Decision latitude, job demands, and employee well-being
- 1 October 1990
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Work & Stress
- Vol. 4 (4) , 285-294
- https://doi.org/10.1080/02678379008256991
Abstract
Karasek (1979) drew attention to the possibilities that job characteristics may be non-linearly associated with employee well-being, and that they may combine interactively in relation to well-being. This paper examines those issues, and finds that both linear and non-linear components are present in relationships between job features and well-being. However, there is no evidence for a synergistic interaction between decision latitude and job demands. Those job features are differentially predictive of two aspects of well-being: job-related depression-enthusiasm and anxiety-contentment.Keywords
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