Individual and work factors related to perceived work ability and labor force outcomes

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• Personal Author:
  Barnes-Farrell JL ; Fischer GG ; Grosch JW ; McGonagle AK
• Description:
  Perceived work ability refers to a worker's assessment of his or her ability to continue working in his or her job, given characteristics of the job along with his or her resources. Perceived work ability is a critical variable to study in the United States, given an aging workforce, trends to delay retirement, and U.S. policy considerations to delay the age at which full Social Security retirement benefits may be obtained. Based on the job demands-resources model, cognitive appraisal theory of stress, and push/pull factors related to retirement, we proposed and tested a conceptual model of antecedents and outcomes of perceived work ability using 3 independent samples of U.S. working adults. Data regarding workers' job characteristics were from self-report and Occupational Information Network measures. Results from relative importance analysis indicated that health and sense of control were consistently and most strongly related to work ability perceptions relative to other job demands and job and personal resources when perceived work ability was measured concurrently or 2 weeks later in samples with varying occupations. Job demands (along with health and sense of control) were most strongly related to work ability perceptions when perceived work ability was measured in a manufacturing worker sample 1.6 years later. Perceived work ability also predicted lagged labor force outcomes (absence, retirement, and disability leave) while controlling for other known predictors of each. Consistent indirect effects were observed from health status and sense of control to all 3 of these outcomes via perceived work ability. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Age Factors Occupational Health Safety Stress, Psychological
• Keywords:
  Age Factors Author Keywords: Perceived Work Ability Health And Retirement Study Job Demands-resources Model Job Stress Occupational Psychology Older Workers Personal Resources Psychological Responses Work Capability Worker Health

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• ISSN:
  0021-9010
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant ; Contract
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Colorado ; Connecticut ; Michigan ; Ohio ; OSHA Region 1 ; OSHA Region 5 ; OSHA Region 8
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DART - Division of Applied Research and Technology
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  376-398
• Volume:
  100
• Issue:
  2
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20046292
• Citation:
  J Appl Psychol 2015 Mar; 100(2):376-398
• Contact Point Address:
  Alyssa K. McGonagle, Department of Psychology, Wayne State University, 5057 Woodward Avenue, Seventh Floor, Detroit, MI 48202
• Email:
  alyssa.mcgonagle@wayne.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2015
• NORA Priority Area:
  Healthcare and Social Assistance ; Wholesale and Retail Trade ; Manufacturing
• Performing Organization:
  University of Connecticut School of Medicine/Dentristy, Farmington
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20080901
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Applied Psychology
• End Date:
  20200929
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:35ead13324e72f2c358a32966cfb37ad2040c5e94a7c5d4cbbbd7b1a8b4b2e7735283671b1d0d129582e8ff58530fed10a98b3c5f14bca5325925337a433edda
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/201395/cdc_201395_DS1.pdf
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