| Abstract: | This study investigated the cross-sectional association of job demands (i.e.,psychological demands) and job resources (i.e., decision latitude, supervisor support,co-worker support, and extrinsic reward) with job performance. A total of 1,198 workers(458 males and 740 females) from a manufacturing company in Japan completed aself-administered questionnaire that included the Job Content Questionnaire, Effort-RewardImbalance Questionnaire, World Health Organization Health and Work PerformanceQuestionnaire, and demographic survey. Hierarchical multiple regression analyses wereconducted. After adjusting for demographic characteristics, decision latitude(β=0.107, p=0.001) andextrinsic reward (β=0.158,p<0.001) were positively and significantly associatedwith job performance while supervisor support (β=−0.102,p=0.002) was negatively and significantly associatedwith job performance. On the other hand, psychological demands or co-worker support wasnot significantly associated with job performance. These findings suggest that higherdecision latitude and extrinsic reward enhance job performance among Japaneseemployees. |
