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

Bibliographic Data

ID15501880
AuthorsLaura Lorente (0000-0001-7722-0886, Universitat de València, corresponding author), Nuria Tordera (0000-0002-0379-4657, Universitat de València), José María Peiró Silla (0000-0001-5293-0355, Universitat de València), José Peiró (IVIE & IDOCAL, University of Valencia, 46010 Valencia, Spain)
Year2018
Volume15
Issue1
Pages127-127
Publication date2018-01-13
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601
PublisherMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3390/ijerph15010127
PMID29342847
OpenAlexW2783637742
LanguageEN
Citations received6
References cited23

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

Developmental psychology · Job satisfaction · Psychological well-being · Psychosocial · Social support · Structural equation modeling · Well-being · Work (physics · Clinical Psychology · Employment and Welfare Studies · Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior · Mathematics · Psychology · Social Psychology · Workplace Health and Well-being

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