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Fang Y, Huang ST. Gender differences in sleep behaviors under China's universal two-child policy. Sci Rep 2024; 14:19051. [PMID: 39154053 PMCID: PMC11330461 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-69799-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2024] [Accepted: 08/08/2024] [Indexed: 08/19/2024] Open
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Since 2016, China has progressively relaxed family planning policies to stimulate birth rates. This paper examines the behavioral health repercussions of China's 2016 universal two-child policy (UTCP) by analyzing sleep pattern data from China Family Panel Studies. Napping is a composite indicator that denotes health outcomes, job quality, and personal well-being. It reveals work conditions and environments to some extent. UTCP may lead to heightened social expectations regarding pregnancy likelihood, and changes in social expectations within the workplace may make work environments less equitable and more stressful for females. Leveraging a difference-in-difference model, this paper explores how napping behaviors among the working-age cohort have responded to the policy shifts. Our analysis reveals a gender discrepancy in response to the policy, specifically, females exhibit a discernible reduction in the likelihood of napping, as well as in the duration of both daytime naps and daily sleep. Conversely, such effects are not significant among males. These results suggest policy consequences extend beyond individuals directly impacted by childbirth or contemplating parenthood. Hence, while promoting fertility is still the government's goal, policymakers are encouraged to consider the broader challenges the female population faces from social and workplace environment factors.
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- Yuan Fang
- School of Public Finance and Taxation, Southwestern University of Finance and Economics, 555 Liutai Avenue, Wenjiang District, Chengdu, 611130, Sichuan, China
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- School of Public Finance and Taxation, Southwestern University of Finance and Economics, 555 Liutai Avenue, Wenjiang District, Chengdu, 611130, Sichuan, China.
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Kaboth A, Hünefeld L, Lück M. Exploring work ability, psychosocial job demands and resources of employees in low-skilled jobs: a German cross-sectional study. J Occup Med Toxicol 2024; 19:30. [PMID: 39075549 PMCID: PMC11285431 DOI: 10.1186/s12995-024-00429-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2024] [Accepted: 07/22/2024] [Indexed: 07/31/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Extending working lives due to labour market and pension regulations makes maintaining and promoting work ability necessary. The coronavirus pandemic has shown that employees in low-skilled jobs (no qualification required) contribute significantly to society and the economy. Research on these employees has been neglected in Germany for many decades despite demanding working conditions. Therefore, we investigate the relationship between low-skilled jobs and work ability. Moreover, we explore this relationship's variation by psychosocial work demands and resources. METHODS We use two waves of the German Study on Mental Health at Work (S-MGA). We calculate Ordinary-Least-Squares (OLS) regression models with pooled data (n = 6,050) to analyse the relationship between job requirement level and work ability. We also explore the contribution of job demands and resources on this relationship with interaction models. We use the Copenhagen Psychosocial Questionnaire (COPSOQ), to assess psychosocial work demands and resources. RESULTS Employees performing low-skilled jobs report significantly less work ability than those in medium- or high-skilled jobs. Interaction models show significantly greater work ability for employees in medium- and high-skilled jobs with high influence on their work (amount or tasks). Unexpectedly, employees in low-skilled jobs have lower work ability with more influence on their work. Furthermore, high role clarity, describing responsibility, authority and work goals, is associated with lower levels of work ability among employees in low-skilled jobs. CONCLUSIONS The moderating effect of role clarity on the work ability of employees in low-skilled jobs can possibly be attributed to skills mismatch and limited responsibility, as well as a lack of self-perceived collective purpose of the job. The moderation of the influence on work dimension supports results of previous studies. Too much job autonomy can have negative effects under certain circumstances and is therefore perceived as a job demand in some studies. Consequently, mechanisms concerning psychosocial work demands and resources must be investigated in further studies with different theoretical approaches. The imbalance of job demands and resources shows that employers should invest in preserving the work ability to prevent early exit from the labour market in an aging society.
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- Arthur Kaboth
- Federal Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Friedrich-Henkel-Weg 1-25, 44149, Dortmund, Germany.
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- Federal Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Friedrich-Henkel-Weg 1-25, 44149, Dortmund, Germany
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- Federal Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Friedrich-Henkel-Weg 1-25, 44149, Dortmund, Germany
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Campisi M, Cannella L, Bordin A, Moretto A, Scapellato ML, Mason P, Liviero F, Pavanello S. Revealing the Hidden Impacts: Insights into Biological Aging and Long-Term Effects in Pauci- and Asymptomatic COVID-19 Healthcare Workers. Int J Mol Sci 2024; 25:8056. [PMID: 39125624 PMCID: PMC11311509 DOI: 10.3390/ijms25158056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2024] [Revised: 07/16/2024] [Accepted: 07/19/2024] [Indexed: 08/12/2024] Open
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This study explores the role of inflammation and oxidative stress, hallmarks of COVID-19, in accelerating cellular biological aging. We investigated early molecular markers-DNA methylation age (DNAmAge) and telomere length (TL)-in blood leukocytes, nasal cells (NCs), and induced sputum (IS) one year post-infection in pauci- and asymptomatic healthcare workers (HCWs) infected during the first pandemic wave (February-May 2020), compared to COPD patients, model for "aged lung". Data from questionnaires, Work Ability Index (WAI), blood analyses, autonomic cardiac balance assessments, heart rate variability (HRV), and pulmonary function tests were collected. Elevated leukocyte DNAmAge significantly correlated with advancing age, male sex, daytime work, and an aged phenotype characterized by chronic diseases, elevated LDL and glycemia levels, medications affecting HRV, and declines in lung function, WAI, lymphocyte count, hemoglobin levels, and HRV (p < 0.05). Increasing age, LDL levels, job positions involving intensive patient contact, and higher leukocyte counts collectively contributed to shortened leukocyte TL (p < 0.05). Notably, HCWs exhibited accelerated biological aging in IS cells compared to both blood leukocytes (p ≤ 0.05) and NCs (p < 0.001) and were biologically older than COPD patients (p < 0.05). These findings suggest the need to monitor aging in pauci- and asymptomatic COVID-19 survivors, who represent the majority of the general population.
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- Manuela Campisi
- Department of Cardiac-, -Thoracic-, Vascular Sciences and Public Health, University of Padua, 35128 Padua, Italy; (M.C.); (L.C.); (A.B.); (A.M.); (M.L.S.); (P.M.); (F.L.)
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- Department of Cardiac-, -Thoracic-, Vascular Sciences and Public Health, University of Padua, 35128 Padua, Italy; (M.C.); (L.C.); (A.B.); (A.M.); (M.L.S.); (P.M.); (F.L.)
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- Department of Cardiac-, -Thoracic-, Vascular Sciences and Public Health, University of Padua, 35128 Padua, Italy; (M.C.); (L.C.); (A.B.); (A.M.); (M.L.S.); (P.M.); (F.L.)
- Occupational Medicine, University Hospital of Padua, 35128 Padua, Italy
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- Department of Cardiac-, -Thoracic-, Vascular Sciences and Public Health, University of Padua, 35128 Padua, Italy; (M.C.); (L.C.); (A.B.); (A.M.); (M.L.S.); (P.M.); (F.L.)
- Occupational Medicine, University Hospital of Padua, 35128 Padua, Italy
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- Department of Cardiac-, -Thoracic-, Vascular Sciences and Public Health, University of Padua, 35128 Padua, Italy; (M.C.); (L.C.); (A.B.); (A.M.); (M.L.S.); (P.M.); (F.L.)
- Occupational Medicine, University Hospital of Padua, 35128 Padua, Italy
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- Department of Cardiac-, -Thoracic-, Vascular Sciences and Public Health, University of Padua, 35128 Padua, Italy; (M.C.); (L.C.); (A.B.); (A.M.); (M.L.S.); (P.M.); (F.L.)
- Occupational Medicine, University Hospital of Padua, 35128 Padua, Italy
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- Department of Cardiac-, -Thoracic-, Vascular Sciences and Public Health, University of Padua, 35128 Padua, Italy; (M.C.); (L.C.); (A.B.); (A.M.); (M.L.S.); (P.M.); (F.L.)
- Occupational Medicine, University Hospital of Padua, 35128 Padua, Italy
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- Department of Cardiac-, -Thoracic-, Vascular Sciences and Public Health, University of Padua, 35128 Padua, Italy; (M.C.); (L.C.); (A.B.); (A.M.); (M.L.S.); (P.M.); (F.L.)
- Occupational Medicine, University Hospital of Padua, 35128 Padua, Italy
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Katiraee N, Berti N, Das A, Zennaro I, Aldrighetti R, Dimovski V, Peljhan D, Dobbs D, Glock C, Pacheco G, Neumann P, Ogawa A, Battini D. A new roadmap for an age-inclusive workforce management practice and an international policies comparison. OPEN RESEARCH EUROPE 2024; 4:85. [PMID: 38933690 PMCID: PMC11200061 DOI: 10.12688/openreseurope.17159.2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 06/19/2024] [Indexed: 06/28/2024]
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Background Worldwide, the worker population age is growing at an increasing rate. Consequently, government institutions and companies are being tasked to find new ways to address age-related workforce management challenges and opportunities. The development of age-friendly working environments to enhance ageing workforce inclusion and diversity has become a current management and national policy imperative. Since an ageing workforce population is a spreading worldwide trend, an identification and analysis of worker age related best practices across different countries would help the development of novel palliative paradigms and initiatives. Methods This study proposes a new systematic research-based roadmap that aims to support executives and administrators in implementing an age-inclusive workforce management program. The roadmap integrates and builds on published literature, best practices, and international policies and initiatives that were identified, collected, and analysed by the authors. The roadmap provides a critical comparison of age-inclusive management practices and policies at three different levels of intervention: international, country, and company. Data collection and analysis was conducted simultaneously across eight countries: Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, New Zealand, Slovenia, and the USA. Results and conclusions The findings of this research guide the development of a framework and roadmap to help manage the challenges and opportunities of an ageing workforce in moving towards a more sustainable, inclusive, and resilient labour force.
