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2. Educational and skills mismatches: unravelling their effects on wages across Europe
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Cultrera, L., primary, Mahy, B., additional, Rycx, F., additional, and Vermeylen, G., additional
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- 2022
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3. Questionário básico e critérios metodológicos para as Pesquisas sobre Condições de Trabalho, Emprego e Saúde na América Latina e Caribe
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Benavides, FG, Merino-Salazar, P, Cornelio, C, Assuncao, AA, Agudelo-Suarez, AA, Amable, M, Artazcoz, L, Astete, J, Barraza, D, Berho, F, Milian, LC, Delclos, G, Funcasta, L, Gerke, J, Gimeno, D, Itati-Iniguez, MJ, Lima, ED, Martinez-Inigo, D, de Medeiros, AM, Orta, L, Pinilla, J, Rodrigo, F, Rojas, M, Sabastizagal, I, Vallebuona, C, Vermeylen, G, Villalobos, GH, and Vives, A
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CONDIÇÕES DE TRABALHO ,POLÍTICAS PÚBLICAS ,SALUD OCUPACIONAL ,POLITICAS PUBLICAS ,Health Surveys Public Health Policy ,SALUD PUBLICA ,SAÚDE OCUPACIONAL ,SAÚDE PÚBLICA ,Health Information Systems ,ENCUESTAS ,OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH ,CONDICIONES DE TRABAJO ,PUBLIC POLICIES ,Public Health Surveillance ,PUBLIC HEALTH ,SURVEYS ,WORKING CONDITIONS - Abstract
El objetivo de este trabajo es presentar un cuestionario básico y criterios metodológicos mínimos, para ser considerados en futuras Encuestas sobre Condiciones de Trabajo, Empleo y Salud (ECTES) en América Latina y el Caribe. Para ello, se llevó a cabo un proceso de consenso, tanto virtual co mo presencial, con la participación de un grupo internacional de expertos que, para definir la propuesta, partieron de las encuestas disponibles en la región hasta 2013. El cuestionario final incluyó 77 preguntas agrupadas en seis dimensiones: características sociodemográficas del trabajador y la empresa; condiciones de empleo; condiciones de trabajo; estado de salud; recursos y actividades preventivas; y características familiares. Entre los criterios metodológicos mínimos destacan el domicilio de la persona en trevistada como lugar de la entrevista y los relacionados con la calidad del trabajo de campo. Estos resultados pueden ayudar a mejorar la compara bilidad de las futuras ECTES en América Latina y el Caribe, lo que contri buiría a mejorar la información en salud laboral en la región The objective of this paper is to present a basic questionnaire and minimum methodological criteria to be methodological criteria, to be considered in future Surveys on Conditions of Work, Employment and Health (ECTES) in Latin America and the Caribbean. Health, Employment and Labor Conditions Surveys (ECTES) in Latin America and the Caribbean. Caribbean. For this purpose, a consensus process was carried out, both virtually and in person, with the participation of an international group of experts who, in order to define the proposal, started with the participation of an international group of experts. experts who, in order to define the proposal, used as a starting point the surveys available in the region up to 2013. region up to 2013. The final questionnaire included 77 questions grouped in six dimensions: sociodemographic characteristics of the worker and the company; employment employment conditions; working conditions; health status; preventive resources and activities; and family characteristics. Among the minimum methodological The minimum methodological criteria included the interviewee's home as the place of the interview and those related to the quality of the fieldwork. fieldwork. These results may help to improve the comparability of future ECTES in Latin America and the Caribbean, which would contribute to improving occupational health information in the region. O objectivo do presente documento é apresentar um questionário de base e critérios metodológicos mínimos a serem critérios metodológicos, a serem considerados em futuros inquéritos sobre as condições de trabalho, emprego e saúde (ECTES) na América Latina e nas Caraíbas. Inquéritos sobre Condições de Trabalho, Emprego e Saúde (ECTES) na América Latina e nas Caraíbas. Caraíbas. Para este efeito, foi levado a cabo um processo de consenso, tanto virtual como pessoalmente, com a participação de um grupo internacional de peritos que, a fim de definir a proposta, começou com a participação de um grupo internacional de peritos. peritos que, a fim de definir a proposta, tomaram como ponto de partida os inquéritos disponíveis na região até 2013. região até 2013. O questionário final incluía 77 perguntas agrupadas em seis dimensões: características sociodemográficas do trabalhador e da empresa; emprego condições de emprego; condições de trabalho; estado de saúde; recursos e actividades de prevenção; e características familiares. A metodologia mínima Os critérios metodológicos mínimos incluíam a casa do entrevistado como local da entrevista e os relacionados com a qualidade do trabalho de campo. trabalho de campo. Estes resultados podem ajudar a melhorar a comparabilidade dos futuros ECTES na América Latina e nas Caraíbas, o que contribuiria para melhorar a informação sobre saúde ocupacional na região. Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica Instituto Regional de Estudios en Sustancias Tóxicas
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- 2016
4. Directe en indirecte werknemersparticipatie in Europa
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Akkerman, A., Sluiter, R., Jansen, G., and Vermeylen, G.
