| Document ID (ISN) | 109226 |
| CIS number |
09-231 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
1076-2752 - Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine |
| Year |
2008 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Lau B., Knardahl S. |
| Title |
Perceived job insecurity, job predictability, personality, and health |
| Bibliographic information |
Feb. 2008, Vol.50, No.2, p.172-181. 37 ref. |
| Abstract |
This study sought to determine whether perceived job insecurity was associated with workers' personality traits and beliefs. In addition, it was tested whether aspects of personality reinforced or moderated the relationships between job insecurity and health. A first questionnaire was returned by 5163 participants of the Oslo Health Study, and a follow-up questionnaire sent six months later to a random sample among the first respondents was returned by 1946 participants. Confidence in having a good job in two years was most strongly related to the health variables, and particularly with mental distress. Type-A behavior predicted an increase in upper back pain, while optimism predicted a reduction in low back pain. Other findings are discussed. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
state of health; terms of employment; mental health; psychology and sociology |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
Norway; anxiety; human behaviour; risk factors; questionnaire survey; cross-sectional study; backache |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Country / State or Province | Norway |
| Subject(s) |
Occupational pathology
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Stress, psychosocial factors
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Psychological factors
Mental health
|
