Health lifestyles and self-direction in employment among American men: A test of the spillover effect

This paper examines whether American males with a high degree of control over their work situation pursue healthy lifestyles and rate their physical health more positively than those who score low on occupational self-direction. That is, are persons who control their work more likely to also try to...

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Published in:Social science & medicine (1982) 1989, Vol.28 (12), p.1269-1274
Main Authors: Abel, Thomas, Cockerham, William C., Lueschen, Guenther, Kunz, Gerhard
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Attitude to Health
Employment
Health
Health Behavior
health lifestyles
health lifestyles self-direction spillover effect
Humans
Internal-External Control
Life cycles
Life Style
Male
Men
Self Care - psychology
self-direction
Socioeconomic Factors
spillover effect
U.S.A
United States
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Summary:This paper examines whether American males with a high degree of control over their work situation pursue healthy lifestyles and rate their physical health more positively than those who score low on occupational self-direction. That is, are persons who control their work more likely to also try to control their health through living in a particularly healthy manner? We found that there was no support for a spillover effect from high occupational self-direction to enhanced participation in health lifestyles or more positive self-rated health. The findings suggest health lifestyles have spread throughout occupational work groups in the U.S. and support research that maintains such lifestyles have spread across social strata in America.
ISSN:0277-9536
1873-5347
DOI:10.1016/0277-9536(89)90345-6