Job Demands-Resources Model

Demerouti, Bakker, Nachreiner, Schaufeli · 2001 · JD-R

Summary

The Job Demands-Resources (JD-R) model proposes that every occupation has its own specific demands (workload, emotional pressure, role ambiguity) and resources (autonomy, feedback, social support). Two distinct processes link these features to outcomes: a health-impairment path through which chronic demands deplete energy and produce burnout, and a motivational path through which resources fuel work engagement and downstream performance. Resources also moderate the demand→burnout link. JD-R has been replicated across dozens of occupations and remains one of the most-cited frameworks in organizational behavior.

Canonical constructs

Canonical relations

From	Predicate	To	Central	Mechanism
construct.job_demands	predicts	construct.burnout	yes	Job demands deplete energy → exhaustion.
construct.job_resources	predicts	construct.work_engagement	yes	Resources fuel motivation → vigor/dedication/absorption.
construct.work_engagement	predicts	construct.task_performance	yes
construct.burnout	predicts	construct.task_performance
construct.job_resources	moderates	construct.job_demands		Resources buffer the demands → burnout link.