Title
Working overtime hours: Relations with fatigue, work motivation, and the quality of work
Author
Beckers, D.G.J.
van der Linden, D.
Smulders, P.G.W.
Kompier, M.A.J.
van Veldhoven, M.J.P.M.
van Yperen, N.W.
TNO Arbeid
Publication year
2004
Abstract
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.
Subject
Workplace
Veilig en Gezond Werken
Overwerk
Nederland
Arbeidsvoldoening
Arbeidssatisfactie
Vermoeidheid
Arbeidsomstandigheden
Comparative study
Controlled study
Dysthymia
Job performance
Prevalence
Working time
Adolescent
Adult
Fatigue
Female
Health Surveys
Humans
Job Satisfaction
Male
Middle Aged
Motivation
Multivariate Analysis
Netherlands
Prevalence
Reference Values
Task Performance and Analysis
Work Schedule Tolerance
Workload
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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1097/01.jom.0000147210.95602.50
TNO identifier
238119
ISSN
1076-2752
Source
Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 46 (12), 1282-1289
Document type
article