Workplace Exposures and Cognitive Function During Adulthood: Evidence From National Survey of Midlife Development and the ONET

OBJECTIVE:Expand understanding of the role of selected workplace exposures (ie, occupational complexity, conflict in the workplace, pace of work, and physical hazards) in adults’ cognitive function. METHODS:Cross-sectional data (n = 1991) from the second wave of the Midlife in the United States (MID...

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Published in:Journal of occupational and environmental medicine 2016-06, Vol.58 (6), p.535-541
Main Authors: Grzywacz, Joseph G., Segel-Karpas, Dikla, Lachman, Margie E.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Cognition
Cognition & reasoning
Cross-Sectional Studies
Executive Function
Female
Human exposure
Humans
Male
Memory
Memory, Episodic
Middle Aged
Occupational Exposure
Occupational health
Original Article
Self-Assessment
Surveys and Questionnaires
Workplace
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Summary:OBJECTIVE:Expand understanding of the role of selected workplace exposures (ie, occupational complexity, conflict in the workplace, pace of work, and physical hazards) in adults’ cognitive function. METHODS:Cross-sectional data (n = 1991) from the second wave of the Midlife in the United States (MIDUS) study; restricted to participants who completed telephone-based cognitive assessments of episodic memory, executive functioning, and self-perceived memory. Occupational exposure data were harvested from the ONET Release 6.0. RESULTS:Greater complexity was associated with better self-perceived memory among women and men, and better episodic memory and executive functioning among women. Greater physical hazards were independently associated with poorer episodic memory and executive functioning. CONCLUSIONS:Objective assessments of physical and psychosocial exposures in the workplace are independently associated with cognitive outcomes in adulthood, with psychosocial exposures being particularly pronounced among women.
ISSN:1076-2752
1536-5948
DOI:10.1097/JOM.0000000000000727