Decision latitude,job demands,and employee well-being |
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Authors: | Peter B Warr |
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Institution: | MRC/ESRC Social and Applied Psychology Unit, University of Sheffield , Sheffield, S10 2TN, UK |
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Abstract: | Abstract Karasek (1979) drew attention to the possibilities that job characteristics may be non-linearly associated with employee well-being, and that they may combine interactively in relation to well-being. This paper examines those issues, and finds that both linear and non-linear components are present in relationships between job features and well-being. However, there is no evidence for a synergistic interaction between decision latitude and job demands. Those job features are differentially predictive of two aspects of well-being: job-related depression-enthusiasm and anxiety-contentment. |
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Keywords: | Stress Decision latitude Job demands Job characteristics Well-being |
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