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Impact of JD-R Model on Psychological Well-Being of Gig Workers

Authors
Lee Siew Woon1, Cheah Chew Sze1, *, Cheah Yeh Ying1, Afandi Yusof1
1Faculty of Business, Multimedia University, Melaka, Malaysia
*Corresponding author. Email: cheah.chew.sze@mmu.edu.my
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Cheah Chew Sze
Available Online 9 December 2022.
DOI
10.2991/978-2-494069-21-3_3How to use a DOI?
Keywords
Job Demands-Resources Model; Psychological Well-Being (PWB); Psychological Capital; Gig Worker
Abstract

In the digital era, the gig economy has recently emerged as a key theme independent review of current work patterns. There is a variety of jobs in Malaysia’s gig economy and the number of gig workers keeps increasing. Gig workers are facing many challenges. However, there is only a little research on psychological wellbeing among gig workers in Malaysia. The Job Demands-Resources (JD-R) model is one of the most widely used frameworks to examine well-being. This paper aims to uncover the gig worker’s working conditions by adopting the widely recognized and well-established JD-R theory to examine the psychological well-being of gig workers. The early JD-R model was concerned primarily with work-related factors. However, the current JD-R model integrates personal resource as a determinant of employees’ well-being. Psychological capital may help gig workers to reduce stress and enhance well-being. Many gig workers mainly join the gig economy because of the autonomy to decide their workload, working time, and job content. However, gig workers have high time pressure and workload as they only get paid after providing the service. The more order they make, the more earning they get. Furthermore, gig workers are performing on online platforms and feeling isolated from the social environment. Social support from family is important to workers. Hence, this conceptual paper seeks to develop a conceptual model of how job demands, job resources, and personal resources affect gig workers’ psychological well-being.

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Volume Title
Proceedings of the 3rd Annual Conference of Education and Social Sciences (ACCESS 2021)
Series
Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research
Publication Date
9 December 2022
ISBN
10.2991/978-2-494069-21-3_3
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2352-5398
DOI
10.2991/978-2-494069-21-3_3How to use a DOI?
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© 2023 The Author(s)
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