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The relationships between work characteristics and mental health: examining normal,reversed and reciprocal relationships in a 4-wave study
Authors:Annet H. De Lange   Toon W. Taris  Michiel A. J. Kompier  Irene L. D. Houtman  Paulien M. Bongers
Affiliation:1. Nijmegen University , Nijmegen, The Netherlands;2. Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam , 1081, HV, Amsterdam, The Netherlands;3. Nijmegen University , Nijmegen, The Netherlands;4. TNO Work and Employment , Hoofddorp, The Netherlands;5. TNO Work and Employment , Hoofddorp, The Netherlands;6. Body@Work, Research Center Physical Activity, Work and Health TNO-VUMC , Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Abstract:This longitudinal study examined the causal relationships between job demands, job control and supervisor support on the one hand and mental health on the other. Whereas we assumed that work characteristics affect mental health, we also examined reversed causal relationships (mental health influences work characteristics). Further, the topic of the appropriate time lag for testing causal relationships was addressed. Our hypotheses were tested in a 4-wave study among a heterogeneous sample of 668 Dutch employees using structural equation modelling. The results provide evidence for reciprocal causal relationships between the work characteristics and mental health, although the effects of work characteristics on well-being were causally predominant. The best model fit was found for a 1-year time lag. Compared to earlier—predominantly cross-sectional—results, the present study presents a stronger case for the effects of work characteristics on the development of strain. The results also emphasize the need for a dynamic view of the relationship between work and health; the one-directional viewpoint in many work stress models does not seem to fully capture the relations between work characteristics and well-being.
Keywords:Longitudinal research  Demand-Control-Support model  Well-being  Causation  Reciprocal relationships  Structural equation modelling
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