Second, the combination of two personal resources (e.g. intrinsic motivation and
positive affectivity or conscientiousness and positive affectivity) may protect
individuals from experiencing strains and depression. However, empirical evidence
in this research stream is scarce (see Zellars et al., 2006). Finally, the bulk of past
empirical studies examining depression have been employed via the North American
and European samples. This has also been underscored in a prior study (Baba et al.,
1999). With this realization, this study responds to such calls and partially fills in the
gaps in the hospitality management literature.