Journal article

Is the association between poor job control and common mental disorder explained by general perceptions of control? Findings from an Australian longitudinal cohort.

Lay San Too, Liana Leach, Peter Butterworth

Scandinavian Journal of Work Environment and Health | Nordic Association of Occupational Safety and Health | Published : 2020

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Abstract

Objectives This study sought to examine the influence of general perceptions of control on the association between job control and mental health. Methods We used four waves of data from a cohort of mid-aged adults from the Personality and Total Health (PATH) Through Life Study (baseline N=2106). Key measures included job control and likelihood of experiencing a common mental disorder (anxiety and/or depression). The data were analyzed using longitudinal random-intercept regression models, controlling for a range of potential confounders including general perceptions of control (ie, not isolated to the work context) via a measure of mastery. The analyses isolated the effect of within-person c..

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University of Melbourne Researchers

Grants

Awarded by Australian Research Council


Funding Acknowledgements

The PATH Through Life Study was funded by the National Health and Medical Research Council (973302, 179805, 418139), and the Australian Government Agency - Safe Work Australia. It is currently managed by both the ANU and the University of New South Wales. PB was supported by ARC Future Fellowship (FT130101444) and a University of Melbourne Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences Research Fellowship. The funders had no involvement in the (i) study design, (ii) the collection, analysis and interpretation of the data, (iii) the writing of the report, and (iv) the decision to submit the paper for publication.