Role ambiguity as an amplifier of the association between job stressors and workers' psychological ill-being: Evidence from an occupational survey in Japan.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

We aim to examine the extent to which role ambiguity modifies the association between job stressors and workers' psychological ill-being.

Methods

We used data from 41 962 observations from 13 811 individuals (10 269 males and 3542 females) who participated in three to eight waves of an occupational survey conducted in Japan. We estimated fixed-effects models to explain psychological distress (defined by Kessler 6 score ≥13) by role ambiguity. Four types of job stressors (i.e., high job demands, low job control, high effort, and low reward), and their interactions were examined along with potential confounders. We repeated a similar analysis for job dissatisfaction.

Results

The fixed-effects models showed that role ambiguity as well as the four job stressors

SUBMITTER: Oshio T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8710916 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature