3. How do you think Richard Lazarus and his colleagues would respond to the above

ndings? Researchers concluded that supervisor support, organizational climate, innovativeness and appreciation had moderating effects on the relationship between pupil misbehaviour and work engagement and can therefore be considered important job resources. These resources acted as a buffer and reduced the negative impact of pupil misbehaviour.

This study highlights that job resources are particularly relevant when under highly stressful conditions, lending support to the conservation of resources model of stress.