Downsizing, changes in work, and self-rated health of employees: A 7-year 3-wave panel study
By M. Kivimaki, J. Vahtera, J. Pentti, L. Thomson, A. Griffiths, T. Cox. 2001
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Abstract The question of whether changes in work and interpersonal relationships mediate the adverse effects of downsizing on health of employees was explored. Longitudinal data from a 7-year study of 550 municipal workers in a variety of jobs was collected before, immediately after, and 4 years after downsizing. The degree of downsizing for each job category was assessed using organizational records of contracted days worked. Downsizing predicted adverse changes in work characteristics and a long-lasting decline in self-rated health. Decreased job control, high job insecurity and increased physical demands, in combination, appeared to be the linking mechanism between downsizing and general health. Interestingly, social conflict did not play a role in the mediation process.
Subfields: Demography, General Health Professions
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- Toward a Theory of Change Readiness (2008, background): “…it may have negative physiological and psychological effects and lead to chronic anxiety, depression, or neurosis (Cox et al., 2000; Gabriel & Liimatainen, 2000; House, Landis, & Umbessen, as cited in de Vries & Wilkerson, 2003; Kivimaki et al., 2001; Kline, 2000; Statt, 1994; Strongman, 1996).”
- Job uncertainty and personal control during downsizing: A comparison of survivors and victims (2005, background): “Issues of personal control appear to be less important in the aftermath of change, as it is at this stage that the benefits of change are apparent and the work environment is no longer as uncertain (Kivimaki et al., 2001; Parker et al., 1997).”