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KMID : 1023720160710030279
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Journal of Welfare for the Aged
2016 Volume.71 No. 3 p.279 ~ p.304
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Relationships between Job Characteristics and Depressive symptoms, Self-rated Health of Middle-aged and Older Employees
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Jung Yun-Kyung
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Abstract
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The present study aims to understand the longitudinal effects of psychosocial characteristics of job on health of middle-aged workers. Analyses utilized 378 workers 50 and older who participated the first(2006) to fourth(2012) waves of the Korean Longitudinal Study of Ageing (KLoSA) and maintained a paid employee status. Panel regression models were built and Hausman tests supported random effect models over fixed effect models. Results from random effect models indicated that first, educational mismatch was associated with increased levels of depressive symptoms and skill mismatch predicted lower self-rated health. Second, those who reported greater physical job demands showed higher depressive symptoms, while higher cognitive job demands were associated with better ratings of health. Third, early retirement atmosphere in the organization predicted worse self-rated health. Despite the prolonged years of work life, investigations on how perceived job characteristics influence health of middle-aged and older workers has been limited. Results of the present study suggest areas for policy needs to help employment quality and eventually health of middle-aged and older workers.
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KEYWORD
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middle-aged employees, job characteristics, depressive symptoms, self-rated health, random effect models
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