Affiliations: Department of Science Education, University of
Bologna, Bologna, Italy | Department of Psychology, University of Milano,
Bicocca, Italy | Occupational Health Unit, University of Bologna,
Bologna, Italy
Note: [] Corresponding author: Dina Guglielmi, Department of Science
Education, University of Bologna, Via Filippo Re, 6–40126 Bologna, Italy.
Tel.: +39 051 2091603; E-mail: dina.guglielmi@unibo.it
Abstract: OBJECTIVE: The present study investigates the role of boredom within
the Job Demands-Resources model. Although empirical evidence suggests that the
incidence of boredom at work is widespread, the study of job boredom remains
neglected today. PARTICIPANTS: Data were collected from 269 mass-retail workers, by
means of structured face-to-face interviews. METHODS: Results of multiple mediation analyses partially supported
our hypotheses. RESULTS: Boredom mediates the relationship between transformational
leadership, low learning opportunities and general dysphoria, while work
engagement mediates the relationship between transformational leadership, low
learning opportunities and job satisfaction as well as general dysphoria. CONCLUSIONS: Taken together, our results confirm the suitability of
conceptualizing boredom within the JD-R model and contribute to the ongoing
conceptualization of both the boredom literature and the JD-R literature.
Keywords: Job demands-resources model, work engagement, retail employment, transformational leadership