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- Niloofar Katiraee
- Department of Management and Engineering, Universita degli Studi di Padova, Vicenza, Italy
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- Department of Management and Engineering, Universita degli Studi di Padova, Vicenza, Italy
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- Narendra Paul Loomba Department of Management, Baruch College, New York, USA
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- Department of Management and Engineering, Universita degli Studi di Padova, Vicenza, Italy
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- Department of Management and Engineering, Universita degli Studi di Padova, Vicenza, Italy
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- School of Economics and Business, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- School of Economics and Business, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- School of Aging Studies, University of South Florida, Tampa, USA
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- Institute of Production and Supply Chain Management, Technische Universitat Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Germany
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- NZ Work Research Institute, Auckland University of Technology, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Toronto Metropolitan University, Toronto, Canada
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- Department of System Design Engineering, Faculty of Science and Technology, Keio University, Minato, Japan
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- Department of Management and Engineering, Universita degli Studi di Padova, Vicenza, Italy
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Mongkonkansai J, Parapan P, Srinuan M, Thepnoo T, Khoklang S, Yimthiang S, Mahaboon J, Madardam U. Predicting the work ability of security guards at a university in Nakhon Si Thammarat province, Thailand. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND ERGONOMICS 2024; 30:486-495. [PMID: 38351578 DOI: 10.1080/10803548.2024.2318952] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/13/2024]
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Objectives. The number of security guards in universities has increased significantly. This study aimed to predict work ability of university security guards. Methods. A cross-sectional study of 97 university security guards in Thailand was performed. Data were collected through interviews using a questionnaire covering social demographics, behavioral health and work ability. The data were analyzed using χ2 tests and logistic regression models. Results. The average work ability index (WAI) score was 38.1 ± 3.8, with 65.0% of participants scoring 'good'. Social support significantly influenced the WAI (p = 0.004). Those with insufficient support were 4.3 times more likely to show poor work ability. Mental health also impacted the WAI (p = 0.006); those with poor mental health were 4.7 times at risk. Additionally, work experience affected the WAI (p = 0.039). Those with ≥5 years of experience showed reduced work ability compared to their less-experienced counterparts (adjusted odds ratio 0.4; 95% confidence interval [0.20, 0.96]). Conclusions. Supervisors should provide social support and offer rewards and commendations to enhance employees' abilities, health behaviors and management of underlying diseases. Additionally, organizations should prioritize health and safety in the workplace to ensure their employees are healthier and perform their tasks more effectively.
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Slowiak JM, McDonough M. Job Burnout, Work Health Management Interference, and Organizational Health Climate Among Employees with Varied Levels of Work Ability. JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL REHABILITATION 2024:10.1007/s10926-024-10198-8. [PMID: 38684640 DOI: 10.1007/s10926-024-10198-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 04/14/2024] [Indexed: 05/02/2024]
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PURPOSE The presence of chronic health conditions (CHCs), without sufficient personal and job resources, can impede one's ability to effectively perform work tasks and manage job demands. The aim of this study was to evaluate the level of job burnout and perceptions of work health management interference (WHMI) and organizational health climate (OHC) among employees with varied levels of work ability (WA). We also examined relationships among these variables and with sociodemographic and job-related variables (e.g., age, number of physician-diagnosed conditions). METHODS A convenience sample of 878 adults living and working in the United States who responded to a recruitment message via professional listservs/email lists and social media participated in a non-experimental, cross-sectional online survey. Participants reported sociodemographic and job-related items, as well as measures to evaluate WA, burnout, WHMI, and OHC. RESULTS Statistically significant differences in burnout, WHMI, and OHC were observed across WA groups. Workers with poor WA reported the highest levels of overall burnout, WMHI, and the least supportive OHC. A more supportive OHC was associated with lower burnout. A strong inverse relationship between WA and the number of physician-diagnosed conditions was observed; weak relationships between WA and age, as well as WA and managerial status, were found. CONCLUSION Employees with lower levels of WA tended to report higher levels of burnout and WHMI and lower levels of OHC. Findings provide a foundation for future research to examine causal relationships among these variables and to inform actions to both preserve WA and support worker well-being.
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- Julie M Slowiak
- Department of Psychology, University of Minnesota Duluth, 1207 Ordean Ct., 320 Bohannon Hall, Duluth, MN, 55812-3011, USA.
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- Department of Psychology, University of Minnesota Duluth, 1207 Ordean Ct., 320 Bohannon Hall, Duluth, MN, 55812-3011, USA
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Conway PM, Burr H, Kersten N, Rose U. Work Ability and Work Nonparticipation: A Prospective Study of 2426 Participants in Germany. J Occup Environ Med 2024; 66:273-279. [PMID: 38151990 DOI: 10.1097/jom.0000000000003032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2023]
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OBJECTIVE The aim of the study is to examine the association between work ability and work nonparticipation, including long-term sickness absence (LTSA), unemployment (UE), and disability pension/early retirement (ER). METHODS We conducted a questionnaire-based 5-year follow-up study on a representative sample of the German working population (n = 2426). We used a two-part model to examine the association of continuous Work Ability Index (WAI) scores with the probability of events of work nonparticipation and the duration thereof. RESULTS Higher WAI scores were protective against total work nonparticipation (an index combining the three indicators), LTSA, ER and UE, the latter among males only. Higher WAI scores were protective also against duration of total work nonparticipation and LTSA, but not against duration of UE and ER among males and duration of UE among females. CONCLUSIONS Higher WAI scores have a protective role against work nonparticipation.
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- Paul Maurice Conway
- From the Department of Psychology, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark (P.M.C.); and Federal Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Berlin, Germany (H.B., N.K., U.R.)
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Casolari L, Curzi Y, Mastroberardino M, Pistoresi B, Poma E, Broccoli L, Fabbri T. Factors associated with work ability among employees of an Italian university hospital. BMC Health Serv Res 2024; 24:30. [PMID: 38178153 PMCID: PMC10768426 DOI: 10.1186/s12913-023-10465-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2023] [Accepted: 12/10/2023] [Indexed: 01/06/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND A growing body of evidence clearly documents the benefits of integrated systems approaches to protecting and promoting the safety, health and well-being of workers. The purpose of this study is to provide a holistic view of the work ability of employees of an Italian University Hospital measuring their resources in relation to job demands. In particular, it examines socio-demographics, family and organizational antecedents of health professionals' work ability. METHODS A survey was conducted to assess the work ability of healthcare professionals, including physicians, nurses and administrative staff, working at the University Hospital of Modena (Italy). The data collection allows us to get a sample of 443 workers, who correspond to 11% of the target population. The data were analyzed using preliminary statistics on the main characteristics of the sample in terms of work ability, socio-demographic variables, family and organizational characteristics. In addition, logit models of the likelihood of having high work ability were estimated using SPSS version 25. RESULTS Work ability decreases with increasing age, comorbidity, high body mass index, having at least one child under 5 and/or a dependent adult, having a poor work-life balance, and doing more than 20 h of housework. Specific job resources can significantly promote work ability, including relationship-oriented leadership, autonomy in decision making and individuals' skill match. The nursing profession is associated with a low work ability. Finally, a significant gender gap has been documented. Women find it more difficult to reconcile life and work, especially when they have children of preschool age and work in professions with greater responsibilities, as in the case of women doctors, who experience lower work capacity. CONCLUSIONS Our results suggest that it is necessary to consider other factors, in addition to age, that are equally relevant in influencing work ability. Consequently, organisational interventions could be implemented to improve the work ability of all workers. In addition, we propose targeted interventions for groups at risk of reduced work capacity, in particular older workers (45 years and over), nurses, women with children of preschool age and in the position of physician.
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- University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
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- University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy.
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Kontturi M, Kc P, Ervasti J, Pentti J, Myllyntausta S, Karkkola P, Honkalampi K, Vahtera J, Stenholm S, Virtanen M. Do Sleep Problems Explain the Association Between Work Stress and the Trajectories of Work Ability From Midlife to Pensionable Age? J Occup Environ Med 2023; 65:1063-1069. [PMID: 37641167 DOI: 10.1097/jom.0000000000002954] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/31/2023]
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OBJECTIVE This study examined whether mid-life work stress, defined as job strain and effort-reward imbalance (ERI), predicts work ability trajectories observed 12 years preceding the individual pensionable age. In addition, the role of sleep problems as a mediator in these associations was examined. METHODS Survey data were collected from 2707 Finnish municipal employees. RESULTS Identified work ability trajectories were "stable excellent," "stable good," "moderate," and "low decreasing." Baseline job strain and ERI were associated with a greater likelihood of belonging to impaired work ability trajectories when compared with "stable good" trajectory. Baseline sleep problems explained the association of job strain by 38% and of ERI by 54%. CONCLUSIONS Mid-life work stress is associated with work ability in the last years preceding pensionable age. Sleep problems might be a potential mediator in these associations.
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- Marika Kontturi
- From the School of Educational Sciences and Psychology, University of Eastern Finland, Joensuu, Finland (M.K., P.K., K.H., M.V.); Unit of Health Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, Tampere University, Tampere, Finland (P.KC.); Department of Public Health, University of Turku and Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland (P.KC., J.P., J.V., S.S.); Finnish Institute of Occupational Health, Helsinki, Finland (J.E.); Clinicum, Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland (J.P.); Department of Psychology and Speech-Language Pathology, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Turku, Turku, Finland (S.M.); Centre for Population Health Research, University of Turku and Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland (J.V., S.S.); and Division of Insurance Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden (M.V.)
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Rauvola RS, Rudolph CW. Worker aging, control, and well-being: A specification curve analysis. Acta Psychol (Amst) 2023; 233:103833. [PMID: 36623471 DOI: 10.1016/j.actpsy.2023.103833] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2022] [Revised: 12/14/2022] [Accepted: 01/05/2023] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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Among the many work (and life) characteristics of relevance to adult development and aging, various forms of control are some of the most extensively and diversely studied. Indeed, "control," whether objectively held (i.e., "actual" control), perceived, or enacted through self-regulation, is a concept central to our understanding of person-environment interactions, development, and well-being within and across life domains. However, variability in conceptualization and analysis in the literature on control presents challenges to integration. To partially address these gaps, the present study sought to explore the effects of conceptual and analytical specification decisions (e.g., construct types, time, covariates) on observed control-well-being relationships in a large, age-diverse, longitudinal sample (Midlife in the United States I, II, and III datasets), providing a specification curve analysis (SCA) tutorial and guidance in the process. Results suggest that construct types and operationalizations, particularly predictor variables, have bearing on observed results, with certain types of control serving as better predictors of various forms of well-being than others. These findings and identified gaps are summarized to provide direction for theoretical clarification and reconciliation in the control and lifespan development literatures, construct selection and operationalization in future aging and work research, and inclusive, well-specified interventions to improve employee well-being.