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Contains fulltext : 162920.pdf (Publisher’s version ) (Open Access) In dit onderzoek bestuderen we de verschijningsvormen van directe en indirecte werknemersparticipatie in de Europese Unie. De onderzoeksvragen luiden: (1) welke vormen van directe en indirecte werknemersparticipatie kunnen onderscheiden worden?, (2) in hoeverre gaan deze vormen van indirecte en directe werknemersparticipatie samen binnen organisaties?, en (3) in hoeverre hangen vormen van (in)directe werknemersparticipatie samen met (a) werknemerswelzijn en (b) (economische) prestaties van de organisatie? Gebruikmakend van de ECS-2013 analyseren we 24.251 bedrijven in de 28 EU-lidstaten. Op basis van latente klassen analyse onderscheiden we vier typen indirecte werknemersparticipatie en vijf typen directe werknemersparticipatie, die zich onderscheiden in de mate waarin deze participatie wordt gefaciliteerd. We vinden weinig ondersteuning voor de hypothese dat directe werknemersparticipatie ingezet wordt om indirecte participatie te vervangen: de combinatie van uitgebreide directe en indirecte participatie blijkt het meest gangbaar. Uit de multilevel analyses blijkt dat uitgebreidere vormen van directe en indirecte participatie samengaan met positieve uitkomsten voor de organisatie (bedrijfsprestaties) en haar werknemers (werknemerswelzijn).
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- 2016
5. La responsabilité sociale des entreprises permet-elle aux travailleurs sur-éduqués d’être plus productifs ?
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Giuliano, R., primary, Mahy, B., additional, Rycx, F., additional, and Vermeylen, G., additional
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- 2017
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6. Does corporate social responsibility make over-educated workers more productive?
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Giuliano, R., primary, Mahy, B., additional, Rycx, F., additional, and Vermeylen, G., additional
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- 2016
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7. Does corporate social responsibility make over-educated workers more productive?
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Giuliano, R., Mahy, B., Rycx, F., and Vermeylen, G.
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SOCIAL responsibility of business ,LABOR productivity ,INDUSTRIAL relations ,JOB qualifications ,EDUCATIONAL certification - Abstract
This article provides first evidence on whether corporate social responsibility (CSR) influences the productivity effects of over-education. By relying on detailed Belgian-linked employer–employee panel data covering the period 1999–2010, our empirical results exhibit a positive and significant impact of over-education on firm productivity. Moreover, they suggest that the effect of over-education is positively enhanced when the firm implements a CSR process, especially when it aims to have: (i) a good match between job requirements and workers’ educational level, (ii) a diverse workforce in terms of gender and age, and (iii) a long-term relationship with its workers. When focussing on required education and over-education, the results suggest that CSR, besides representing an innovative and proactive approach for the firms’ stakeholders, may also be beneficial for the firm itself through a bigger increase in productivity for each additional year of required education or over-education. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]
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- 2017
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8. Does the education system matter? Exploring in-depth joint school attendance, hazardous and non-hazardous activities in artisanal and small-scale mining in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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Murhi Mihigo I, Vermeylen G, and Munguakonkwa B
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Purpose: This paper explores the deconstruction of child labour in artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) sites, highlighting different perspectives. Despite the economic benefits to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), ASM poses challenges, particularly where children are concerned., Method: ology : Our study uses a convergent parallel mixed methods approach to interpret qualitative and qualitative data based on the conceptual framework of human capital. Trivariate probit and Tobit models were used for quantitative data and content analysis was employed for qualitative data. We collected primary data by interviewing children involved in artisanal mining activities. Interviews were conducted with consent from the children and their parents or guardians. We adopt snowball sampling due to the lack of a database. The Centre of Expertise on Mining Governance (CEGEMI) developed the data collection instruments in collaboration with Inner City Fund (ICF) International and validated by the United States Department of Labour., Findings: We found that limited access to education leads to decreased