| Literature DB >> 34957639 |
Takashi Oshio1, Akiomi Inoue2, Akizumi Tsutsumi3.
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: We aim to examine the extent to which role ambiguity modifies the association between job stressors and workers' psychological ill-being.Entities:
Keywords: Kessler 6 score; fixed-effects model; job dissatisfaction; job stressors; psychological distress; role ambiguity
Mesh:
Year: 2021 PMID: 34957639 PMCID: PMC8710916 DOI: 10.1002/1348-9585.12310
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Occup Health ISSN: 1341-9145 Impact factor: 2.708
Summary of key measures in the survey and the definition of the binary variables
| Measures in the survey | Cronbach's alpha | Score | Definition of the binary variable | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Range |
| SD | ||||
| Role clarity | 0.88 | 6–42 | 29.7 | 6.0 | High role ambiguity | Score |
| K6 score | 0.90 | 0–24 | 5.5 | 5.0 | Psychological distress | Score ≧ 13 |
| Job satisfaction | N.A. | 1–4 | 2.6 | 0.8 | Job dissatisfaction | Score = 1 ( |
| Job demands | 0.69 | 12–48 | 32.8 | 5.4 | High job demands | Score > |
| Job control | 0.78 | 24–96 | 65.7 | 10.1 | Low job control | Score < |
| Effort | 0.78 | 3–12 | 7.9 | 1.9 | High effort | Score > |
| Reward | 0.76 | 7–28 | 18.1 | 3.0 | Low reward | Score < |
A higher score in the survey indicated lower role ambiguity (i.e., higher role clarity).
Key features of the respondents in the survey by role ambiguity
| Role ambiguity | All | High | Low |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | |||
| Males | 31 256 (74.5) | 13 876 (69.3) | 17 380 (79.2) |
| Females | 10 706 (25.5) | 6133 (30.7) | 4573 (20.8) |
| Educational attainment | |||
| High school or below | 16 349 (39.0) | 8594 (43.0) | 7755 (35.3) |
| Junior college | 7122 (17.0) | 3774 (18.9) | 3348 (15.3) |
| College | 14 098 (33.6) | 5738 (28.7) | 8360 (38.1) |
| Graduate school | 4341 (10.3) | 1880 (9.4) | 2461 (11.2) |
| Job category | |||
| Managerial | 7403 (17.6) | 1889 (9.4) | 5514 (25.1) |
| Manual | 19 015 (45.3) | 9621 (48.1) | 9394 (42.8) |
| Non‐manual | 9856 (23.5) | 5476 (27.4) | 4380 (20.0) |
| Other | 5688 (13.6) | 3023 (15.1) | 2665 (12.1) |
| Health behavior | |||
| Smoking | 11 656 (27.8) | 5327 (26.6) | 6329 (28.8) |
| Daily alcoholic consumption | 11 750 (28.0) | 4988 (24.9) | 6762 (30.8) |
| Physical inactivity | 25 214 (60.1) | 12 750 (63.7) | 12 464 (56.8) |
| Job stressor | |||
| Job insecurity (high) | 15 756 (37.5) | 8964 (44.8) | 6792 (30.9) |
| Effort (high) | 23 574 (56.2) | 11 795 (58.9) | 11 779 (53.7) |
| Reward (low) | 21 156 (50.4) | 13 403 (67.0) | 7753 (35.3) |
| Job demand (high) | 21 054 (50.2) | 10 666 (53.3) | 10 388 (47.3) |
| Job control (low) | 17 293 (41.2) | 10 886 (54.4) | 6407 (29.2) |
| Psychological distress | 3977 (9.5) | 2867 (14.3) | 1110 (5.1) |
| Job dissatisfaction | 3911 (9.3) | 3165 (15.8) | 746 (3.4) |
| Age (years) |
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| Household income (annual, thousand JPY) |
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| 41 962 | 20 009 | 21 953 |
Figures in parentheses indicate the proportion (%) of the total sample.
Pairwise correlation coefficients across key variables*
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (1) High role ambiguity | 1 | ||||||
| (2) High job demands | 0.053 | 1 | |||||
| (3) Low job control | 0.316 | 0.067 | 1 | ||||
| (4) High effort | 0.060 | 0.452 | 0.079 | 1 | |||
| (5) Low reward | 0.256 | –0.135 | 0.222 | –0.132 | 1 | ||
| (6) Psychological distress | 0.158 | 0.118 | 0.182 | 0.124 | 0.077 | 1 | |
| (7) Job dissatisfaction | 0.213 | 0.081 | 0.252 | 0.088 | 0.157 | 0.311 | 1 |
P < .001 for all pairwise correlations.
