Sergio L. Peral|Madelyn Geldenhuys
The effects of job crafting on subjective well-being amongst South African high school teachers
University of Johannesburg|University of Johannesburg
orientation job crafting result number positive outcomes teachers increased meaningfulness engagement work increased work engagement psychological meaningfulness may yield positive benefits practice teaching thus highlighting pivotal role job craftingresearch purpose studys aim investigate relationship job crafting subjective wellbeing amongst south african high school teachers subjective wellbeing comprises psychological meaningfulness work engagement potential mediating effect psychological meaningfulness relationship exploredmotivation study highly stressful occupation teachers need continuously find ways craft working practices order deal effectively job demands capitalise available job resources furthermore south africas current education system calls serious proactive measures taken improve rectify current status job craftingresearch approach design method quantitative crosssectional survey design used administered sample south african high school teachers situated gauteng south africa n 251main findings positive relationship found job crafting increasing structural resources challenging job demands work engagement furthermore psychological meaningfulness mediated relationship job crafting work engagement amongst sampled high school teacherspracticalmanagerial implications teachers craft work better suit preferences needs obtain greater meaning work experience increased levels work engagement training programmes andor groupbased interventions targeted around job crafting techniques may particularly useful south african teaching contextcontributionvalueadd study highlights importance job crafting wellbeing teachers contributes literature pertaining job crafting teaching specifically well limited job crafting research conducted south african context