Job complexity moderates the relationship between proactive personality and job crafting

This study examined the moderating role of job complexity on the relationship between proactive personality and job crafting (task, relational, cognitive). Data were collected from 251 employees of two pharmaceutical enterprises located in the Henan Province of China (female = 58.2%; mean age = 30.88 years, SD = 8.59 years). They completed measures of proactive personality, job crafting, and job complexity. Following hierarchical regression analysis, the results showed that higher proactive personality was associated with task crafting, relational crafting, and cognitive crafting. The relationship was stronger for task crafting, followed by cognitive crafting and relational crafting. Job complexity moderated the relationship between proactive personality and job crafting such that their positive relationship was stronger when job complexity was high. The findings suggest a need to recognise and support employees with proactive personalities for their job crafting potential, especially considering the complex business environment in the fast-paced digital world.