The Impact of Career Change on Job Stress and Work Engagement among Care Workers.

2022 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 20K03418
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Review Section: Basic Section 10030:Clinical psychology-related
• Research Institution: Prefectural University of Hiroshima
• Principal Investigator: Hosoba Tatsuya 県立広島大学, 保健福祉学部(三原キャンパス), 教授 (40336912)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): 越智 あゆみ 県立広島大学, 保健福祉学部(三原キャンパス), 准教授 (60445096)
• Project Period (FY): 2020-04-01 – 2023-03-31
• Keywords: 職業性ストレス / ワークエンゲージメント / 仕事の負担 / 仕事の資源 / キャリア変更 / 介護労働

Outline of Final Research Achievements

In this study, the effects of a change in workplace position (career change) on job stress and work engagement were examined in the workplaces of care workers. The survey was conducted with mail surveys. The main results were as follows. (1) Job demands increased during the period of promotion to managerial positions, but job resources also increased, and no effect on job stress was observed. On the other hand, there was a trend toward increased work engagement. (2) In the absence of career change, there was no effect on any of the factors in the JD-R model, even for those in management positions. These results suggested that career change might be a factor that affects not only job stress but also workplace performance.

Free Research Field

臨床心理学

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

本研究では，職業性ストレスの研究分野で検討されてきた「仕事の要求度（負担）─資源モデル」を用いて，職場の立場の変更（キャリア変更）が，職業性ストレスやワークエンゲージメントに及ぼす影響を検討した。本研究の結果，少なくとも介護労働の職場においては，キャリア変更が職業性ストレスを亢進させるわけではなく，ワークエンゲージメントを増進させる傾向が伺えた。これは，組織的に職業性ストレスを緩和し，パフォーマンスを向上させるうえで，キャリア変更を適切に導入することが重要になることを示唆している。介護労働者のキャリアパスを構築し，適切な運用を図ることが離転職等の抑制につながる可能性がある。