a href="/facts/Occupational_stress/ShyJzFj0">occupational stress</a> model that suggests strain is a response to imbalance between demands on the individual and the resources he or she has to deal with those demands. The JD-R was introduced as an alternative to other models of employee well-being, such as the <a href="/facts/Occupational_health_psychology/HXExsVjc">demand-control model</a> and the <a href="/facts/Occupational_health_psychology/HXExsVjc">effort-reward imbalance model</a>. 
</p><p>The authors of the JD-R model argue that these models "have been restricted to a given and limited set of predictor variables that may not be relevant for all job positions" (p.309). Therefore, the JD-R incorporates a wide range of working conditions into the analyses of <a href="/facts/Organizations/CR83f1Rn">organizations</a> and <a href="/facts/Employment/pqEUAhNv">employees</a>. Furthermore, instead of focusing solely on negative outcome variables (e.g., <a href="/facts/Occupational_burnout/NNkrb4YV">burnout</a>, ill health, and <a href="/facts/Repetitive_strain_injury/JfTq2AQ1">repetitive strain</a>) the JD-R model includes both negative and positive indicators and outcomes of employee well-being.
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Job demands-resources model