Working Conditions and Three Types of Well-Being: A Longitudinal Study With Self-Report and Rating Data

The mean of self-report and observer ratings of working conditions was used to predict 3 types of well-being in 52 young workers: general well-being, job-related well-being, and spillover from work to nonwork domains. Longitudinally, job control predicted spillover. There was no strong evidence for...

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Published in:Journal of occupational health psychology 2005-01, Vol.10 (1), p.31-43
Main Authors: Grebner, Simone, Semmer, Norbert K, Elfering, Achim
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Business and Industrial Personnel
Employee Attitudes
Employment - psychology
Female
Human
Humans
Internal External Locus of Control
Longitudinal Studies
Male
Occupational Diseases - psychology
Occupational Stress
Stress, Psychological - psychology
Well Being
Working Conditions
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Summary:The mean of self-report and observer ratings of working conditions was used to predict 3 types of well-being in 52 young workers: general well-being, job-related well-being, and spillover from work to nonwork domains. Longitudinally, job control predicted spillover. There was no strong evidence for reverse causation. Synchronously, Time 2 job stressors predicted all types of well-being, and job control predicted general well-being. Because dependent variables at Time 1 are controlled for, this indicates short-term effects. Results for stressors are in line with a stress reaction model, indicating a rather quick symptom development but reversibility. The effect of control on spillover, however, suggests a sleeper effect model, with symptoms appearing with delay.
ISSN:1076-8998
1939-1307
DOI:10.1037/1076-8998.10.1.31