Title
Workstyle and overcommitment in relation to neck and upper limb symptoms
Author
TNO Kwaliteit van Leven
van den Heuvel, S.G.
J. van der Beek, A.
Blatter, B.M.
Bongers, P.M.
Contributor
Pikaar, R.N. (editor)
Koningsveld, E.A.P. (editor)
Settels, P.J.M. (editor)
Publication year
2006
Abstract
In former studies association s were found between a high-r isk workstyle and neck and upper limb symptoms. A high-risk workstyle implied : taking shorter or fewer breaks or even skip breaks, working through pain, anticipating the possible negative reactions of colleagues, and making high demands on one's own performances at work. Inthe present study we examined in a population of European office workers whether a high-risk workstyle was a mediator in the relation of work-related exposure (job demands and VDU-work) and overcommitment with neck and upper limb symptoms. The Sobel Test was applied to test the intermediate effects of four different workstyle dimensions and of the total workstyle score. It showed that most mediated effects were statistically significant, meaning that the workstyle dimensions acted as a mediator in the relation between work-related exposure and symptoms as well as in the relation between overcommitment and symptoms. Given the results with the total workstyle score, 34% of the effect of prolonged VDU-work, 64% of the effect of Job demands and 84% of the effect of overcommitment was mediated by workstyle. However, due to possible bias in the assessment of the workstyle factor Working Through Pain, the results should be drawn with care.
Subject
Workstyle
Job demands
Mediation
Neck and upper limb symptoms
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TNO identifier
278251
Publisher
Elsevier, Oxford
Source
International Ergonomics Association (IEA) 2006, 16th World Congress on Ergonomics "Meeting diversity in ergonomics", Maastricht, 10-14 July
Document type
conference paper