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Barahampoor A, etemadinezhad S, Kalteh H, nikbakht R, ramzani S. Relationship Between Job Demands–Resources and Teachers’ Work Ability with Selection, Optimization, and Compensation Strategies as a Mediator. J Health Res Commun 2026; 12 (1)
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Department of Occupational Health, Faculty of Public Health, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran
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Introduction and purpose: The fit between individual capabilities and job demands is essential for maintaining employees’ performance and health. Teachers, due to their key role in education and upbringing, require a high level of work ability. This study was conducted to assess work ability among teachers, examining the association of job demands and job resources with work ability, and determining the mediating role of selection, optimization, and compensation (SOC) strategies.
Methods: This cross-sectional analytical study was conducted on 310 teachers working in public and non-public primary and secondary schools in Golbahar County using multistage sampling. Data were collected through the Work Ability Index (WAI), Copenhagen Psychosocial Questionnaire (COPSOQ III), and the SOC scale. Descriptive statistics, Kruskal–Wallis and Mann–Whitney U tests, and structural equation modeling (SEM) were used to examine direct and indirect relationships among variables. Data were analyzed using SPSS 22 and AMOS 24 software.
Results: No participant was classified in the poor work ability category. Overall, 8.4% of teachers had moderate work ability, 43.2% had good work ability, and 48.4% had excellent work ability, indicating that more than 90% of participants were in the good or excellent categories. Significant differences in JDR scores were observed across work ability categories (p = 0.047). Post hoc analysis showed that only teachers with good and excellent work ability differed significantly in JDR scores (p = 0.024). SOC strategies showed a significant positive association with work ability (β = 0.18, p = 0.003). However, the indirect mediating effect of SOC between job demands–resources and work ability was not statistically significant in the structural equation model.
Conclusion: Teachers showed generally favorable levels of work ability. SOC strategies were positively associated with work ability and may be related to better maintenance of work ability under job-related pressures. Although job demands and job resources were associated with work ability at the descriptive level, their direct and indirect effects were not statistically significant in the structural equation model.
Methods: This cross-sectional analytical study was conducted on 310 teachers working in public and non-public primary and secondary schools in Golbahar County using multistage sampling. Data were collected through the Work Ability Index (WAI), Copenhagen Psychosocial Questionnaire (COPSOQ III), and the SOC scale. Descriptive statistics, Kruskal–Wallis and Mann–Whitney U tests, and structural equation modeling (SEM) were used to examine direct and indirect relationships among variables. Data were analyzed using SPSS 22 and AMOS 24 software.
Results: No participant was classified in the poor work ability category. Overall, 8.4% of teachers had moderate work ability, 43.2% had good work ability, and 48.4% had excellent work ability, indicating that more than 90% of participants were in the good or excellent categories. Significant differences in JDR scores were observed across work ability categories (p = 0.047). Post hoc analysis showed that only teachers with good and excellent work ability differed significantly in JDR scores (p = 0.024). SOC strategies showed a significant positive association with work ability (β = 0.18, p = 0.003). However, the indirect mediating effect of SOC between job demands–resources and work ability was not statistically significant in the structural equation model.
Conclusion: Teachers showed generally favorable levels of work ability. SOC strategies were positively associated with work ability and may be related to better maintenance of work ability under job-related pressures. Although job demands and job resources were associated with work ability at the descriptive level, their direct and indirect effects were not statistically significant in the structural equation model.
Keywords: work ability, job resources, job demands, SOC strategies, psychosocial factors, teachers
Type of Study: Research(Original) |
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Occupational Health
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