Safety and Health at Work Vol. 14 Issue 1 2023
Associations between Poorer Mental Health with Work-Related Effort, Reward, and Overcommitment among a Sample of Formal US Solid Waste Workers during the COVID-19 Pandemic (Original article)
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Safety and Health at Work Vol. 14 Issue 1 2023
Associations between Poorer Mental Health with Work-Related Effort, Reward, and Overcommitment among a Sample of Formal US Solid Waste Workers during the COVID-19 Pandemic (Original article)
Associations between Poorer Mental Health with Work-Related Effort, Reward, and Overcommitment among a Sample of Formal US Solid Waste Workers during the COVID-19 Pandemic (Original article)
Subject
Bayesian Kernel machine regression (BKMR), Effortereward imbalance, Mental health, Psychosocial factors, Waste workers
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Background: Effortereward imbalance (ERI) and overcommitment at work have been associated poorer mental health. However, nonlinear and nonadditive effects have not been investigated previously.
Methods: The association between effort, reward, and overcommitment with odds of poorer mental health was examined among a sample of 68 formal United States waste workers (87% male). Traditional, logistic regression and Bayesian Kernel machine regression (BKMR) modeling was conducted. Models controlled for age, education level, race, gender, union status, and physical health status.
Results: The traditional, logistic regression found only overcommitment was significantly associated with poorer mental health (IQR increase: OR 1⁄4 6.7; 95% CI: 1.7 to 25.5) when controlling for effort and reward
(or ERI alone). Results from the BKMR showed that a simultaneous IQR increase in higher effort, lower reward, and higher overcommitment was associated with 6.6 (95% CI: 1.7 to 33.4) times significantly higher odds of poorer mental health. An IQR increase in overcommitment was associated with 5.6 (95% CI: 1.6 to 24.9) times significantly higher odds of poorer mental health when controlling for effort and reward. Higher effort and lower reward at work may not always be associated with poorer mental health but rather they may have an inverse, U-shaped relationship with mental health. No interaction between effort, reward, or overcommitment was observed.
Conclusion: When taking into the consideration the relationship between effort, reward, and over-commitment, overcommitment may be most indicative of poorer mental health. Organizations should assess their workers’ perceptions of overcommitment to target potential areas of improvement to enhance mental health outcomes.
Methods: The association between effort, reward, and overcommitment with odds of poorer mental health was examined among a sample of 68 formal United States waste workers (87% male). Traditional, logistic regression and Bayesian Kernel machine regression (BKMR) modeling was conducted. Models controlled for age, education level, race, gender, union status, and physical health status.
Results: The traditional, logistic regression found only overcommitment was significantly associated with poorer mental health (IQR increase: OR 1⁄4 6.7; 95% CI: 1.7 to 25.5) when controlling for effort and reward
(or ERI alone). Results from the BKMR showed that a simultaneous IQR increase in higher effort, lower reward, and higher overcommitment was associated with 6.6 (95% CI: 1.7 to 33.4) times significantly higher odds of poorer mental health. An IQR increase in overcommitment was associated with 5.6 (95% CI: 1.6 to 24.9) times significantly higher odds of poorer mental health when controlling for effort and reward. Higher effort and lower reward at work may not always be associated with poorer mental health but rather they may have an inverse, U-shaped relationship with mental health. No interaction between effort, reward, or overcommitment was observed.
Conclusion: When taking into the consideration the relationship between effort, reward, and over-commitment, overcommitment may be most indicative of poorer mental health. Organizations should assess their workers’ perceptions of overcommitment to target potential areas of improvement to enhance mental health outcomes.
Creator
Abas Shkembi, Aurora B. Le, Richard L. Neitzel
Publisher
Elsevier Korea LLC
Date
March 2023
Contributor
Sri Wahyuni
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Language
English
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Safety and Health at Work Vol. 14 Issue 1 2023
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Abas Shkembi, Aurora B. Le, Richard L. Neitzel, “Safety and Health at Work Vol. 14 Issue 1 2023
Associations between Poorer Mental Health with Work-Related Effort, Reward, and Overcommitment among a Sample of Formal US Solid Waste Workers during the COVID-19 Pandemic (Original article),” Repository Horizon University Indonesia, accessed September 20, 2024, https://repository.horizon.ac.id/items/show/2571.
Associations between Poorer Mental Health with Work-Related Effort, Reward, and Overcommitment among a Sample of Formal US Solid Waste Workers during the COVID-19 Pandemic (Original article),” Repository Horizon University Indonesia, accessed September 20, 2024, https://repository.horizon.ac.id/items/show/2571.