Work characteristics and emotional exhaustion among young workers: a latent class analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

This study aims to assess the heterogeneity of psychosocial working conditions of young workers by identifying subgroups of work characteristic configurations within young workers and to assess these subgroups' associations with emotional exhaustion.

Design

Latent class analysis. Groups were formed based on 12 work characteristics (8 job demands and 4 job resources), educational level and sex. Differences in emotional exhaustion between subgroups were analysed using analysis of variance and post hoc comparisons.

Setting

Data from the 2019 wave of the Netherlands Working Conditions Survey.

Participants

7301 individuals between the age of 18 and 30 years, who worked more than 16 hours per week.

Main outcome measure

Emotional exhaustion.

Resul

SUBMITTER: van Veen M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10603524 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature