Associations of Work-Related Factors and Work Engagement with Mental and Physical Health: A 1-Year Follow-up Study Among Older Workers.

Autor:	Leijten, Fenna, Heuvel, Swenne, Beek, Allard, Ybema, Jan, Robroek, Suzan, Burdorf, Alex
Předmět:	STATISTICAL correlation EMPLOYMENT HEALTH status indicators JOB descriptions JOB satisfaction LONGITUDINAL method MENTAL health PROBABILITY theory PSYCHOLOGICAL tests QUESTIONNAIRES REGRESSION analysis RESEARCH funding SCALE analysis (Psychology) STATISTICS WORK environment DATA analysis DATA analysis software DESCRIPTIVE statistics
Zdroj:	Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation; Mar2015, Vol. 25 Issue 1, p86-95, 10p, 2 Charts, 1 Graph
Abstrakt:	Purpose The goals of this study were to determine whether, among older employees, unfavourable physical and psychosocial work-related factors were associated with poorer mental and physical health and whether high work engagement buffered the associations between unfavourable work-related factors and poorer health. Methods A 1-year longitudinal study with employed persons aged 45-64 was conducted within the Study on Transitions in Employment, Ability and Motivation (n = 8,837). Using an online questionnaire, work-related factors (physical: physical load; psychosocial: psychological job demands, autonomy, and support) and work engagement were measured at baseline and health at baseline and 1-year follow-up. General linear models were used to assess associations of work-related factors and work engagement with health. Tests of interaction terms assessed whether work engagement buffered the work-related factor-health associations. Results Unfavourable psychosocial work-related factors at baseline were associated with poorer mental health at follow-up. Higher physical load, higher psychological job demands, and lower autonomy at baseline were associated with poorer physical health at follow-up. Higher work engagement at baseline was related to better physical and especially better mental health during the 1-year follow-up. Work engagement had a small effect on the associations between work-related factors and health. Conclusions Among older employees, especially the promotion of a high work engagement and, to a lesser extent, favourable work-related factors can be beneficial for mental health in particular. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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