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- Department of Psychology, Saint Louis University, Saint Louis, MO, USA
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Ward MK, Meade AW. Dealing with Careless Responding in Survey Data: Prevention, Identification, and Recommended Best Practices. Annu Rev Psychol 2023; 74:577-596. [PMID: 35973734 DOI: 10.1146/annurev-psych-040422-045007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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Surveys administered online have several benefits, but they are particularly prone to careless responding, which occurs when respondents fail to read item content or give sufficient attention, resulting in raw data that may not accurately reflect respondents' true levels of the constructs being measured. Careless responding can lead to various psychometric issues, potentially impacting any area of psychology that uses self-reported surveys and assessments. This review synthesizes the careless responding literature to provide a comprehensive understanding of careless responding and ways to prevent, identify, report, and clean careless responding from data sets. Further, we include recommendations for different levels of screening for careless responses. Finally, we highlight some of the most promising areas for future work on careless responding.
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- Department of Psychology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA;
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Aabo MG, Mølgaard K, Lassen AJ. The worn-out syndrome: Uncertainties in late working life triggering retirement decisions. PLoS One 2023; 18:e0282905. [PMID: 36989274 PMCID: PMC10057830 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0282905] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2022] [Accepted: 02/27/2023] [Indexed: 03/30/2023] Open
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In recent decades, the extension of individuals' working life has been construed as an important policy issue in Western Europe. Here, retirement causes have been thoroughly researched in a quantitative way, but there is a dearth of qualitative studies on the subject. Through ethnographic fieldwork, we study the complex pathways that lead to the retirement of senior employees in the finance and production industries in Denmark. In particular in the finance industry, we find an insidious uncertainty haunting senior employees regarding their capacity and reputation. We term this uncertainty worn-out syndrome, demonstrating how many interlocutors fear that they are beginning to be seen as worn out, for example, less productive, less motivated, and too old to work. To some extent, this syndrome resembles the impostor syndrome, but it differs in one important aspect: the senior employees are mostly confident about their own skills. Worn-out syndrome is triggered by stereotypes and implicit ageist remarks by colleagues and managers. We show that the worn-out syndrome appears in at least three different ways: as a fear of already being worn out, as a fear of being perceived as worn out by colleagues and managers, and as a fear of becoming worn out in the future without realizing it in time. We argue that current retirement decisions are often fueled by this syndrome and that it leads to abrupt and untimely retirement decisions.
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- Marie Gorm Aabo
- Copenhagen Centre for Health Research in the Humanities, Saxo-Institute, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Copenhagen Centre for Health Research in the Humanities, Saxo-Institute, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Copenhagen Centre for Health Research in the Humanities, Saxo-Institute, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Zhang C, Liu L. The Influence of Health-Promoting Leadership on Employees' Positive Workplace Outcomes: The Mediating Role of Employability and the Moderating Role of Workplace Civility. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2022; 19:15300. [PMID: 36430021 PMCID: PMC9690448 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph192215300] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2022] [Revised: 11/16/2022] [Accepted: 11/17/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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The COVID-19 pandemic has severely accelerated the transformation and rapid organisational change in the workplace. The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the hotel industry will not fade in a short time, and the long-term coexistence with the COVID-19 pandemic pressure is a real dilemma for the hotel industry. The topic of How to create employee positive workplace outcomes (task performance and innovative work behaviour) during the COVID-19 pandemic has garnered increasing interest in both practical and academic fields. Leaders play a critical role in influencing employee workplace outcomes, yet few studies have explored the predicting role of health-promoting leadership. Drawing upon the conservation of resources (COR) theory, this study aims to examine the employability mediator effect and workplace civility as the moderator effect in the relationship between health-promoting leadership and employee-positive workplace outcomes (task performance and innovative work behaviour). We conducted a two-wave survey of 421 participants from the hotel industry in China and formulated a series of hypotheses that were tested with structural equation modelling. The results showed that health-promoting leadership has a significant positive effect on employees' employability (β = 0.479, p < 0.001), task performance (β = 0.250, p < 0.001), and innovative work behaviour (β = 0.446, p < 0.001). Employability has a significant positive effect on task performance (β = 0.438, p < 0.001) and innovative work behaviour (β = 0.296, p < 0.001). This study makes certain contributions to the extant hotel industry employees' positive workplace outcomes literature by attending to the healthy leadership styles that promote employability during the COVID-19 pandemic, and its novel point is to evaluate the workplace civility moderating effect between the above model. It also provides practical insight that mutual transformation in workplace relationships inspire those positive outcomes.
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Anyan F, Hjemdal O, Nordahl H. Testing the longitudinal effect of metacognitive beliefs on the trajectory of work ability. CURRENT PSYCHOLOGY 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s12144-022-03912-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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There is increasing need to identify factors that contribute to poor work ability with an aim to prevent work related problems such as sick leave and disability pension. In the Metacognitive Control System model, dysfunctional metacognitive beliefs are seen as an underlying factor in psychological vulnerability beyond disorder, and recent studies have reported that metacognitions are associated with work ability and work status. In the present study, we set out to test if there is a prospective relationship between dysfunctional metacognitions and self-assessed work ability. Individuals in working age (M = 37.19; SD = 10.31) participated in a four-timepoint self-report survey (N = 528; 75% females) separated by six weeks between each timepoint. Baseline gender differences and differences between participants by job status were conducted using t-test and one-way ANOVA, respectively. Latent growth curve with covariates assessed the impact of dysfunctional metacognitions on work ability across the four timepoints. Males reported higher work ability. Participants in fulltime job also reported higher work ability followed by those in part-time job, jobseekers, sick leave up to 12 months, and sick leave > 12 months, respectively. Dysfunctional metacognitions predicted work ability over time when controlling for gender, age, physical health status, and three common categories of emotional distress symptoms. This finding suggest that dysfunctional metacognitions are a prospective predictor of work ability beyond health status and implies that these beliefs should be targeted with a view to increasing work ability and thus potentially reduce risk for sick leave and other work-related problems.
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Nygaard NPB, Thomsen GF, Rasmussen J, Skadhauge LR, Gram B. Ergonomic and individual risk factors for musculoskeletal pain in the ageing workforce. BMC Public Health 2022; 22:1975. [PMID: 36303167 PMCID: PMC9615169 DOI: 10.1186/s12889-022-14386-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2022] [Accepted: 10/10/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Background The present study aimed to investigate the possible association between specific ergonomic and individual risk factors and musculoskeletal pain (MSP) in the back, shoulder, hip and knee region in workers aged 50-65y. Methods The study was a population based cross-sectional survey. The study population comprised citizens born between 1952–1966, living in Esbjerg municipality, Denmark, ultimo 2016 (n = 23,463). A questionnaire was sent electronically or by mail. The analysis included the working population only. A multivariate logistic regression was used for each of the following dependent variables; musculoskeletal pain for the past 3 months in the back, shoulder, hip and knee, where independent variables included ergonomic exposure, age, sex, body mass index (BMI) and leisure time physical activity (LTPA). Results The overall response rate was 58% and the data of individuals at work (n = 9,263) demonstrated several ergonomic exposures with increased odds for pain in specific regions. Exposure to back twisted or bend, squatting or lying on knees and to carrying or lifting were associated with musculoskeletal pain in the back, whereas exposure to back twisted or bend, arms above shoulder and repeated arm movement were associated with pain in the shoulder. Exposure to back twisted or bend, repeated arm movement, squatting or lying on knees and to carrying or lifting were associated with musculoskeletal pain in the hip. Important individual risk factors were also identified. Increasing age was significantly associated with increased pain in the hip but associated with less risk for pain in the back and shoulder. Males had higher odds for pain in the back and knee compared to females but lower odds for pain in the hip. BMI was particularly important for knee pain. The level of LTPA did not have an important association with MSP in any region. Conclusion There is a significant positive association between ergonomic exposures and musculoskeletal pain, which were specific for the back, shoulder, hip and knee. In addition, the data demonstrated a differential association with age, sex and BMI. This needs to be considered for the treatment and classification of musculoskeletal pain and for future preventive initiatives.
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- Niels-Peter Brøchner Nygaard
- Research Unit of Health Science, Hospital of South West Jutland, University Hospital of Southern Denmark, Esbjerg, Denmark. .,Department of Regional Health Research, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark.
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- Department of Occupational Medicine, Hospital South West Jutland, University Hospital of Southern Denmark, Esbjerg, Denmark
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark.,Department of Clinical Research, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
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- Department of Regional Health Research, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark.,Department of Occupational Medicine, Hospital South West Jutland, University Hospital of Southern Denmark, Esbjerg, Denmark
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- Research Unit of Health Science, Hospital of South West Jutland, University Hospital of Southern Denmark, Esbjerg, Denmark.,Department of Regional Health Research, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
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Kujanpää M, Syrek C, Tay L, Kinnunen U, Mäkikangas A, Shimazu A, Wiese CW, Brauchli R, Bauer GF, Kerksieck P, Toyama H, de Bloom J. Needs-based off-job crafting across different life domains and contexts: Testing a novel conceptual and measurement approach. Front Psychol 2022; 13:959296. [PMID: 36211856 PMCID: PMC9536339 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.959296] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2022] [Accepted: 08/22/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Shaping off-job life is becoming increasingly important for workers to increase and maintain their optimal functioning (i.e., feeling and performing well). Proactively shaping the job domain (referred to as job crafting) has been extensively studied, but crafting in the off-job domain has received markedly less research attention. Based on the Integrative Needs Model of Crafting, needs-based off-job crafting is defined as workers’ proactive and self-initiated changes in their off-job lives, which target psychological needs satisfaction. Off-job crafting is posited as a possible means for workers to fulfill their needs and enhance well-being and performance over time. We developed a new scale to measure off-job crafting and examined its relationships to optimal functioning in different work contexts in different regions around the world (the United States, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Finland, Japan, and the United Kingdom). Furthermore, we examined the criterion, convergent, incremental, discriminant, and structural validity evidence of the Needs-based Off-job Crafting Scale using multiple methods (longitudinal and cross-sectional survey studies, an “example generation”-task). The results showed that off-job crafting was related to optimal functioning over time, especially in the off-job domain but also in the job domain. Moreover, the novel off-job crafting scale had good convergent and discriminant validity, internal consistency, and test–retest reliability. To conclude, our series of studies in various countries show that off-job crafting can enhance optimal functioning in different life domains and support people in performing their duties sustainably. Therefore, shaping off-job life may be beneficial in an intensified and continually changing and challenging working life.
