Reai Brain Research: Compassion and work resources can alleviate increased saliva alpha amylase catalytic reactions in caregivers with higher job requirements.

The Work Requirements Resource (JD-R) model directly predicts employee spending and burnout, but the JD-R model is scarce in evidence of physiological markers.
the JD-R model, work characteristics can be organized into two broad categories, namely job needs and work resources, which trigger two unique processes that affect well-being.
work needs are jobs that require sustained effort and lead to psychological or physical costs such as fatigue.
Under the "health harm hypothesis," long-term work needs drain employees' resources, leading to increased energy consumption and the risk of health problems.
work resources are factors that help achieve work goals, reduce demand, and promote personal growth, learning and development.
method: .
at 2 points in time (summer to winter), caregivers completed questionnaires to assess job needs, work resources, empathy and self-efficacy, and provided saliva samples to assess physiological indicators of stress and poor health. Changes in
work resources and compassion are positively cortisol awakening response (CAR) changes. In addition
, changes in working resources and compassion independently cushion the effects of higher work requirements on increased concentrations of salivary alpha amylase awakening reaction (sAA-AR).
result: compassion and work resources were found to independently cushion the impact of job requirements on sAA-AR.
specifically, the increase in job demand is related to an increase in sAA-AR for those who have fewer work resources and lack of compassion.
and for those with higher job resources and compassion, sAA-AR will decline regardless of the increase in job demand.
current research adds support to the JD-R model's claim and extends it to physiological indicators of stress and poor health.
Heckenberg, R.A., et al., empathy and job resources the effect of the higher job demands onthe san amylase amylase responses in direct-care workers. Reebrain Research, 2020. 394: p. 112826.MedSci Original Source: MedSci Original !-- Content Presentation Ends - !-- Determine Signed-Off Ends.)