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Predictors of Psychological Distress in the Workplace: A Longitudinal Study

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  • Christel A. Woodward

    (Department of Clinical Epidemiology & Biostatistics, McMaster University)

  • Charles Cunningham

    (Department of Psychiatry, McMaster University, Hamilton Health Sciences Corporation, Hamilton)

  • Harry S. Shannon

    (Department of Clinical Epidemiology & Biostatistics, McMaster University, Institute for Work & Health, Toronto)

  • John McIntosh

    (Department of Clinical Epidemiology & Biostatistics, McMaster University, Hamilton Health Sciences Corporation, Hamilton)

  • Judy Brown

    (Department of Clinical Epidemiology & Biostatistics, McMaster University)

  • Bonnie Lendrum

    (School of Nursing, McMaster University, Hamilton Health Sciences Corporation, Hamilton)

  • David Rosenbloom

    (Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton Health Sciences Corporation, Hamilton)

Abstract

This paper explores the impact of rapid work changes on the psychological well-being of hospital staff and examines predictors of later psychological distress. A 21% random sample of employees were surveyed in 1995 and in 1997 about their emotional functioning, coping resources, job characteristics, and the job-home interface. Psychological distress increased significantly over time. The variance in 1997 psychological distress scores could be explained by the initial level of psychological distress, job characteristics, particularly changes in them (28%), the job-family interface, particularly the extent to which the job interfered with home life and increasingly did so over time (8%). Negative changes in job characteristics and increasing impact of work on home life were most predictive of later psychological distress.

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  • Christel A. Woodward & Charles Cunningham & Harry S. Shannon & John McIntosh & Judy Brown & Bonnie Lendrum & David Rosenbloom, 1999. "Predictors of Psychological Distress in the Workplace: A Longitudinal Study," Centre for Health Economics and Policy Analysis Working Paper Series 1999-04, Centre for Health Economics and Policy Analysis (CHEPA), McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada.
    • Handle: RePEc:hpa:wpaper:199904
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