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- Miika Kujanpää
- Faculty of Social Sciences (Psychology), Tampere University, Tampere, Finland
- School of Business, University of South-Eastern Norway, Hønefoss, Norway
- *Correspondence: Miika Kujanpää,
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- Department of Management Sciences, University of Applied Sciences Bonn-Rhein-Sieg, Rheinbach, Germany
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- Department of Psychological Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, United States
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- Faculty of Social Sciences (Psychology), Tampere University, Tampere, Finland
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- Faculty of Social Sciences (Work Research Centre), Tampere University, Tampere, Finland
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- Faculty of Policy Management, Keio University, Kanagawa, Japan
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- School of Psychology, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, United States
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- Digitization Initiative of the Zurich Universities, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Public and Organizational Health, Center of Salutogenesis, Epidemiology, Biostatistics, and Prevention Institute, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Public and Organizational Health, Center of Salutogenesis, Epidemiology, Biostatistics, and Prevention Institute, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Education, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Faculty of Social Sciences (Psychology), Tampere University, Tampere, Finland
- Department of HRM & OB, University of Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands
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Mahdinia M, Mohammadfam I, Aliabadi MM, Hamta A, Soltanzadeh A. Linking mental health to safety behavior in construction workers: The mediating effect of work ability and sleep quality. Work 2022; 73:579-589. [DOI: 10.3233/wor-205256] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND: The severity of occupational accidents and injuries in the construction industry is the greatest across all industries. Few studies have examined the causal relationships among physical and psychological variables affecting the safety behavior of construction workers. OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to investigate the relationships among three factors (metal health, work ability and sleep quality) influencing the safety behavior of construction workers. METHODS: This cross-sectional study was conducted on 204 workers in civil construction projects in Iran. The data were gathered via self-reporting questionnaires. The acquired data were analyzed by the Smart PLS3 software using structural equation modeling with the partial least squares (PLS) regression approach. RESULTS: The R square revealed an acceptable fineness of the structural model. Similarly, as Q square values were higher than 0.15 for all factors, the predictability of the model was approved. The direct effect of mental health on safety behavior was not significant, but work ability and sleep quality had significant direct effects on safety behavior. Moreover, a decrease in mental health significantly reduced construction workers’ sleep quality and work ability. CONCLUSION: The results of this study prove that sleep quality and work ability mediate the relationship between mental health and safety behavior. The deterioration of construction workers’ mental health can increase the risk of unsafe behavior and occupational injuries. Therefore, appropriate measures need to be taken to maintain and improve the mental health of construction workers.
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- Mohsen Mahdinia
- Occupational Health and Safety Research Center, Department of Occupational Health, School of Public Health, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran
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- Center of Excellence for Occupational Health Engineering, Occupational Health and Safety Research Center, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran
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- Center of Excellence for Occupational Health Engineering, Occupational Health and Safety Research Center, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran
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- Department of Family and Community Medicine, School of Medicine, Qom University of Medical Sciences, Qom, Iran
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- Department of Occupational Health, School of Public Health, Qom University of Medical Sciences, Qom, Iran
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Gajewski PD, Rieker JA, Athanassiou G, Bröde P, Claus M, Golka K, Hengstler JG, Kleinsorge T, Nitsche MA, Reinders J, Tisch A, Watzl C, Wascher E, Getzmann S. A systematic analysis of biological, sociodemographic, psychosocial, and lifestyle factors contributing to work ability across the working lifespan: a cross-sectional study (Preprint). JMIR Form Res 2022; 7:e40818. [DOI: 10.2196/40818] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2022] [Revised: 02/14/2023] [Accepted: 03/03/2023] [Indexed: 03/06/2023] Open
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Wang Z, Huang JL, Xie B. Maintaining job crafting over time: joint effect of autonomy and career support from family and friends. CAREER DEVELOPMENT INTERNATIONAL 2022. [DOI: 10.1108/cdi-03-2021-0064] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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PurposeThe study focuses on intraindividual trajectory of job crafting change over time. Integrating the self-regulation and demands-resources perspectives, this study examines how career support from family and friends interacts with job autonomy to influence the change pattern of job crafting.Design/methodology/approachFour waves of self-report survey data were collected in a semester from 324 university professors and instructors in China. Latent growth curve modeling was used to examine intraindividual change of job crafting and conducted latent interaction analysis to test the joint effect of autonomy and career support from family and friends on job crafting change.FindingsThere was a general declining trend in job crafting over the course of a semester. Career support from family and friends moderated the association between job autonomy and job crafting maintenance. Specifically, when career support was low, job autonomy was negatively associated with job crafting maintenance.Research limitations/implicationsThe study showed that job crafting maintenance over time is distinct from the typical between-person conceptualization. Further, job crafting maintenance was predicted from a self-regulatory perspective. However, the unique context of college faculty from China may limit generalization of the findings.Practical implicationsManagers should recognize the challenges in maintaining job crafting over time. In addition to providing autonomy at work, organizations may benefit from establishing channels for employees to receive career support from non-work domains.Originality/valueThe authors adopt a self-regulation perspective to understand intraindividual change in job crafting over time and situate the current investigation in the cyclical nature of university faculty’s job.
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Perceived Work Ability: A Constant Comparative Analysis of Workers’ Perspectives. OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SCIENCE 2022; 6:207-246. [PMID: 35574177 PMCID: PMC9086129 DOI: 10.1007/s41542-022-00116-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2021] [Revised: 04/18/2022] [Accepted: 04/21/2022] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Perceived work ability, or one’s perceived ability to continue working in their current job, is important to understand in order to inform efforts to retain talent and promote worker well-being. The current study offers a unique contribution by taking an inductive approach, giving participants voice to describe their own work ability experiences. Participants (N = 301) who were working at least 30 h a week in the U.S. and reported one or more hindrances to work ability responded to four open-ended questions about hindrances to work ability, individual strategies for maintaining work ability, and employer supports for maintaining work ability. Using constant comparative analysis, we corroborated existing work ability research and theory, along with unique contributions that enhance our understanding of perceived work ability. Notably, non-work demands, such as family obligations and lack of financial resources are under-examined, yet emerged as important work ability hindrances in this study. We also uncovered several personal strategies to help maintain WA (e.g., maintaining health and using work strategies to optimize functionality) that are dependent upon available job resources (e.g., support, autonomy, and flexibility). Ultimately, job resources of support, job control, and flexibility emerged as the most powerful leverage points for organizations to help workers maintain WA. Findings suggest that future efforts to support workers’ work ability should include these resources.
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Ahmed A, Liang D, Anjum MA, Durrani DK. Stronger Together: Examining the Interaction Effects of Workplace Dignity and Workplace Inclusion on Employees' Job Performance. Front Psychol 2022; 13:891189. [PMID: 35677141 PMCID: PMC9168755 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.891189] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2022] [Accepted: 04/25/2022] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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Despite growing interest in workplace dignity, there is a paucity of empirical research regarding whether and when it leads to higher job performance. To address these research gaps, this study examines the relationship between workplace dignity and job performance, identifying and examining the boundary condition role of workplace inclusion. Multi-source and time-lagged data were obtained from employee-supervisor dyads (n = 169) in non-governmental organizations in Pakistan to test the hypothesized model, employing techniques, such as confirmatory factor analysis, moderated multiple regression, post-hoc slope, and Johnson-Neyman analyses. As predicted, workplace dignity and workplace inclusion positively influenced employees' job performance, while workplace inclusion moderated the dignity-performance relationship such that this relationship was more strongly positive when workplace inclusion was high. At the theoretical level, this study adds new insights to the job demands-resources (JD-R) model, which is used as theoretical lens in this study. Specifically, this study is the first to examine workplace dignity and its consequences from the perspective of the JD-R model, thus introducing a new theoretical perspective into the dignity literature. This study also provides useful advice for management practice, policymaking, and employees, and is germane to the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goal 8.
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- Ammarah Ahmed
- School of Management, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, China
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- School of Management, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, China
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- Department of Management Sciences, Balochistan University of Information Technology, Engineering and Management Sciences (BUITEMS), Quetta, Pakistan
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Junna L, Moustgaard H, Martikainen P. Health-related selection into employment among the unemployed. BMC Public Health 2022; 22:657. [PMID: 35382786 PMCID: PMC8985275 DOI: 10.1186/s12889-022-13023-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2021] [Accepted: 03/11/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Successful transitions from unemployment to employment are an important concern, yet little is known about health-related selection into employment. We assessed the association of various physical and psychiatric conditions with finding employment, and employment stability. METHODS Using total population register data, we followed Finnish residents aged 30-60 with an unemployment spell during 2009-2018 (n = 814,085) for two years from the onset of unemployment. We predicted any, stable, and unstable employment by health status using Cox proportional hazards models. The data on specialized health care and prescription reimbursement were used to identify any alcohol-related conditions and poisonings, psychiatric conditions and self-harm, injuries, and physical conditions. We further separated physical conditions into cancer, diabetes, heart disease, and neurological conditions, and psychiatric conditions into depression, anxiety disorders and substance use disorders. RESULTS The likelihood of any employment was lower among those who had any of the assessed health conditions. It was lowest among those with alcohol-related or psychiatric conditions with an age-adjusted hazard ratio of 0.45 (95% confidence interval 0.44, 0.46) among men and 0.39 (0.38, 0.41) among women for alcohol-related and 0.64 (0.63, 0.65) and 0.66 (0.65, 0.67) for psychiatric conditions, respectively. These results were not driven by differences in socioeconomic characteristics or comorbidities. All the included conditions were detrimental to both stable and unstable employment, however alcohol-related and psychiatric conditions were more harmful for stable than for unstable employment. CONCLUSIONS The prospects of the unemployed finding employment are reduced by poor health, particularly alcohol-related and psychiatric conditions. These two conditions may also lead to unstable career trajectories. The selection process contributes to the health differentials between employed and unemployed people. Unemployed people with health problems may therefore need additional support to improve their chances of employment.
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- Liina Junna
- Population Research Unit, University of Helsinki, Unioninkatu 35 (P.O. Box 18), 00014, Helsinki, Finland. .,Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, Konrad-Zuse-Straße 1, 18057, Rostock, Germany.
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- Helsinki Institute for Social Sciences and Humanities, University of Helsinki, Vuorikatu 3, 00014, Helsinki, Finland
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- Population Research Unit, University of Helsinki, Unioninkatu 35 (P.O. Box 18), 00014, Helsinki, Finland.,Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, Konrad-Zuse-Straße 1, 18057, Rostock, Germany.,Centre for Health Equity Studies, University of Stockholm and Karolinska Institute, Stockholm University, SE-106 91, Stockholm, Sweden
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Age Diversity Climate Affecting Individual-Level Work-Related Outcomes. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2022; 19:ijerph19053041. [PMID: 35270733 PMCID: PMC8910132 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph19053041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2022] [Revised: 02/16/2022] [Accepted: 03/02/2022] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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The present study answers the call for more studies to investigate the age diversity climate’s effect on individual-level outcomes. Building on the social identity approach and social exchange theory, we surveyed 110 Italian employees aged between 18 and 61 years old (M = 46.10, SD = 10.02) and investigated the role of age diversity climate in predicting intentions to quit (H1), job-related wellbeing (H2), and work engagement (H3). Our findings confirmed the hypotheses (H1 and H2), showing the added effect of age diversity climate over and above age, job tenure, role clarity, job demands, job control, perceived support, and perceived job and organizational fit. In fact, age diversity climate accounted for a significant increase in the variance explained for two of the three hypothesized models (i.e., intentions to quit and job-related wellbeing, but not work engagement). To conclude, this study contributes to the existing literature by showing the age diversity climate’s predictive value for turnover intentions and job-related wellbeing, and corroborating the importance of supporting age diversity through a variety of Human Resources Management strategies.
