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Work exposes people to different kinds of stressors and provides different resources. Building on the job demands-resources theory (JD-R), the current study examined intrapersonal patterns of job stressors (challenge and hindrance demands) and personal and job resources (i.e. passion and voice) and their relationship with creativity outcomes (creative self-efficacy and creative behavior) in a sample of hospital workers (N = 5,066). Latent profile analyses identified five groups with distinct patterns of job demands and resources, in which stress-related demands were paired with either high or low resources. The creativity-related outcomes were similarly high in Low Stressor Demands-Moderate Resources and High Stressor Demands-Moderate Resources groups, suggesting that resources play an important role in creativity when stress-related demands are high. This research highlights the benefits of using a person-centered approach for developing a better understanding of how stress-related demands interact with resources within individuals.
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