A multi-group cross-lagged analyses of work stressors and health using Canadian National sample

Ibrahim, Selahadin; Smith, Peter; Muntañer, Carles

doi:10.1016/j.socscimed.2008.10.019

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“…Of the 18 studies originating from Europe (22, 29, 50-52, 54-67), 14 were from The Netherlands. The remaining four were from Australia (68), Canada (53,69), and Israel (70). Sample size ranged from 52-2255, and study duration ranged from 3 months to as long as 11 years.…”

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“…Sample size ranged from 52-2255, and study duration ranged from 3 months to as long as 11 years. Sixteen studies featured two measurement waves (50-56, 58-63, 65, 68, 70), four featured three waves (57,66,67,69), two featured four waves (22,64), and one study featured six measurement waves (29). Of note, eight studies explicitly indicated that job changers (over the course of the study) were excluded from analysis (52,56,57,59,64,65,67,70).…”

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“…Only two studies evaluated a moderator (for a reversed effect of interest), which included gender (67) and social class (69). Psychometric diligence was routinely observed as all included studies made efforts to verify either the internal consistency (N=22) and/or the adequacy of the factor structure (N=7) of the key stressor/ strain measures employed.…”

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“…It should be recognized that reversed effects involving other work-related stressors/outcomes have also been tested in the literature. For example, the reciprocal relationships involving job insecurity (69,87), effort-reward imbalance (88), or constructs involved in the work motivational process of the Job Demands-Resources model (eg, work engagement ↔ job resources) have also been previously explored (54,55,68). These were considered beyond the scope of the current review.…”

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A reciprocal interplay between psychosocial job stressors and worker well-being? A systematic review of the “reversed” effect

Tang¹

2014

Scand J Work Environ Health

107

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A reciprocal interplay between psychosocial job stressors and worker well-being? A systematic review of the "reversed" effect by Tang K Scholars in the area of occupational health and epidemiology have increasingly theorized about a reciprocal stressor-strain. A systematic review of the recent literature found "moderate" evidence in support of a reciprocal relationship (ie, bidirectional effects) between psychosocial job stressors and worker well-being. The paper also sets out potential research avenues to advance the state of current knowledge. Affiliation 441Review Scand J Work Environ Health. 2014;40(5):441-456. doi:10.5271/sjweh.3431 A reciprocal interplay between psychosocial job stressors and worker wellbeing? A systematic review of the "reversed" effect Objectives Work represents an important role in society, and the nature and consequences of job stress have garnered significant research interest. In recent years, considerable effort has been made to elucidate the occupational stressor-strain relationship, or the interplay between unfavorable working conditions (stressor) and worker well-being (strain). In line with Bandura's notion of "reciprocal determinism", a reciprocal occupational stressor-strain relationship is now increasingly postulated, where variables exert mutual influences on each other over time. The objective of this study was to determine the extent of empirical support for three specific "reversed" (strain-to-stressor) effects, guided by the Demand-Control-Support Model.Methods A systematic literature review was conducted (1996-2012 inclusive) through a search of databases.After relevant studies were identified, a methodological quality appraisal was performed based on four key criteria: sample size, measurement, non-spuriousness, and non-response bias. Subsequently, a quantitative synthesis of evidence from high-quality studies was performed by calculating a standardized index of convergence for each reversed effect.Results Twenty-three qualifying studies were found and evidence from ten high-quality studies ultimately contributed to the synthesis. Moderately strong evidence in support of a positive strain-to-job demands effect was found, but there was no evidence in support of either a strain-to-job control or a strain-to-workplace social support effect. ConclusionsIn conjunction with available evidence on the corresponding "normal" (stressor-to-strain) effect, this review gives credence to the possibility of a reciprocal stressor-strain relationship involving job demands and worker well-being.

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Section: Methodological Properties Of Studiesmentioning

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A reciprocal interplay between psychosocial job stressors and worker well-being? A systematic review of the “reversed” effect

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2014

Scand J Work Environ Health

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“…Frese and Zapf (1988) have discussed the importance of examining the effects of an independent variable on an outcome over multiple time points (rather than just two time periods). Research examining the effect of work conditions on mental health has demonstrated that different time lags can result in various study findings (de Lange et al 2004;Dormann and Zapf 2002;Ibrahim et al 2009). The relationship between a change in the work environment and the onset of a mental condition may take many forms, including an immediate impact; a lagged effect -where the impact is gradual and cumulative in its effects over a number of years; or a sleeper effect -where the impact is not seen until many years after the change has taken place (Frese and Zapf 1988).…”

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Intervention Research on Working Conditions and Mental Health: Persistent Challenges, New Directions and Opportunities to Integrate Research Agendas

Smith

Bielecky

Frank³

2011

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This commentary provides a summary of the four preceding research papers. Three of the four papers, those by Gilbert-Ouimet et al., Marchand and Durand, and Veitch, provide (Gilbert-Ouimet et al. 2011;Lippel 2011;Marchand and Durand 2011;Veitch 2011). Two of the papers, those by Marchand and Durand and by Gilbert-Ouimet et al., describe interventions focused on changing the psychosocial work environment to reduce the burden of mental health problems; another, by Veitch, overviews the relationship between the physical work environment and mental health; while a fourth, by Lippel, offers us a broad perspective on the regulations currently in place in Canadian provinces to protect the mental health of workers and the ways that law and policy can have the unintended consequences of increasing the illness and disability associated with mental health problems. The objective of this commentary is to summarize and tie together these research papers. In doing so, this commentary highlights the importance of research examining the relationship between working conditions and mental health problems, describes persistent challenges that need to be overcome in this research field and provides direction for future research in this area.From both organizational and public policy perspectives, evidence that negative changes in working conditions are associated with a subsequent increased risk in mental health problems (or that positive changes in the work environment are associated with a decreased risk of mental health problems) is important if the potential mental health effects, and their associated costs, are to be incorporated into decisions that will impact the work environment (Kuper and Marmot 2003;Macleod and Davey Smith 2003). In addition, intervention research focused on work environments (both physical and psychosocial) is particularly important as these interventions have the potential to have much larger impacts on mental health than those interventions that seek to change individuals' perceptions of, or reactions to, stress, or those that focus on the effective treatment of mental problems after they arise (LaMontagne et al. 2007a; Vézina et al. 2004).Seven years ago, in this journal, Vézina and colleagues (2004) called for more rigorous research focusing on identifying the dimensions of the psychosocial work environment that should (and could) be changed, the best ways to bring about these changes and common barriers encountered when implementing changes within workplaces. In the paper from Gilbert-Ouimet et al. (2011), Vézina's group has answered this call and, in doing so, provided valuable direction for those researchers brave enough to undertake intervention research. Through their rigorously documented development, implementation and evaluation of an intervention focused on reducing psychosocial work stress, we can see concrete examples of the types of changes that were undertaken within different workgroups and whether they resulted in transformations in the psychosocial work environment and, ul...

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Changes in psychosocial work environment and depressive symptoms: A prospective study in junior physicians

Weigl

Glaser

et al. 2013

American J Industrial Med

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A multi-group cross-lagged analyses of work stressors and health using Canadian National sample

Cited by 55 publications

References 47 publications

A reciprocal interplay between psychosocial job stressors and worker well-being? A systematic review of the “reversed” effect

A reciprocal interplay between psychosocial job stressors and worker well-being? A systematic review of the “reversed” effect

Intervention Research on Working Conditions and Mental Health: Persistent Challenges, New Directions and Opportunities to Integrate Research Agendas

Changes in psychosocial work environment and depressive symptoms: A prospective study in junior physicians

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