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Wallin S, Fjellman-Wiklund A, Fagerström L. Work motivation and occupational self-efficacy belief to continue working among ageing home care nurses: a mixed methods study. BMC Nurs 2022; 21:31. [PMID: 35081937 PMCID: PMC8793160 DOI: 10.1186/s12912-021-00780-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2021] [Accepted: 11/29/2021] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Background It is important to support ageing home care nurses (HCNs) to remain in work for longer, since the need for home care services is increasing. Personal resources such as self-efficacy belief contribute to work ability, as does work motivation. Few studies have targeted the ageing workers’ self-efficacy belief to manage their final working years. This study explores ageing HCNs’ work motivation, and occupational self-efficacy, i.e. belief in one’s capabilities, to continue working until expected retirement age. Methods The design of the study is exploratory using a mixed method with a qualitative to quantitative approach. A total of 234 HCNs answered four open-ended questions from a cross-sectional survey, regarding their work motivation and self-efficacy beliefs. First, data was analysed using manifest qualitative content analysis. Next, a quantitative analysis was performed based on the results of the qualitative study, and the categories that emerged were quantitatively ranked. Results The open-ended questions yielded 2339 utterances. The findings showed that several categories concurrently affected both work motivation and self-efficacy belief. When they were well-functioning, they positively affected both work motivation and self-efficacy belief, and when they were insufficient, they negatively affected either or both motivation and/or belief. Meaningfulness, job satisfaction, social support, and work environmental and organizational characteristics affected work motivation most. Perceived health highly affected the self-efficacy belief to continue working until expected retirement age, as well as meaningfulness of work, support from colleagues and home care managers, and work characteristics. Conclusions Through highlighting the meaningfulness of work, and supporting the perceived health, the work community and leadership, both work motivation and self-efficacy belief to continue working might be facilitated among ageing HCNs. However, the still present draining workload must be handled. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s12912-021-00780-3.
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- Stina Wallin
- Faculty of Education and Welfare Studies, Health Sciences, Åbo Akademi University, Strandgatan 2, 65101, Vaasa, Finland.
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- Faculty of Education and Welfare Studies, Health Sciences, Åbo Akademi University, Strandgatan 2, 65101, Vaasa, Finland.,Faculty of Health and Social Sciences, University of South-Eastern Norway, Grønland 58, 3045, Drammen, Norway
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Rice DB, Luse W. How organizational justice impacts supervisor bottom-line mentality? The role of the institutionalization of ethics. CURRENT PSYCHOLOGY 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s12144-021-02605-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Weight-based stereotype threat in the workplace: consequences for employees with overweight or obesity. Int J Obes (Lond) 2022; 46:767-773. [PMID: 34924563 PMCID: PMC8960402 DOI: 10.1038/s41366-021-01052-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2021] [Revised: 11/29/2021] [Accepted: 12/10/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES Employees with overweight or obesity are often stereotyped as lazy, unmotivated, and less competent than employees with normal weight. As a consequence, employees with overweight or obesity are susceptible to stereotype threat, or the concern about confirming, or being reduced to, a stereotype about their group. This survey study examined whether employees with overweight or obesity experience stereotype threat in the workplace, whether it is associated with their perceived ability to meet their work demands (i.e., work ability), and whether high levels of knowledge about one's self (i.e., authentic self-awareness) can offset a potential negative association. SUBJECTS/METHODS Using a correlational study design, survey data were collected from N = 758 full-time employees at three measurement points across 3 months. Employees' average body mass index (BMI) was 26.36 kg/m² (SD = 5.45); 34% of participants were employees with overweight (BMI between 25 and <30), and 18% of participants were employees with obesity (BMI > 30). RESULTS Employees with higher weight and higher BMI reported more weight-based stereotype threat (rs between 0.17 and 0.19, p < 0.001). Employees who experienced higher levels of weight-based stereotype threat reported lower work ability, while controlling for weight, height, and subjective weight (β = -0.27, p < 0.001). Authentic self-awareness moderated the relationship between weight-based stereotype threat and work ability (β = 0.14, p < 0.001), such that the relationship between stereotype threat and work ability was negative among employees with low authentic self-awareness (β = -0.25, p < 0.001), and non-significant among employees with high authentic self-awareness (β = 0.08, p = 0.315). CONCLUSIONS The findings of this study contribute to the literature by showing that weight-based stereotype threat is negatively associated with employees' perceived ability to meet their work demands, particularly among those employees with low authentic self-awareness.
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Converso D, Sottimano I, Garzaro G, Guidetti G, Pira E, Viotti S. Contribution to validation of the Italian version of work ability personal radar. LA MEDICINA DEL LAVORO 2022; 113:e2022051. [PMID: 36475506 PMCID: PMC9766836 DOI: 10.23749/mdl.v113i6.13470] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2022] [Accepted: 10/26/2022] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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BACKGROUND Work ability (WA) is an important construct in the occupational health field. Over the years, various WA detection tools have been developed, and a new one is: Work Ability Personal Radar (WA-PR), capable of investigating all the dimensions that define the complexity of WA. The WA-PR was born in the Finnish context, however recently it has also been validated elsewhere. In light of literature on WA assessment tools, our goal is to contribute to the validation of the WA-PR in the Italian context. METHODS Data were collected using a self-reported questionnaire administered to 405 workers in the chemical industrial sector. RESULTS Results show that the WA-PR correlate with WAI and with other constructs conceptually related to work ability: need for recovery, stress and general health. CONCLUSIONS Data analysis confirms that the WA-PR is a useful and reliable tool for evaluating work ability in Italian context.
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- Daniela Converso
- Department of Psychology, University of Turin, Via Verdi 10, 10124 Turin, Italy
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- Department of Psychology, University of Turin, Via Verdi 10, 10124 Turin, Italy
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- Department of Public Health and Pediatrics, University of Turin, P.zza Polonia 94, 10126 Turin, Italy
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- Department of Psychology, University of Turin, Via Verdi 10, 10124 Turin, Italy
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- Department of Public Health and Pediatrics, University of Turin, P.zza Polonia 94, 10126 Turin, Italy
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- Department of Psychology, University of Turin, Via Verdi 10, 10124 Turin, Italy
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Burr H, Lange S, Freyer M, Formazin M, Rose U, Nielsen ML, Conway PM. Physical and psychosocial working conditions as predictors of 5-year changes in work ability among 2078 employees in Germany. Int Arch Occup Environ Health 2022; 95:153-168. [PMID: 34175972 PMCID: PMC8755707 DOI: 10.1007/s00420-021-01716-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2020] [Accepted: 05/10/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To examine 5-year prospective associations between working conditions and work ability among employees in Germany. METHODS A cohort study (2011/2012-2017), based on a random sample of employees in employments subject to payment of social contributions aged 31-60 years (Study on Mental Health at Work; S-MGA; N = 2,078), included data on physical and quantitative demands, control (influence, possibilities for development, control over working time), relations (role clarity and leadership quality) and work ability (Work Ability Index, WAI; subscale 'subjective work ability and resources'). Data were analysed using linear regression. RESULTS Physical demands and control were associated with small 5-year changes in work ability (ΔR2 = 1%). Among the subgroup of employees with ≥ 25 sickness days, possibilities for development, control and quality of leadership were associated with changes in work ability (ΔR2 = 8%). CONCLUSIONS The impact of working conditions on long term changes in work ability seems to be negligible. However, in vulnerable subpopulations experiencing poor health, working conditions may be associated to a larger extent to work ability over this time span.
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- Hermann Burr
- Federal Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (BAuA), Nöldnerstraße 40-42, 10317, Berlin, Germany.
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- Federal Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (BAuA), Nöldnerstraße 40-42, 10317, Berlin, Germany
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- Federal Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (BAuA), Nöldnerstraße 40-42, 10317, Berlin, Germany
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- Federal Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (BAuA), Nöldnerstraße 40-42, 10317, Berlin, Germany
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- Federal Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (BAuA), Nöldnerstraße 40-42, 10317, Berlin, Germany
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Spurk D, Hofer A, Hirschi A, De Cuyper N, De Witte H. Conceptualizing career insecurity: Toward a better understanding and measurement of a multidimensional construct. PERSONNEL PSYCHOLOGY 2021. [DOI: 10.1111/peps.12493] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Daniel Spurk
- Department of Work and Organizational Psychology University of Bern Bern Switzerland
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- Department of Work and Organizational Psychology University of Bern Bern Switzerland
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- Department of Work and Organizational Psychology University of Bern Bern Switzerland
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- Research Group Work Organizational and Personnel Psychology KU Leuven Leuven Belgium
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- Research Group Work Organizational and Personnel Psychology KU Leuven Leuven Belgium
- Optentia Research Focus Area North‐West University Vanderbijlpark South Africa
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Nygaard NPB, Thomsen GF, Rasmussen J, Skadhauge LR, Gram B. Workability in the Ageing Workforce-A Population-Based Cross-Sectional Study. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2021; 18:ijerph182312656. [PMID: 34886382 PMCID: PMC8656594 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph182312656] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2021] [Revised: 11/21/2021] [Accepted: 11/29/2021] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Background: The purpose of this study was to investigate the impact of age, musculoskeletal pain and ergonomic exposure on workability in the oldest group of workers. Methods: The study was a population based cross-sectional survey. The study population comprised citizens born between 1952–1966, living in Esbjerg municipality ultimo 2016 (n = 23,463). A questionnaire was sent electronically or by mail. The analysis included the working population only. A stereotype logistic regression was used with the primary dependent variable being workability and independent variables included age, musculoskeletal pain, and ergonomic exposure. Results: The response rate was 58% and the data demonstrated a significant negative association between age and workability. With excellent workability as a reference, the odds for poor workability increased by 97% being 60+ y compared to 50–55 y. Both moderate intensity and severe musculoskeletal pain in the back, shoulder and knee/hip all showed significantly higher odds for poor workability. Ergonomic exposures, such as standing/walking, working with back bent or twisted and carrying or lifting had a significant negative impact on workability. Conclusion: Age, musculoskeletal pain and ergonomic exposures showed a significant negative impact on workability in the oldest group of workers and should be targeted with preventive initiatives.
