The importance of individual preferences when evaluating the associations between working hours and indicators of health and well-being

Applied Ergonomics
Kirsten Nabe-NielsenAnne Helene Garde

Abstract

Previous studies indicate that the effect of a given shift schedule may depend on individual factors. The aim of the present study was to investigate whether a misfit between individual preferences and actual working hours affected the association between working hours and self-reported indicators of health and well-being. The study population consisted of 173 female eldercare workers who mainly worked day or evening shifts. We combined self-reported questionnaire data on preferences with actual work schedules during a four-week period. The study showed that a misfit between preferences on one hand and "non-day work", "weekend work" or "only a few consecutive days off" on the other hand was associated with an increased dissatisfaction with working hours and/or an increase in the intention to leave the workplace due to one's working hours.

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Citations

Nov 12, 2010·International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health·Kirsten Nabe-NielsenFinn Diderichsen
Jul 6, 2013·Ergonomics·Kirsten Nabe-NielsenAnne Helene Garde
Apr 19, 2016·International Journal of Nursing Studies·Velibor PetersFrans J N Nijhuis
May 24, 2015·International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health·Kirsten Nabe-NielsenThomas Clausen
Jan 13, 2015·International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health·Velibor PetersFrans J N Nijhuis
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May 1, 2020·International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health·Gerben HulseggeJohannes R Anema
Dec 14, 2011·Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine·Kirsten Nabe-NielsenBirgit Aust

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