Estimated associations with psychological distress (N = 41 962 observations from 13 811 individuals)
| Pooled cross‐sectional | Fixed effects | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Model 1 | Model 2 | Model 3 | ||||||
| Coef. (95% CI) | Coef. (95% CI) | Coef. (95% CI) | ||||||
| Main effects | ||||||||
| High role ambiguity | 0.048 (0.043, 0.054) | 0.032 (0.025, 0.039) | −0.008 (–0.022, 0.006) | |||||
| High job demands | A | 0.038 (0.032, 0.045) | 0.024 (0.017, 0.031) | 0.014 (0.004, 0.023) | ||||
| Low job control | B | 0.030 (0.024, 0.036) | 0.019 (0.011, 0.027) | 0.014 (0.003, 0.025) | ||||
| High effort | C | 0.040 (0.034, 0.046) | 0.029 (0.022, 0.037) | 0.019 (0.009, 0.029) | ||||
| Low reward | D | 0.078 (0.072, 0.084) | 0.049 (0.041, 0.056) | 0.037 (0.027, 0.047) | ||||
| Interaction terms | ||||||||
| High role ambiguity | ||||||||
| ×High job demands | a | 0.021 (0.008, 0.034) | ||||||
| ×Low job control | b | 0.009 (–0.004, 0.022) | ||||||
| ×High effort | c | 0.021 (0.008, 0.035) | ||||||
| ×Low reward | d | 0.024 (0.011, 0.037) | ||||||
| Post‐regression calculations | ||||||||
| High job demands with high role ambiguity | A + a | 0.035 (0.025, 0.045) | ||||||
| Low job control with high role ambiguity | B + b | 0.023 (0.013, 0.033) | ||||||
| High effort with high role ambiguity | C + c | 0.040 (0.030, 0.051) | ||||||
| Low reward with high role ambiguity | D + d | 0.061 (0.051, 0.071) | ||||||
Abbreviation: CI, confidence interval.
Controlled for confounders (gender, age, health activity, educational attainment, and firms). See Table S3 for the full estimation results.
FIGURE 1The probability of psychological distress corresponding to a combination of different levels of each job stressor and role ambiguity†
Estimated associations with job dissatisfaction (N = 41 962 observations from 13 811 individuals)
| Pooled cross‐sectional | Fixed effects | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Model 1 | Model 2 | Model 3 | ||
| Coef. (95% CI) | Coef. (95% CI) | Coef. (95% CI) | ||
| Main effects | ||||
| High role ambiguity | 0.069 (0.064, 0.075) | 0.050 (0.043, 0.057) | −0.006 (–0.020, 0.008) | |
| High job demands | A | 0.030 (0.024, 0.037) | 0.020 (0.013, 0.027) | 0.010 (0.000, 0.019) |
| Low job control | B | 0.063 (0.057, 0.069) | 0.044 (0.036, 0.052) | 0.028 (0.018, 0.039) |
| High effort | C | 0.023 (0.017, 0.029) | 0.021 (0.014, 0.028) | 0.013 (0.004, 0.023) |
| Low reward | D | 0.107 (0.101, 0.113) | 0.065 (0.057, 0.072) | 0.042 (0.033, 0.052) |
| Interaction terms | ||||
| High role ambiguity | ||||
| ×High job demands | a | 0.021 (0.008, 0.034) | ||
| ×Low job control | b | 0.028 (–0.015, 0.041) | ||
| ×High effort | c | 0.016 (0.003, 0.030) | ||
| ×Low reward | d | 0.046 (0.033, 0.058) | ||
| Post‐regression calculations | ||||
| High job demands with high role ambiguity | A + a | 0.031 (0.021, 0.041) | ||
| Low job control with high role ambiguity | B + b | 0.057 (0.047, 0.066) | ||
| High effort with high role ambiguity | C + c | 0.029 (0.019, 0.040) | ||
| Low reward with high role ambiguity | D + d | 0.088 (0.078, 0.098) | ||
Abbreviation: CI, Confidence interval.
Controlled for confounders (gender, age, health activity, educational attainment, and firms). See Table S4 for the full estimation results.