school attendance rates among children, pushing them towards engaging in hazardous and non-hazardous economic activities within the DRC's mining areas. Moreover, excessive working hours negatively impact children's academic performance. Consequently, there is a trade-off between attending school and engaging in child labour at ASM sites in the DRC., Limitations: This study did not consider domestic activities carried out by children. This could give even more detailed results., Public Policy Implications: Governments and partners must prioritise creating a comprehensive list of hazardous activities for children in the ASM context. Careful conceptualisation is necessary to ensure the clarity and effectiveness of this list. Raising awareness about the merits of removing children from activities related to mining is important for households living in and around ASM sites. Interventions aiming to reduce child labour and increase school attendance in ASM zones must remain mindful of the socio-economic and school infrastructure needs., Competing Interests: The authors declare the following financial interests/personal relationships which may be considered as potential competing interests:Isidore Murhi Mihigo reports financial support was provided by Enabel-DRC and US Department of Labour. If there are other authors, they declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper., (© 2024 The Authors.)
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- 2024
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9. Correction to: Fractions of cardiovascular diseases and mental disorders attributable to psychosocial work factors in 31 countries in Europe.
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Niedhammer I, Sultan-Taïeb H, Chastang JF, Vermeylen G, and Parent-Thirion A
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Whilst working on an update of our study published in 2014 (orginal article), we have discovered an error in the measure of effort-reward imbalance (ERI) in this study, leading to errors in Table 3 for (1) the prevalence of exposure to ERI, and (2) the fractions of cardiovascular diseases and mental disorders attributable to ERI, attributable fractions (AF) being calculated from exposure prevalence and relative risk.
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- 2020
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10. Physical working conditions as covered in European monitoring questionnaires.
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Tynes T, Aagestad C, Thorsen SV, Andersen LL, Perkio-Makela M, García FJP, Blanco LG, Vermeylen G, Parent-Thirion A, Hooftman W, Houtman I, Liebers F, Burr H, and Formazin M
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- Adult, Europe, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Risk Factors, Self Report, Surveys and Questionnaires, Musculoskeletal Diseases epidemiology, Occupational Diseases epidemiology, Occupational Exposure adverse effects, Workload statistics & numerical data, Workplace statistics & numerical data
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Background: The prevalence of workers with demanding physical working conditions in the European work force remains high, and occupational physical exposures are considered important risk factors for musculoskeletal disorders (MSD), a major burden for both workers and society. Exposures to physical workloads are therefore part of the European nationwide surveys to monitor working conditions and health. An interesting question is to what extent the same domains, dimensions and items referring to the physical workloads are covered in the surveys. The purpose of this paper is to determine 1) which domains and dimensions of the physical workloads are monitored in surveys at the national level and the EU level and 2) the degree of European consensus among these surveys regarding coverage of individual domains and dimensions., Method: Items on physical workloads used in one European wide/Spanish and five other European nationwide work environment surveys were classified into the domains and dimensions they cover, using a taxonomy agreed upon among all participating partners., Results: The taxonomy reveals that there is a modest overlap between the domains covered in the surveys, but when considering dimensions, the results indicate a lower agreement. The phrasing of items and answering categories differs between the surveys. Among the domains, the three domains covered by all surveys are "lifting, holding & carrying of loads/pushing & pulling of loads", "awkward body postures" and "vibrations". The three domains covered less well, that is only by three surveys or less, are "physical work effort", "working sitting", and "mixed exposure"., Conclusions: This is the fırst thorough overview to evaluate the coverage of domains and dimensions of self-reported physical workloads in a selection of European nationwide surveys. We hope the overview will provide input to the revisions and updates of the individual countries' surveys in order to enhance coverage of relevant domains and dimensions in all surveys and to increase the informational value of the surveys.
