Underpaid Boss: Gender, Job Authority, and the Association Between Underreward and Depression

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• Personal Author:
  Narisada A ; Pudrovska T ; Schieman S ; Taylor CJ
• Description:
  Underreward is associated with depression-but is that association contingent upon job authority and other forms of status in the work role? And, do these patterns differ for women and men? Analyses of a national sample of American workers reveal that underreward is more strongly associated with depression among women with higher levels of job authority compared to similarly situated men. The authors then demonstrate that this pattern is amplified when other status elements are considered: income, skill level, autonomy, and decision latitude. These patterns are observed net of a range of sociodemographic measures, work stressors, and workplace sex composition. The findings of this study provide new insights about the gendered ways that job authority and other forms of status shape the association between underreward and depression. In doing so, the authors speak to diverse theoretical traditions related to distributive justice and engage with key ideas of reward expectation states theory. The efforts of the authors dovetail with recent interest in the gendered implications of authority and status as well as their connections to psychological distress. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Mental Health Nervous System Occupational Health Safety Sex Characteristics Stress, Psychological
• Keywords:
  Authority Author Keywords: Pay Equity Depression Distributive Justice Gender Gender Factors Group Dynamics Job Stress Mental Health Occupational Psychology Psychological Effects Stress

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• ISSN:
  0730-8884
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  California ; OSHA Region 6 ; OSHA Region 9 ; Texas
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  44-82
• Volume:
  47
• Issue:
  1
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20068475
• Citation:
  Work Occup 2020 Feb; 47(1):44-82
• Contact Point Address:
  Scott Schieman, University of Toronto, 725 Spadina Ave, Toronto, ON M6J 3X2, Canada
• Email:
  scott.schieman@utoronto.ca
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2020
• Performing Organization:
  University of Toronto
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20040901
• Source Full Name:
  Work and Occupations
• End Date:
  20090831
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/207093/cdc_207093_DS1.pdf
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