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How Work Characteristics Are Related to European Workers’ Psychological Well-Being. A Comparison of Two Age Groups
Núria TorderaJosé M. PeiróLaura Lorentesubject
AdultMaleAdolescentHealth Toxicology and MutagenesisPoison controllcsh:MedicineArticleWhite PeopleStructural equation modelingOccupational safety and healthDevelopmental psychologyOccupational StressYoung Adult03 medical and health sciencesSocial support0302 clinical medicineexperienced meaningfulnessSurveys and Questionnaires0502 economics and businessHumans030212 general & internal medicineAgedjob satisfactionPsicologia social05 social scienceslcsh:RPublic Health Environmental and Occupational HealthSocial SupportHuman factors and ergonomicsMiddle AgedEuropework characteristics; experienced meaningfulness; job satisfaction; psychological well-being; ageagePsychological well-beingwork characteristicspsychological well-beingFemaleJob satisfactionPsychologyPsychosocial050203 business & managementdescription
This study aimed to analyze the mechanisms through which work characteristics are related to psychological well-being, exploring the mediational role of work meaningfulness and job satisfaction, and investigating differences in the patterns of relationships between two age groups. The sample was composed of 36,896 workers from the 5th European Working Conditions Survey. Structural equation modeling analyses and multiple group analyses were performed. The results revealed a parallel mediational model, in which work meaningfulness and general job satisfaction mediate the relationships between work characteristics and well-being. Additionally, job satisfaction partially mediates the relationship between meaningfulness and well-being. These results were confirmed in both age groups (under 55 years old and older workers), but age moderates the relationships between social support and the mediating variables and the relationships between the mediating variables and general well-being. The present study uncovers significant pathways through which time pressure, decision latitude, and social support are related to psychological well-being, depicting an important step in better understanding how and when work characteristics are related to positive outcomes. It provides important clues for promoting psychosocial health at work at the European level.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-01-13 | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health |