Meaningful Work as the Moderator of Increasing Challenging Job Demands and Job Boredom in Generation Y Workers

Job boredom is more often experienced by generation Y workers. This can be reduced by increasing challenging job demands. However, this factor does not always provide a long period to reduce job boredom. The existing phenomenon also shows that not only challenges, generation Y workers also want mean...

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Main Authors: Afiyah Tsarwat Zharifah, Endang Parahyanti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universitas Islam Tribakti Lirboyo Kediri 2022-12-01
Series:Journal An-Nafs: Kajian Penelitian Psikologi
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Online Access:https://ejournal.iai-tribakti.ac.id/index.php/psikologi/article/view/2760
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description Job boredom is more often experienced by generation Y workers. This can be reduced by increasing challenging job demands. However, this factor does not always provide a long period to reduce job boredom. The existing phenomenon also shows that not only challenges, generation Y workers also want meaningful work. This study aimed to see the moderating effect of meaningful work in the relationship between increasing challenging job demands and job boredom in generation Y workers. Sampling was conducted on 327 generation Y workers (aged 23-40 years) throughout Indonesia. The data collection method used a questionnaire on job boredom (∝ = 0.714), increasing challenging job demands (∝ = 0.832), and meaningful work (∝ = 0.929). The main data analysis technique was using moderated multiple regression analysis. This result showed that meaningful work was a moderator in the relationship between increasing challenging job demands and job boredom. Increasing challenging job demands itself could reduce job boredom, but the result showed that meaningful work was more consistent in reducing job boredom than increasing challenging job demands. Therefore, besides providing challenges, meaningful work is also important to get the organization’s attention so the workers, especially Generation Y, do not experience job boredom.
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spelling doaj.art-4dbdfa5cc84a41b0a05871414a8b46ff2024-03-02T16:15:54ZengUniversitas Islam Tribakti Lirboyo KediriJournal An-Nafs: Kajian Penelitian Psikologi2528-06002549-61662022-12-017223825310.33367/psi.v7i2.27602760Meaningful Work as the Moderator of Increasing Challenging Job Demands and Job Boredom in Generation Y WorkersAfiyah Tsarwat Zharifah0Endang Parahyanti1Universitas Indonesia Depok, IndonesiaUniversitas Indonesia Depok, IndonesiaJob boredom is more often experienced by generation Y workers. This can be reduced by increasing challenging job demands. However, this factor does not always provide a long period to reduce job boredom. The existing phenomenon also shows that not only challenges, generation Y workers also want meaningful work. This study aimed to see the moderating effect of meaningful work in the relationship between increasing challenging job demands and job boredom in generation Y workers. Sampling was conducted on 327 generation Y workers (aged 23-40 years) throughout Indonesia. The data collection method used a questionnaire on job boredom (∝ = 0.714), increasing challenging job demands (∝ = 0.832), and meaningful work (∝ = 0.929). The main data analysis technique was using moderated multiple regression analysis. This result showed that meaningful work was a moderator in the relationship between increasing challenging job demands and job boredom. Increasing challenging job demands itself could reduce job boredom, but the result showed that meaningful work was more consistent in reducing job boredom than increasing challenging job demands. Therefore, besides providing challenges, meaningful work is also important to get the organization’s attention so the workers, especially Generation Y, do not experience job boredom.https://ejournal.iai-tribakti.ac.id/index.php/psikologi/article/view/2760job boredomincreasing challenging job demandsmeaningful workgeneration y workers
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Meaningful Work as the Moderator of Increasing Challenging Job Demands and Job Boredom in Generation Y Workers
Journal An-Nafs: Kajian Penelitian Psikologi
job boredom
increasing challenging job demands
meaningful work
generation y workers
title Meaningful Work as the Moderator of Increasing Challenging Job Demands and Job Boredom in Generation Y Workers
title_full Meaningful Work as the Moderator of Increasing Challenging Job Demands and Job Boredom in Generation Y Workers
title_fullStr Meaningful Work as the Moderator of Increasing Challenging Job Demands and Job Boredom in Generation Y Workers
title_full_unstemmed Meaningful Work as the Moderator of Increasing Challenging Job Demands and Job Boredom in Generation Y Workers
title_short Meaningful Work as the Moderator of Increasing Challenging Job Demands and Job Boredom in Generation Y Workers
title_sort meaningful work as the moderator of increasing challenging job demands and job boredom in generation y workers
topic job boredom
increasing challenging job demands
meaningful work
generation y workers
url https://ejournal.iai-tribakti.ac.id/index.php/psikologi/article/view/2760
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