TABLE 9.

A comparison of the interaction effect between job characteristics and appraisals among two studies.

Hypotheses	Hypothesized Relationships	Study 1	Study 2
Direct effect	H1: time urgency, role conflict and emotional demands will be positively related to burnout and negatively to engagement	Yes 6/6	Yes 6/6
Demands* CA ON Engagement	H2: the negative relation between demands and engagement is weaker when challenge appraisal is high	Yes 3/3	No 0/3
Demands* CA ON Burnout	H3: the positive relation between demands and burnout is weaker when challenge appraisal is high	No 0/3	Partial 2/3
Demands* HA ON Engagement	H4: the negative relation between demands and engagement is stronger when hindrance appraisal is high	No 0/3	No 0/3
Demands* HA ON Burnout	H5: the positive relation between demands and burnout is stronger when hindrance appraisal is high	Partial 2/3	No 0/3
Direct effect	H6: job resources will be positively related to work engagement and negatively to burnout	Yes 8/8	Yes 8/8
Resources* CA ON Engagement	H7: the positive relation between resources and engagement is stronger when challenge appraisal is high	No 0/4	Yes 4/4
Resources* CA ON Burnout	H8: the negative relation between resources and burnout is stronger when challenge appraisal is high	No 0/4	Partial 1/4
Resources* HA ON Engagement	H9: the positive relation between resources and engagement is weaker when hindrance appraisal is high	Partial 3/4	No 0/4
Resources* HA ON Burnout	H10: the negative relation between resources and burnout is weaker when hindrance appraisal is high	Yes 4/4	No 0/4

CA, challenge appraisal; HA, hindrance appraisal; Demands include time urgency, role conflict, and emotional demands; Resources include autonomy, supervisor support, colleague support, and feedback.