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- Niels-Peter Brøchner Nygaard
- Research Unit of Health Science, Hospital of South West Jutland, University Hospital of Southern Denmark, 6700 Esbjerg, Denmark;
- Department of Regional Health Research, University of Southern Denmark, 5230 Odense, Denmark;
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +45-20612033
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- Department of Occupational Medicine, Hospital of South West Jutland, University Hospital of Southern Denmark, 6700 Esbjerg, Denmark;
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Odense University Hospital, 5000 Odense, Denmark;
- Department of Clinical Research, University of Southern Denmark, 5230 Odense, Denmark
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- Department of Regional Health Research, University of Southern Denmark, 5230 Odense, Denmark;
- Department of Occupational Medicine, Hospital of South West Jutland, University Hospital of Southern Denmark, 6700 Esbjerg, Denmark;
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- Research Unit of Health Science, Hospital of South West Jutland, University Hospital of Southern Denmark, 6700 Esbjerg, Denmark;
- Department of Regional Health Research, University of Southern Denmark, 5230 Odense, Denmark;
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Koziel RJ, Friedrich JC, Rudolph CW, Zacher H. Age-Differentiated Leadership and Healthy Aging at Work: Evidence from the Early Stages of the COVID-19 Pandemic. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2021; 18:ijerph182312509. [PMID: 34886235 PMCID: PMC8656937 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph182312509] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2021] [Revised: 11/17/2021] [Accepted: 11/25/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Little is known about the relative influence of age-differentiated leadership on healthy aging at work. Likewise, the age-conditional influence of age-differentiated leadership is understudied, and especially so in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. Using a three-wave longitudinal study, we examined the role that age-differentiated leadership plays in the prediction of work ability, as measured three times over six months (n = 1130) during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany (i.e., December 2019, March 2020, and June 2020). The results suggest that although there were no systematic changes in work ability on average, there was notable within-person variability in work ability over time. Additionally, we find that a balanced approach to age-differentiated leadership that considers the needs of both older and younger employees matters most and complements the positive influence of leader–member exchange for predicting within-person variability in work ability. We also find that older employees’ work ability benefits from an approach to age-differentiated leadership that considers older employee’s needs, whereas younger employees’ work ability especially benefits from leader–member exchange and a balanced approach to age-differentiated leadership. Overall, these results provide initial support for the idea that an age-differentiated approach to leadership is important when considering healthy aging at work.
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- Ryszard J. Koziel
- Department of Psychology, Saint Louis University, St. Louis, MO 63103, USA; (R.J.K.); (J.C.F.)
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- Department of Psychology, Saint Louis University, St. Louis, MO 63103, USA; (R.J.K.); (J.C.F.)
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- Department of Psychology, Saint Louis University, St. Louis, MO 63103, USA; (R.J.K.); (J.C.F.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +1-(314)-977-2300
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- Wilhelm Wundt Institute of Psychology, Leipzig University, 04109 Leipzig, Germany;
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Alcover CM, Mazzetti G, Vignoli M. Sustainable Employability in the Mid and Late Career: An Integrative Review. REVISTA DE PSICOLOGÍA DEL TRABAJO Y DE LAS ORGANIZACIONES 2021. [DOI: 10.5093/jwop2021a16] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Cook AS, Zill A. Working With Type 1 Diabetes: Investigating the Associations Between Diabetes-Related Distress, Burnout, and Job Satisfaction. Front Psychol 2021; 12:697833. [PMID: 34803795 PMCID: PMC8599573 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.697833] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2021] [Accepted: 10/18/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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The present study investigates the association between diabetes-related distress (DD) and work outcomes (burnout and job satisfaction) among employed people with type 1 diabetes. Employed adults with type 1 diabetes (N = 297) completed an online survey. Measures assessed emotional, social, food- and treatment-related DD, burnout, and job satisfaction, as well as the type of insulin treatment. We conducted multiple regression analyses to test our hypotheses. Emotional DD was significantly and positively associated with burnout. Social DD was significantly and negatively associated with job satisfaction. The type of treatment (insulin pen versus insulin pump) had no significant effect on the outcomes. This study sets the stage for research on the interactions between working conditions, work outcomes and illness symptoms, and problems of people with type 1 diabetes, and, generally, employees with chronic illnesses. The findings have implications for individual health and illness management, burnout prevention, and occupational health measures.
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- Alexandra Sasha Cook
- Psychology Research Institute, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands.,Department of Experimental and Applied Psychology, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Psychology, Technische Universität Chemnitz, Chemnitz, Germany
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Liu L, Zhang C, Fang CC. Effects of health-promoting leadership, employee health on employee engagement: employability as moderating variable. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF WORKPLACE HEALTH MANAGEMENT 2021. [DOI: 10.1108/ijwhm-07-2020-0122] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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PurposeEmployee health is a major challenge for enterprises. Fostering a healthy work environment and promoting employee engagement are key to addressing this challenge. Health-promoting leadership and employee health are the driving forces of corporate development; at the same time, employability is the core element of employee relations. Based on self-determination theory, this study aims to explore the effects of health-promoting leadership and employee health on employee engagement in light of employee employability.Design/methodology/approachThe data of this study encompass 723 valid questionnaires from employees of MSME in China. This study focuses on health-promoting leadership and employee health, engagement relationship and the above relationship moderating by employability.FindingsHealth-promoting leadership plays a key role in the workplace, results show that health-promoting leadership has a positive impact on employee health and employee engagement, while employee health did not have a positive effect on employee engagement. Employability negatively moderated the relationship between employee health and employee engagement.Research limitations/implicationsThis study is based on cross-sectional survey data collected at the COVID-19 pandemic. The pandemic rapidly and continuously changed the organizational responses to employee health. Future studies could utilize longitudinal methods or focus on measurement instruments of the culture of health, to create additional insights about health promoting.Originality/valueThis study adds important knowledge regarding health-promoting leadership and employee health in Chinese MSMEs, an area for which limited research exists. The findings provide insights and knowledge about health-promoting leadership how to affect employee health and to improve engagement outcomes. The findings also identify the moderating role of employability.
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Fischer FM, Martinez MC, Alfredo CH, Silva-Junior JS, Oakman J, Cotrim T, Fisher D, Popkin S, Petery GA, Schulte PA. Aging and the Future of Decent Work. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2021; 18:ijerph18178898. [PMID: 34501488 PMCID: PMC8431169 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph18178898] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2021] [Revised: 08/13/2021] [Accepted: 08/20/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The United Nations identified decent work and economic growth as a sustainable development goal for 2030. Decent work is a term that sums up aspirations for people in their working lives. One of the factors that influences the achievement of decent work is aging. This article examines how aspects of aging and organizational factors affect work ability across the lifespan and throughout one's work career. Additionally, the critical issue of worker physical mobility was also addressed as a practical limitation to functional aging. Through our investigation, we identified gaps in the literature where research and interventions should be promoted. These include early disability studies; population dashboards of workers' health metrics; intervention and cost effectiveness in health promotion and prevention of early functional aging at work; policies for tailoring demands to individual needs and abilities; and inequities of social protection for aging workers.
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- Frida Marina Fischer
- Department of Environmental Health, School of Public Health, University of São Paulo, São Paulo 01246-904, Brazil; (F.M.F.); (C.H.A.)
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- Department of Environmental Health, School of Public Health, University of São Paulo, São Paulo 01246-904, Brazil; (F.M.F.); (C.H.A.)
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- Centre for Ergonomics and Human Factors, LaTrobe University, Melbourne, VIC 3086, Australia;
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- Ergonomics Laboratory, Faculdade de Motricidade Humana, University of Lisbon, 1499-002 Lisbon, Portugal;
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- Volpe National Transportation Systems Center, U.S. Department of Transportation, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA; (D.F.); (S.P.)
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- Volpe National Transportation Systems Center, U.S. Department of Transportation, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA; (D.F.); (S.P.)
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- National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Cincinnati, OH 45226, USA;
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- National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Cincinnati, OH 45226, USA;
- Correspondence:
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van der Hiele K, van Gorp DAM, van Egmond EEA, Jongen PJ, Reneman MF, van der Klink JJL, Arnoldus EPJ, Beenakker EAC, van Eijk JJJ, Frequin STFM, de Gans K, Hengstman GJD, Hoitsma E, Gerlach OHH, Verhagen WIM, Heerings MAP, Middelkoop HAM, Visser LH. Self-reported occupational functioning in persons with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis: Does personality matter? J Neurol Sci 2021; 427:117561. [PMID: 34216973 DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2021.117561] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2021] [Revised: 06/24/2021] [Accepted: 06/26/2021] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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BACKGROUND Multiple sclerosis (MS) poses a major threat to sustainable employability. Identifying conditions and factors that promote work participation is of great importance. Our objective was to explore the contribution of personality traits in explaining occupational functioning in MS. METHODS 241 participants with relapsing-remitting MS (78% female, median age: 42.0 years, median EDSS: 2.0) and 60 healthy controls (70% female, median age: 45.0 years) underwent neuropsychological and neurological examinations and completed questionnaires. Multivariate logistic and linear regression analyses were conducted to examine relations between personality traits and self-reported occupational functioning, while accounting for known correlates. RESULTS Personality traits were not associated with self-reported occupational functioning when correcting for known correlates. A higher impact of fatigue (B = -0.05, p = .005 and B = -0.04, p = .009) and depression (B = -0.22, p = .008 and B = -0.21, p = .01) were associated with no paid job (R2 = 0.13) and considering to reduce work hours (R2 = 0.12). A higher impact of fatigue (B = -0.05, p = .008, β = 0.46, p = .001 and β = -0.36, p = .001) was associated with absenteeism from work (R2 = 0.15), more presenteeism (R2 = 0.35) and lower work ability (R2 = 0.25). A higher impact of fatigue (β = 0.46, p = .001) and anxiety (β = 0.25, p = .001) were associated with more work difficulties (R2 = 0.54). CONCLUSION Personality traits did not explain additional variance in self-reported occupational functioning in persons with relapsing-remitting MS with mild disability. The impact of fatigue was the main and most consistent correlate of occupational functioning, often combined with depression or anxiety. Total explained variance of the models was limited, emphasizing the need to additionally examine other (contextual) factors when considering occupational challenges in MS.