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- 2017
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11. [Basic questionnaire and methodological criteria for Surveys on Working Conditions, Employment, and Health in Latin America and the Caribbean].
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Benavides FG, Merino-Salazar P, Cornelio C, Assunção AA, Agudelo-Suárez AA, Amable M, Artazcoz L, Astete J, Barraza D, Berhó F, Milián LC, Delclòs G, Funcasta L, Gerke J, Gimeno D, Itatí-Iñiguez MJ, Lima EP, Martínez-Iñigo D, Medeiros AM, Orta L, Pinilla J, Rodrigo F, Rojas M, Sabastizagal I, Vallebuona C, Vermeylen G, Villalobos GH, and Vives A
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- Caribbean Region, Humans, Latin America, Employment, Surveys and Questionnaires
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This article aimed to present a basic questionnaire and minimum methodological criteria for consideration in future Surveys on Working Conditions, Employment, and Health in Latin America and the Caribbean. A virtual and face-to-face consensus process was conducted with participation by a group of international experts who used the surveys available up until 2013 as the point of departure for defining the proposal. The final questionnaire included 77 questions grouped in six dimensions: socio-demographic characteristics of workers and companies; employment conditions; working conditions; health status; resources and preventive activities; and family characteristics. The minimum methodological criteria feature the interviewee's home as the place for the interview and aspects related to the quality of the fieldwork. These results can help improve the comparability of future surveys in Latin America and the Caribbean, which would in turn help improve information on workers' heath in the region.
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- 2016
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12. Psychosocial work exposures among European employees: explanations for occupational inequalities in mental health.
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Schütte S, Chastang JF, Parent-Thirion A, Vermeylen G, and Niedhammer I
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- Adolescent, Adult, Employment statistics & numerical data, Europe epidemiology, Female, Humans, Male, Mental Disorders etiology, Middle Aged, Occupational Diseases epidemiology, Occupational Diseases psychology, Psychology, Socioeconomic Factors, Surveys and Questionnaires, Workplace psychology, Workplace statistics & numerical data, Young Adult, Employment psychology, Health Status Disparities, Mental Disorders epidemiology, Occupational Exposure statistics & numerical data
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Background: Social inequalities in mental health have been demonstrated but understanding the mechanisms remains unclear. This study aims at exploring the role of psychosocial work factors in explaining occupational inequalities in mental health among European employees., Methods: The study sample covered 33,443 employees coming from the European Working Conditions Survey 2010. Mental health was measured by the WHO-5 well-being index and socioeconomic position by occupation. Twenty-five psychosocial work factors were constructed including job demands, job influence and development, role stressors, social support, quality of leadership, discrimination, violence at work, working hours, job promotion, job insecurity and work-life imbalance. Multilevel linear regressions and bootstrap analyses were performed., Results: Occupational differences were observed for poor mental health and almost all psychosocial work factors. Factors related to job demands, influence and development at work, social relationships and leadership, working hours and other factors contributed to explain the occupational inequalities in mental health. In particular, factors related to influence and development contributed substantially. Among men, workplace violences were found to contribute little whereas among women these factors did not play a role., Conclusions: Future prevention interventions should have a broad and comprehensive focus in order to reduce social inequalities in mental health., (© The Author 2015. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of Faculty of Public Health. All rights reserved. For permissions, please e-mail: journals.permissions@oup.com.)
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- 2015
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13. Dimensional comparability of psychosocial working conditions as covered in European monitoring questionnaires.
