Figure 1.

Part of the Job Demands–Resources Model Considered in the Current Study. Based on the Job Demands–Resources Model, it was tested whether work stress (X) would be associated with feelings of exhaustion (M) and, consequently, be linked to academic employees’ publication activity (Y; H1). Family supportive supervisor behaviors (W) were tested as a moderator of the association between work stress and feelings of exhaustion (H2). Finally, it was tested whether family supportive supervisor behaviors would moderate the association between work stress and feelings of exhaustion, especially in employees with children younger than 18 (Z; H3). Arrows represent associations between variables. Higher scores in one variable were expected to go along with higher scores in another variable (“+”) or with a lower score in another variable (“−“).