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- K van der Hiele
- Leiden University, Institute of Psychology, Health, Medical and Neuropsychology Unit, Leiden, the Netherlands.
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- University of Humanistic Studies, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Leiden University, Institute of Psychology, Health, Medical and Neuropsychology Unit, Leiden, the Netherlands; University of Humanistic Studies, Utrecht, the Netherlands; National Multiple Sclerosis Foundation, Rotterdam, the Netherlands; Elisabeth-TweeSteden Hospital, Department of Neurology, Tilburg, the Netherlands
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- MS4 Research Institute, Nijmegen, the Netherlands; University of Groningen, University Medical Centre Groningen, Department of Community & Occupational Medicine, Groningen, the Netherlands
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- University of Groningen, University Medical Centre Groningen, Centre for Rehabilitation, Haren, the Netherlands
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- Tilburg University, Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Tranzo Scientific Center for Care and Welfare, Tilburg, the Netherlands; Optentia, North West University of South Africa, Vanderbijlspark, South Africa
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- Elisabeth-TweeSteden Hospital, Department of Neurology, Tilburg, the Netherlands
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- Medical Centre Leeuwarden, Department of Neurology, Leeuwarden, the Netherlands
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- Jeroen Bosch Hospital, Department of Neurology's-Hertogenbosch, the Netherlands
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- St. Antonius Hospital, Department of Neurology, Nieuwegein, the Netherlands
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- Groene Hart Hospital, Department of Neurology, Gouda, the Netherlands
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- Alrijne Hospital Leiden, Department of Neurology, Leiden, the Netherlands
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- Zuyderland Medical Centre, Department of Neurology, Sittard-Geleen, the Netherlands
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- Canisius-Wilhelmina Hospital, Department of Neurology, Nijmegen, the Netherlands
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- Department of Human Genetics, Radboud University Medical Center, Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour, Nijmegen, the Netherlands
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- Leiden University, Institute of Psychology, Health, Medical and Neuropsychology Unit, Leiden, the Netherlands; Leiden University Medical Centre, Department of Neurology, Leiden, the Netherlands
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- University of Humanistic Studies, Utrecht, the Netherlands; Elisabeth-TweeSteden Hospital, Department of Neurology, Tilburg, the Netherlands
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‘What could make me stay at work’: Retirement transition profiles. CURRENT PSYCHOLOGY 2021. [DOI: 10.1007/s12144-021-01967-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Shifrin NV, Michel JS. Flexible work arrangements and employee health: A meta-analytic review. WORK AND STRESS 2021. [DOI: 10.1080/02678373.2021.1936287] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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- Nicole V. Shifrin
- Department of Psychological Sciences, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, USA
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- Department of Psychological Sciences, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, USA
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Yang F, Jiang Y, Paudel KP. Impact of Work Value Awareness on Self-Rated Physical Health of Rural-to-Urban Migrant Workers in China. Healthcare (Basel) 2021; 9:healthcare9050505. [PMID: 33925693 PMCID: PMC8146592 DOI: 10.3390/healthcare9050505] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2021] [Revised: 04/07/2021] [Accepted: 04/21/2021] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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We used data based on the China Labor-Force Dynamics Survey 2016 to examine the relationship between the work value awareness and the physical health of rural-to-urban migrant workers. The work value awareness was characterized by five dimensions: awareness of the emotional value, social value, respect value, ability value and interest value. Physical health was measured by a self-rated health assessment. The results from an IV-ordered probit model show that the awareness of work value has a statistically significant impact on the self-rated physical health of rural-to-urban migrant workers. The results also show that the impacts of work value awareness on rural-to-urban migrant workers’ physical health are heterogeneous to genders and ages. Mental health plays a mediating role between the awareness of work value and the physical health of rural-to-urban migrant workers. It is beneficial for rural-to-urban migrant workers to improve awareness of the value of work to enhance their physical health. The findings of this paper have policy implications for improving the health and welfare of Chinese rural-to-urban migrant workers as well as temporary migrants to cities in many developing countries.
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- Fan Yang
- Department of Labor and Social Security, School of Public Administration, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China;
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- Department of Sociology, Zhou Enlai School of Government, Nankai University, Tianjin 300350, China;
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- Department of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness, Louisiana State University (LSU) and LSU AgCenter, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, USA
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +1-225-578-7363
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Yin N, Heiland F. Do Disability Policies Shape How People Perceive Work Limitation? An International Perspective. JOURNAL OF DISABILITY POLICY STUDIES 2021. [DOI: 10.1177/10442073211010135] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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This study explored the role that cross-country disability policy differences play in shaping individuals’ work limitation reporting styles. We used anchoring vignettes available in comparable U.S. and European survey data to test and adjust for reporting differences in self-reported work limitation measures. We found that disability policy generosity scores showed statistically significant predictive power for respondents’ work limitation classification scales, with the association stronger and more statistically significant at the lower end and the middle of the scale. That is, respondents under more generous disability regimes tended to apply a more inclusive (i.e., lenient) scale in classifying a mild, moderate, or severe work limitation. Because there is no natural interpretation of the magnitude of the correlation, we conducted counterfactual policy simulations to illustrate the strength of the association; for example, if the United States were to adopt more generous disability policies such as those in Sweden, there might be an associated increase of more than 36 percentage points in the proportion of Americans aged 50 years and above reporting work limitation (of any severity). This research contributes to a better understanding of the role of disability policy in reporting heterogeneity in comparative disability research, an area that has been seldom studied.
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- Na Yin
- Baruch College, The City University of New York, USA
- CUNY Institute for Demographic Research, New York, USA
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- Baruch College, The City University of New York, USA
- CUNY Institute for Demographic Research, New York, USA
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Work Ability among Upper-Secondary School Teachers: Examining the Role of Burnout, Sense of Coherence, and Work-Related and Lifestyle Factors. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2020; 17:ijerph17249185. [PMID: 33316934 PMCID: PMC7763596 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph17249185] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2020] [Revised: 11/29/2020] [Accepted: 12/04/2020] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Maintaining and promoting teachers’ work ability is essential for increasing productivity and preventing early exit from the teaching profession. This study aimed to identify the predictors of work ability among upper-secondary school teachers and examine the mediating role of burnout. A large and diverse group of Czech upper-secondary school teachers was surveyed to address this goal. The sample comprised 531 upper-secondary school teachers (50.0 ± 9.94 years, 19.9 ± 10.62 in the teaching profession, 57.6% females). Relatively greater empirical support was found for the effects of burnout, sense of coherence, work–life balance, and perceived relationships in the school environment on work ability than for the impact of age, homeroom teacher duties, workload, and caring for elderly relatives. Furthermore, burnout served as an important mediator of the relationship between sense of coherence and work ability. Teachers with a higher sense of coherence are thus better able to cope with adverse work circumstances and identify and mobilize internal and external resources to prevent professional exhaustion and the subsequent decline in work ability. The study can guide interventions on the work ability of teachers.
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Work ability of teachers associated with voice disorders, stress, and the indoor environment: A questionnaire study in Finland. J Voice 2020; 36:879.e5-879.e11. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jvoice.2020.09.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2020] [Revised: 09/23/2020] [Accepted: 09/24/2020] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Hasselhorn HM, Stiller M, du Prel JB, Ebener M. Work profiles of older employees in Germany-results from the lidA-cohort study. BMC Public Health 2020; 20:1452. [PMID: 32977775 PMCID: PMC7519553 DOI: 10.1186/s12889-020-09542-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2019] [Accepted: 09/15/2020] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND This study investigates whether a typology of work exposure can be established among older workers in Germany. Work exposure comprises physical work, working time quality, work intensity, skills & discretion, social environment, leadership, continued education, earnings and work prospects. METHODS Latent profile analysis was conducted on a representative sample of the socially insured workforce in Germany born in 1959 or 1965 (N = 6277). Seven year-prospective associations between the typology and work-related outcomes (physical and mental health, work ability and work-privacy-conflict) were investigated to establish the distinctness of the profiles. RESULTS Five profiles were identified: "Poor Quality" (19%), "Relaxed Manuals" (30%), "Strained non-Manuals" (16%), "Smooth Running" (33%) and "High Flying" (3%). These profiles exhibited diverging patterns of association with the selected outcomes, thus representing qualitatively distinct subgroups of older workers in Germany. CONCLUSIONS We conclude that a typological approach may broaden the understanding of the ageing work force and the complex interplay of the overall work situation with outcomes of high individual and social relevance such as health, work ability and employment. The five work profiles identified in this study may constitute crucial clusters needed to reliably mirror today's over-all work exposure patterns in the older work force in Germany. They may allow for the comprehensible monitoring of quality of work and personal life among the older work force during their last working years and their transition to retirement in current times of extending working lives.
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- Hans Martin Hasselhorn
- Department of Occupational Health Science, University of Wuppertal, Gaußstraße 20, 42119, Wuppertal, Germany.
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- Department of Occupational Health Science, University of Wuppertal, Gaußstraße 20, 42119, Wuppertal, Germany
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- Department of Occupational Health Science, University of Wuppertal, Gaußstraße 20, 42119, Wuppertal, Germany
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- Department of Occupational Health Science, University of Wuppertal, Gaußstraße 20, 42119, Wuppertal, Germany
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Truxillo DM, Cadiz DM, Brady GM. COVID-19 and its Implications for Research on Work Ability. WORK, AGING AND RETIREMENT 2020; 6:waaa016. [PMID: 38626273 PMCID: PMC7543630 DOI: 10.1093/workar/waaa016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/18/2024]
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Research into work ability is increasing in the aging workforce literature. We argue that the COVID-19 pandemic has uncovered a number of possible gaps in our understanding of the work ability concept itself, its antecedents, and outcomes. We offer future research directions to further examine the theoretical underpinnings of work ability, moderators that may enhance its effects, and ways to broaden work ability conceptually to better capture the experiences of older workers.
