Working overtime hours: Relations with fatigue, work motivation, and the quality of work

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Beckers, D.G.J.

Linden, D. van der

Smulders, P.G.W.

Kompier, M.A.J.

Veldhoven, M.J.P.M. van

Yperen, N.W. van
Objectives: We sought to better understand the relationship between overtime and mental fatigue by taking into account work motivation and the quality of overtime work and studying theoretically derived subgroups. Methods: We conducted a survey-study among a representative sample of the Dutch full-time workforce (n = 1807). The prevalence of overtime work and the associations between overtime and job demands, job variety, decision latitude, fatigue, and work motivation was studied through descriptive statistics. We used MANCOVA (covariates: age, gender, salary level) to compare six overtime-fatigue subgroups with respect to work motivation and job characteristics. Results: A total of 67% of the respondents worked overtime (mean, 3.5 hours). Overtime workers appeared to be nonfatigued, motivated workers with favorable work characteristics. MANCOVA revealed no significant overtime-fatigue interaction. Conclusions: Moderate overtime is common among Dutch workers, who seem to be happy workers with attractive jobs rather than fatigued employees.
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Veilig en Gezond WerkenOverwerkNederlandArbeidsvoldoeningArbeidssatisfactieVermoeidheidArbeidsomstandighedenComparative studyControlled studyDysthymiaJob performancePrevalenceWorking timeAdolescentAdultFatigueFemaleHealth SurveysHumansJob SatisfactionMaleMiddle AgedMotivationMultivariate AnalysisNetherlandsPrevalenceReference ValuesTask Performance and AnalysisWork Schedule ToleranceWorkload
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238119
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https://resolver.tno.nl/uuid:255cbb75-03a6-4c12-8b96-7cfcb1d90bb4
ISSN
10762752
Source
Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 46(12), pp. 1282-1289.
Pages
1282-1289
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