Job dissatisfaction and the older worker: baseline findings from the Health and Employment After Fifty study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Demographic changes are requiring people to work longer. Labour force participation might be promoted by tackling sources of job dissatisfaction. We aimed to describe the epidemiology of job dissatisfaction in older British workers, to explore which perceptions of work contribute most importantly, and to assess possible impacts on health.

Methods

Participants aged 50-64 years were recruited from 24 English general practices. At baseline, those currently in work (N=5437) reported on their demographic and employment circumstances, overall job satisfaction, perceptions of their work that might contribute to dissatisfaction, and their general health, mood and well-being. Associations of job dissatisfaction with risk factors and potential health outcomes were assessed

SUBMITTER: D'Angelo S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4962897 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature