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This study examined the dual-path associations of role overload and job autonomy with job satisfaction through work engagement and assessed the conditional role of job self-efficacy.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      A\n                      <jats:italic>post hoc<\/jats:italic>\n                      , theory-guided analysis was conducted using data from a broader cross-sectional survey of 358 sports practitioners in China. Confirmatory factor analysis evaluated the measurement model, and regression-based conditional-process analyses were conducted with adjustment for sex.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      The five-factor measurement model showed a good fit (Comparative Fit Index [CFI]\u202f=\u202f0.952, Tucker\u2013Lewis Index [TLI]\u202f=\u202f0.944, Root Mean Square Error of Approximation [RMSEA]\u202f=\u202f0.051, Standardized Root Mean Square Residual [SRMR]\u202f=\u202f0.058). Role overload was negatively associated with job satisfaction (B\u202f=\u202f\u22120.355,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u202f&amp;lt;\u202f0.001), whereas job autonomy was positively associated with job satisfaction (B\u202f=\u202f0.293,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u202f&amp;lt;\u202f0.001). Both pathways showed indirect associations through work engagement. Job self-efficacy showed an asymmetric conditional pattern. The role overload \u00d7 job self-efficacy interaction was negative (B\u202f=\u202f\u22120.152,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u202f=\u202f0.008), and the index of moderated mediation was \u22120.063, 95% bootstrap CI [\u22120.111, \u22120.016]. This negative interaction remained in the joint model that simultaneously included role overload and job autonomy (B\u202f=\u202f\u22120.124,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u202f=\u202f0.038). Johnson\u2013Neyman analysis indicated that the adjusted association between role overload and work engagement was significantly negative when job self-efficacy was above 3.36. In contrast, job autonomy retained stable positive main and indirect associations, whereas its interaction with job self-efficacy was not robustly supported.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The asymmetric conditional pattern suggests that the association of job self-efficacy with work engagement may vary across demand-intensive and autonomy-related work conditions. This context-dependent interpretation provides a focused proposition for longitudinal and work-design research.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.3389\/fpsyg.2026.1844634","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,10,7]],"date-time":"2026-10-07T04:47:14Z","timestamp":1791348434000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Contextual boundaries of personal resource translation: dual-path associations of role overload and job autonomy with job satisfaction among sports practitioners"],"prefix":"10.3389","volume":"17","author":[{"given":"Li","family":"Zhang","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Pingdingshan Polytechnic College","place":["Pingdingshan, China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Jinjin","family":"Ren","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Keimyung College University (KMCU)","place":["Daegu, Republic of Korea"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Ke","family":"Sun","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Pingdingshan University","place":["Pingdingshan, China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1965","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,10,7]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"7","DOI":"10.1080\/10413200.2017.1407836","article-title":"\u201cThe team behind the team\u201d: exploring the organizational stressor experiences of sport science and management staff in elite sport","volume":"31","author":"Arnold","year":"2019","journal-title":"J. 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