Logo de la Universitat de València Logo Institut d'Investigació en Psicologia del RRHH, del Desenvolupament Organitzacional i de la Qualitat de Vida Laboral [IDOCAL] Logo del portal

How Work Characteristics Are Related to European Workers’ Psychological Well-Being. A Comparison of Two Age Groups - Lorente et al.

  • 19 de gener de 2018
Image de la noticia

Nos complace anunciar que se acaba de publicar en International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health el siguiente artículo:

Lorente, L.; Tordera, N.; Peiró, J. M. (2018). How Work Characteristics Are Related to European Workers’ Psychological Well-Being. A Comparison of Two Age Groups. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 15 (1), 127. doi:10.3390/ijerph15010127

Resumen:

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.

¡Enhorabuena a los autores! Para acceder al artículo, pincha aquí