TY - JOUR
T1 - Linking decent work with physical and mental health
T2 - A psychology of working perspective
AU - Duffy, Ryan D.
AU - Kim, Haram J.
AU - Gensmer, Nicholas P.
AU - Raque-Bogdan, Trisha L.
AU - Douglass, Richard P.
AU - England, Jessica W.
AU - Buyukgoze-Kavas, Aysenur
PY - 2019/6
Y1 - 2019/6
N2 - Drawing from a psychology of working perspective, the current study examined links between decent work and health among a sample (N = 497) of employed adults with an annual household income under $50,000. A theory driven mediation model was tested positioning decent work as a predictor of mental and physical health via need satisfaction at work. Decent work strongly predicted survival, social contribution, and self-determination need satisfaction. Regarding mental health, hypotheses were mainly supported as all three need satisfactions mediated the link of decent work to mental health. Regarding physical health, hypotheses were partially supported as only survival needs partially mediated this relation. Overall, findings suggest that securing decent work may promote increased mental health primarily because work is meeting individual needs and may promote physical health - in part - by helping meet survival needs. Implications for practice and future research are discussed.
AB - Drawing from a psychology of working perspective, the current study examined links between decent work and health among a sample (N = 497) of employed adults with an annual household income under $50,000. A theory driven mediation model was tested positioning decent work as a predictor of mental and physical health via need satisfaction at work. Decent work strongly predicted survival, social contribution, and self-determination need satisfaction. Regarding mental health, hypotheses were mainly supported as all three need satisfactions mediated the link of decent work to mental health. Regarding physical health, hypotheses were partially supported as only survival needs partially mediated this relation. Overall, findings suggest that securing decent work may promote increased mental health primarily because work is meeting individual needs and may promote physical health - in part - by helping meet survival needs. Implications for practice and future research are discussed.
KW - Decent work
KW - Health
KW - Need satisfaction
KW - Psychology of working
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U2 - 10.1016/j.jvb.2019.05.002
DO - 10.1016/j.jvb.2019.05.002
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85066274629
VL - 112
SP - 384
EP - 395
JO - Journal of Vocational Behavior
JF - Journal of Vocational Behavior
SN - 0001-8791
ER -
