Job crafting, work engagement, and psychological distress among Japanese employees: a cross-sectional study

Table 3 Hierarchical multiple regression analyses predicting work engagement and psychological distress from demographics, job crafting. (N = 894)^a

Predictors	Work engagement		Psychological distress
	Steps		Steps
	I	II	I	II
Age^b	0.09**	0.17***	−0.06	−0.06
Gender^c	0.06	0.11***	0.00	0.00
Job position^d	0.09*	−0.06*	0.06	0.11**
Increasing structural job resources		0.31***		−0.15***
Increasing social job resources		0.14***		−0.01
Increasing challenging job demands		0.36***		−0.03
Decreasing hindering job demands		−0.19***		0.23***
R ²	0.02***	0.40***	0.00	0.06***
Change in R ²		0.38***		0.06***

***p < 0.001 **p < 0.01 *p < 0.05
^aThe β values are the standardized coefficients
^b1 = Under 20 years, 2 = 20–29 years, 3 = 30–39 years, 4 = 40–49 years, 5 = over 50 years
^C1 = Male, 2 = Female
^d1 = Non-manager, 2 = Lower-level manager, 3 = Middle-level manager, 4 = Top management

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