Appraised leadership styles, psychosocial work factors, and musculoskeletal pain among public employees
| Autor: | Lena Karlqvist, Mia Österberg, Carina Bildt, Kristina Alexanderson, Ylva Fjell |
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| Rok vydání: | 2007 |
| Předmět: |
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Male medicine.medical_specialty Cross-sectional study medicine.medical_treatment Pain Musculoskeletal disorder Occupational Exposure Surveys and Questionnaires Epidemiology medicine Humans Leadership style Musculoskeletal Diseases Workplace Psychiatry health care economics and organizations Public Sector Rehabilitation business.industry Perspective (graphical) Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Middle Aged medicine.disease Leadership Cross-Sectional Studies Female Public service business Psychosocial Clinical psychology |
| Zdroj: | International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health. 81:19-30 |
| ISSN: | 1432-1246 0340-0131 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s00420-007-0189-9 |
| Popis: | The main aim of this study was to explore the associations between appraised leadership styles, psychosocial work factors and musculoskeletal pain among subordinates in four different public service sectors from an epidemiological perspective.A cross-sectional questionnaire study was conducted; data from 2,403 public sector employees in subordinate positions (86% women) were analysed. The appraised leadership styles were measured through items from a modified version of the CPE questionnaire (C change, P production/structure, E employee/relation). The structure validity of the CPE-model was examined by principal component analysis (PCA). Univariate and multivariate analyses of associations between levels of musculoskeletal pain and appraised leadership styles and with psychosocial work factors were conducted. Odds ratios (ORs) with confidence intervals (CIs) of 95% were used as a measure of associations.There were small variations in the appraisals of the immediate manager among the subordinates. However, the associations between musculoskeletal pain and leadership styles varied according to sector. Poor appraisals (low scores) on "change" and "employee relation" dimensions were associated with high levels of musculoskeletal pain in two sectors: home and health care services. In the domestic catering services, poor appraisals of managers in the "production/structure" dimension had the strongest association with high levels of pain. In general, poor appraisals of the "change" dimension was most strongly associated with high levels of musculoskeletal pain. "High work demands" had the strongest association with high levels of pain, particularly among the men.Poor appraisals of managers and their leadership styles were associated with high levels of musculoskeletal pain among both female and male subordinates in different public service sectors. There is therefore a great need of further studies of the mechanisms behind the relationships between the leadership styles and their impact on health among the genders. |
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