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- Department of Management, California State University East Bay
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The associations between late effects of cancer treatment, work ability and job resources: a systematic review. Int Arch Occup Environ Health 2020; 94:147-189. [PMID: 32929528 PMCID: PMC7873002 DOI: 10.1007/s00420-020-01567-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2019] [Accepted: 08/25/2020] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Objective The aim of this review is to evaluate associations between possible late effects of cancer treatment (i.e. physical complaints, fatigue, or cognitive complaints) and work ability among workers beyond 2 years after cancer diagnosis who returned to work. The role of job resources (social support, autonomy, leadership style, coaching, and organizational culture) is also evaluated. Methods The search for studies was conducted in PsycINFO, Medline, Business Source Premier, ABI/Inform, CINAHL, Cochrane Library and Web of Science. A quality assessment was used to clarify the quality across studies. Results The searches included 2303 records. Finally, 36 studies were included. Work ability seemed to decline shortly after cancer treatment and recover in the first 2 years after diagnosis, although it might still be lower than among healthy workers. No data were available on the course of work ability beyond the first 2 years. Late physical complaints, fatigue and cognitive complaints were negatively related with work ability across all relevant studies. Furthermore, social support and autonomy were associated with higher work ability, but no data were available on a possible buffering effect of these job resources on the relationship between late effects and work ability. As far as reported, most research was carried out among salaried workers. Conclusion It is unknown if late effects of cancer treatment diminish work ability beyond two years after being diagnosed with cancer. Therefore, more longitudinal research into the associations between possible late effects of cancer treatment and work ability needs to be carried out. Moreover, research is needed on the buffering effect of job resources, both for salaried and self-employed workers. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (10.1007/s00420-020-01567-w) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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The moderating role of psychosocial working conditions on the long-term relationship between depressive symptoms and work ability among employees from the Baby Boom generation. Int Arch Occup Environ Health 2020; 94:295-307. [PMID: 32897436 PMCID: PMC7872994 DOI: 10.1007/s00420-020-01570-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2019] [Accepted: 08/28/2020] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Objective Mental disorders have been identified as a leading cause for reduced work ability in industrialized countries. Identification of workplace factors that can increase the work ability of employees with depressive symptoms from the Baby Boom generation is, therefore, highly relevant. This study thus aims to investigate whether changes in psychosocial working conditions can moderate the negative association between depressive symptoms and work ability. Methods Two waves with a 3-year time lag of the German lidA cohort study with 3609 participants born in 1959 and 1965 (aged 46 and 52 years at first wave) were analyzed. Self-report data about depressive symptoms at baseline and changes of working conditions from baseline to follow-up were used to calculate main and interaction effects on perceived work ability at follow-up. These analyses were controlled for baseline work ability and working conditions. Results Depressive symptoms were predictive for an unfavorable course of work ability from baseline to follow-up (B = − 0.173, 95% CI = − 0.219 to − 0.128). However, no interaction effect between depressive symptoms and psychosocial working conditions was found. Instead, independent from the level of depressive symptoms, a decrease in quantitative demands (B = − 0.279, 95% CI = − 0.326 to − 0.232) and increases in leadership quality (B = 0.242, 95% CI = 0.192–0.292) and development opportunities (B = 0.177, 95% CI = 0.127–0.277) were related to a more favorable course of work ability. Only small effects were found for social support (B = 0.057, 95% CI = 0.008–0.106) and job control (B = 0.043, 95% CI = − 0.005–0.091). Conclusions The results indicate that the lagged and negative effect of depressive symptoms on work ability was not moderated by changes in psychosocial working conditions. However, the promotion of favorable working conditions may contribute to a positive development of work ability among employees from the Baby Boom generation independently from the level of depressive symptoms. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (10.1007/s00420-020-01570-1) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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Reilimo M, Kaila-Kangas L, Shiri R, Laurola M, Miranda H. The effect of pain management group on chronic pain and pain related co-morbidities and symptoms. A stepped-wedge cluster randomized controlled trial. A study protocol. Contemp Clin Trials Commun 2020; 19:100603. [PMID: 32695921 PMCID: PMC7365976 DOI: 10.1016/j.conctc.2020.100603] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2019] [Revised: 06/11/2020] [Accepted: 06/21/2020] [Indexed: 10/31/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION In primary care settings, pain-management group therapy is a tool potentially cost-effective but very much underused. METHODS Our purpose here is to provide useful scientific information on the effect of pain-management group participation on chronic pain and pain-related co-morbidities and symptoms, as well as practical information for primary and occupational health services to initiate pain-management group activity.This study will be carried out at primary care Occupational Health Helsinki (Helsinki city employees' occupational health services), with the Finnish Institute of Occupational Health as the research partner.This is a stepped-wedge cluster randomized controlled trial among both male and female municipal employees aged 18 to 65, all of whom had visited an occupational doctor, nurse, psychologist, or physiotherapist because of any chronic pain unrelated to malignant disease. An additional inclusion criterion is work disability risk being elevated, based on a short screening questionnaire (modified Örebro questionnaire). Each participant and each interviewer will be blinded at randomization. Three groups, 10 subjects in each, begin directly after recruitment with 6 weekly 2-h meetings and a follow-up meeting 6 months later. Three waiting-list groups begin 4 months later. Subjects complete self-administered questionnaires before and after the sixth meetings, also 6 months later. Primary outcomes are pain intensity, current work ability, pain self-efficacy, fear-avoidance beliefs, chronic pain acceptance, depressive symptoms, sleep problems, sickness absence days, and number of occupational health care contacts from OH's medical records. RESULTS We will publish our results in a peer-reviewed scientific journals.
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- Marjatta Reilimo
- Occupational Health Helsinki, Helsinginkatu 24, 00101, Helsinki, Finland
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- Work Ability and Working Careers, Finnish Institute of Occupational Health, P.O Box 40, FI-00032, Helsinki, Finland
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- Work Ability and Working Careers, Finnish Institute of Occupational Health, P.O Box 40, FI-00032, Helsinki, Finland
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- Work Ability and Working Careers, Finnish Institute of Occupational Health, P.O Box 40, FI-00032, Helsinki, Finland
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- Work Ability and Working Careers, Finnish Institute of Occupational Health, P.O Box 40, FI-00032, Helsinki, Finland
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Reilimo M, Kaila-Kangas L, Shiri R, Laurola M, Miranda H. The effect of pain management group on chronic pain and pain related co-morbidities and symptoms. A stepped-wedge cluster randomized controlled trial. A study protocol. Contemp Clin Trials Commun 2020; 19:100577. [PMID: 32954043 PMCID: PMC7484524 DOI: 10.1016/j.conctc.2020.100577] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2019] [Revised: 04/28/2020] [Accepted: 05/17/2020] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION In primary care settings, pain-management group therapy is a tool potentially cost-effective but very much underused. METHODS Our purpose here is to provide useful scientific information on the effect of pain-management group participation on chronic pain and pain-related co-morbidities and symptoms, as well as practical information for primary and occupational health services to initiate pain-management group activity.This study will be carried out at primary care Occupational Health Helsinki (Helsinki city employees' occupational health services), with the Finnish Institute of Occupational Health as the research partner.This is a stepped-wedge cluster randomized controlled trial among both male and female municipal employees aged 18 to 65, all of whom had visited an occupational doctor, nurse, psychologist, or physiotherapist because of any chronic pain unrelated to malignant disease. An additional inclusion criterion is work disability risk being elevated, based on a short screening questionnaire (modified Örebro questionnaire). Each participant and each interviewer will be blinded at randomization.Three groups, 10 subjects in each, begin directly after recruitment with 6 weekly 2-h meetings and a follow-up meeting 6 months later. Three waiting-list groups begin 4 months later. Subjects complete self-administered questionnaires before and after the sixth meetings, also 6 months later. Primary outcomes are pain intensity, current work ability, pain self-efficacy, fear-avoidance beliefs, chronic pain acceptance, depressive symptoms, sleep problems, sickness absence days, and number of occupational health care contacts from OH's medical records. RESULTS We will publish our results in a peer-reviewed scientific journals.
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- Marjatta Reilimo
- Occupational Health Helsinki, Helsinginkatu 24, 00101, Helsinki, Finland
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- Work Ability and Working Careers, Finnish Institute of Occupational Health, P.O Box 40, FI-00032, Helsinki, Finland
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- Work Ability and Working Careers, Finnish Institute of Occupational Health, P.O Box 40, FI-00032, Helsinki, Finland
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- Occupational Health Helsinki, Helsinginkatu 24, 00101, Helsinki, Finland
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- Occupational Health Helsinki, Helsinginkatu 24, 00101, Helsinki, Finland
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Klotz AC, Swider BW, Shao Y, Prengler MK. The paths from insider to outsider: A review of employee exit transitions. HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/hrm.22033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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- Anthony C. Klotz
- Department of Management, Mays Business School Texas A&M University College Station Texas USA
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- Warrington College of Business University of Florida Gainesville Florida USA
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- Warrington College of Business University of Florida Gainesville Florida USA
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- Department of Management, Mays Business School Texas A&M University College Station Texas USA
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Merritt VC, Jurick SM, Crocker LD, Keller AV, Hoffman SN, Jak AJ. Factors associated with employment and work perception in combat-exposed veterans. Rehabil Psychol 2020; 65:279-290. [PMID: 32297778 PMCID: PMC8409174 DOI: 10.1037/rep0000323] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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PURPOSE/OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was 2-fold: (a) to evaluate whether perception of work ability is associated with employment status in a sample of combat-exposed veterans, and (b) to determine whether the same sets of variables that are associated with employment status are also associated with perception of work ability. Research Method/Design: In this cross-sectional study, veterans (N = 83) underwent a neuropsychological assessment and completed questionnaires assessing demographic characteristics, combat-related experiences, and psychiatric and neurobehavioral/health-related symptoms. Primary outcomes of interest were employment status (unemployed vs. employed) and veterans' perception of whether their ability to work has declined due to an ongoing condition (yes vs. no). RESULTS A chi-square analysis revealed a significant relationship between perception of work ability and employment status. Additionally, psychiatric and neurobehavioral/health-related symptoms were associated with employment status and perception of work ability, whereas demographic characteristics (i.e., service-connected disability rating) and combat-related experiences (i.e., mTBI history) were only associated with perception of work ability. Objective cognitive functioning was not associated with employment status or perception of work ability. CONCLUSIONS/IMPLICATIONS Although preliminary, results suggest that perception of work ability is an important factor to consider when evaluating employment-related outcomes in veterans. Moreover, results indicate that while there is some overlap among the variables associated with employment status and perception of work ability, additional variables are linked with perception of work ability. Taken together, these findings suggest that perception of one's ability to work and factors that influence it may be particularly important treatment targets in the veteran population. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2020 APA, all rights reserved).
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- VA San Diego Healthcare System (VASDHS), San Diego, CA, USA
- Center of Excellence for Stress and Mental Health, VASDHS, San Diego, CA, USA
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- VA San Diego Healthcare System (VASDHS), San Diego, CA, USA
- Center of Excellence for Stress and Mental Health, VASDHS, San Diego, CA, USA
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- VA San Diego Healthcare System (VASDHS), San Diego, CA, USA
- Center of Excellence for Stress and Mental Health, VASDHS, San Diego, CA, USA
- Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
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