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Formazin M, Burr H, Aagestad C, Tynes T, Thorsen SV, Perkio-Makela M, Díaz Aramburu CI, Pinilla García FJ, Galiana Blanco L, Vermeylen G, Parent-Thirion A, Hooftman W, and Houtman I
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- Europe epidemiology, Humans, Models, Theoretical, Population Surveillance methods, Stress, Psychological epidemiology, Surveys and Questionnaires standards, Workplace psychology
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Background: In most countries in the EU, national surveys are used to monitor working conditions and health. Since the development processes behind the various surveys are not necessarily theoretical, but certainly practical and political, the extent of similarity among the dimensions covered in these surveys has been unclear. Another interesting question is whether prominent models from scientific research on work and health are present in the surveys--bearing in mind that the primary focus of these surveys is on monitoring status and trends, not on mapping scientific models. Moreover, it is relevant to know which other scales and concepts not stemming from these models have been included in the surveys. The purpose of this paper is to determine (1) the similarity of dimensions covered in the surveys included and (2) the congruence of dimensions of scientific research and of dimensions present in the monitoring systems., Method: Items from surveys representing six European countries and one European wide survey were classified into the dimensions they cover, using a taxonomy agreed upon among all involved partners from the six countries., Results: The classification reveals that there is a large overlap of dimensions, albeit not in the formulation of items, covered in the seven surveys. Among the available items, the two prominent work-stress-models--job-demand-control-support-model (DCS) and effort-reward-imbalance-model (ERI)--are covered in most surveys even though this has not been the primary aim in the compilation of these surveys. In addition, a large variety of items included in the surveillance systems are not part of these models and are--at least partly--used in nearly all surveys. These additional items reflect concepts such as "restructuring", "meaning of work", "emotional demands" and "offensive behaviour/violence & harassment"., Conclusions: The overlap of the dimensions being covered in the various questionnaires indicates that the interests of the parties deciding on the questionnaires in the different countries overlap. The large number of dimensions measured in the questionnaires and not being part of the DCS and ERI models is striking. These "new" dimensions could inspire the research community to further investigate their possible health and labour market effects.
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- 2014
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14. Social inequalities in psychological well-being: a European comparison.
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Schütte S, Chastang JF, Parent-Thirion A, Vermeylen G, and Niedhammer I
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- Europe, Female, Health Surveys, Humans, Logistic Models, Male, Mental Health, Prevalence, Sex Distribution, Socioeconomic Factors, Personal Satisfaction, Quality of Life
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The objective was to explore the educational differences in psychological well-being, measured using the WHO-5 Index, among 15,362 men and 20,272 women in 31 European countries. Relative Index of Inequality, multilevel logistic regression analyses and interaction tests were performed. Within Europe, large cross-national differences in the prevalence of poor well-being were observed. In almost all countries, the prevalence of poor well-being was higher in low educational groups, but the magnitude of these inequalities was much larger in some countries than in others. The highest social differences in well-being were observed in the European Union candidates countries among both genders. Future health promotion programs should consider strategies that target lower educational groups.
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- 2014
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15. Psychosocial working conditions and psychological well-being among employees in 34 European countries.
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Schütte S, Chastang JF, Malard L, Parent-Thirion A, Vermeylen G, and Niedhammer I
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- Adolescent, Adult, Employment psychology, Employment standards, Employment statistics & numerical data, Europe epidemiology, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Occupations statistics & numerical data, Psychology, Workplace standards, Workplace statistics & numerical data, Young Adult, Adaptation, Psychological, Workplace psychology
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Purpose: The aim of this study was to explore the associations between psychosocial working conditions and psychological well-being among employees in 34 European countries. Another objective was to examine whether these associations varied according to occupation and country., Methods: The study was based on data from the European Working Conditions Survey 2010 including 33,443 employees, 16,512 men and 16,931 women, from 34 European countries. Well-being was measured by the WHO-5 well-being index. Twenty-five psychosocial work factors were constructed including job demands, role stressors, work hours, job influence and freedom, job promotion, job insecurity, social support, quality of leadership, discrimination and violence at work, and work-life imbalance. The associations between these factors and well-being were examined using multilevel logistic regression analyses. Different models were performed including interaction tests., Results: When all 25 psychosocial work factors were studied simultaneously in the same model with adjustment variables, 13 showed a significant association with poor well-being among both genders: quantitative demands, demands for hiding emotions, low possibilities for development, low meaning of work, low role conflict, low quality of leadership, low social support, low sense of community, job insecurity, low job promotion, work-life imbalance, discrimination, and bullying. The association with low sense of community on poor well-being was particularly strong., Conclusions: A large number of psychosocial work factors were associated with poor well-being. Almost no country and occupational differences were found in these associations. This study gave a first European overview and could be useful to inform cross-national policy debate.
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