Age-related associations between work over-commitment and zest for work among Swedish employees from a cross-sectional and longitudinal perspective

BACKGROUND: In aging societies, zest for work may be pivotal when deciding to stay occupationally active longer. Psychosocial work stress is a prevalent public health problem and may have an impact on zest for work. Work over-commitment (WOC) is a personal coping strategy for work stress with excessive striving and a health risk. However, the long-term effect of WOC on zest for work is poorly understood. OBJECTIVE: To investigate the age-related associations of work over-commitment with zest for work. METHODS: During 1996-1998 and 2000-2003, predominantly industrial workers (n = 2940) participated in the WOLF-Norrland study and responded to a questionnaire referring to socio-demographics, WOC, zest for work, effort-reward imbalance proxies, and mental health. Age-adjusted multiple logistic regressions were performed with original and imputed datasets. RESULTS: Cross-sectionally, work overcommitted middle-aged employees had an increased prevalence of poor zest for work compared to their contemporaries without WOC (OR: 3.74 [95%-CI 2.19; 6.40]). However, in a longitudinal analysis associations between onset of 'poor zest for work' and the WOC subscales 'need for approval' (OR: 3.29 [95%-CI 1.04; 10.37]) and 'inability to withdraw from work' (OR: 5.14 [95%-CI 1.32; 20.03]) were observed. CONCLUSION: The longitudinal findings among older employees could be relevant regarding the expected need to remain occupationally active longer.

du Prel, Jean-BaptistUniv Ulm, Inst Hist Philosophy & Eth Med, Ulm, Germany.;Univ Wuppertal, Dept Occupat Hlth Sci, Wuppertal, Germany. (författare)
Westerholm, PeterUppsala universitet,Arbets- och miljömedicin(Swepub:uu)petwe427 (författare)
Nordin, MariaStockholms universitet,Umeå universitet,Institutionen för psykologi,Umea Univ, Psychol, Umea, Sweden.;Stockholm Univ, Stress Res Inst, Stockholm, Sweden.,Stressforskningsinstitutet,Umeå University, Sweden(Swepub:umu)nonmaa98 (författare)
Knutsson, Anders,1942-Mittuniversitetet,Avdelningen för hälsovetenskap,Mid Sweden Univ, Sundsvall, Sweden.(Swepub:miun)andknu (författare)
Alfredsson, LarsKarolinska Institutet,Karolinska Inst, Inst Environm Med, Stockholm, Sweden.;Stockholm Cty Council, Ctr Occupat & Environm Med, Stockholm, Sweden. (författare)
Fahlen, GöranNatl Agcy Special Needs Educ & Sch, Harnosand, Sweden. (författare)
Peter, RichardUniv Ulm, Inst Hist Philosophy & Eth Med, Ulm, Germany. (författare)
Uppsala universitetArbets- och miljömedicin (creator_code:org_t)

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