TY - JOUR
T1 - "The very best of the Millennium": Longitudinal research and the Demand-Control-(Support) model
AU - de Lange, A.H.
AU - Taris, T.W.
AU - Kompier, M.A.J.
AU - Houtman, I.L.D.
AU - Bongers, P.M.
PY - 2003
Y1 - 2003
N2 - This study addressed the methodological quality of longitudinal research examining R. Karasek and T. Theorell's (1990) demand-control-(support) model and reviewed the results of the best of this research. Five criteria for evaluating methodological quality were used: type of design, length of time lags, quality of measures, method of analysis, and nonresponse analysis. These criteria were applied to 45 longitudinal studies, of which 19 (42%) obtained acceptable scores on all criteria. These high-quality studies provided only modest support for the hypothesis that especially the combination of high demands and low control results in high job strain. However, good evidence was found for lagged causal effects of work characteristics, especially for self-reported health or well-being outcomes.
AB - This study addressed the methodological quality of longitudinal research examining R. Karasek and T. Theorell's (1990) demand-control-(support) model and reviewed the results of the best of this research. Five criteria for evaluating methodological quality were used: type of design, length of time lags, quality of measures, method of analysis, and nonresponse analysis. These criteria were applied to 45 longitudinal studies, of which 19 (42%) obtained acceptable scores on all criteria. These high-quality studies provided only modest support for the hypothesis that especially the combination of high demands and low control results in high job strain. However, good evidence was found for lagged causal effects of work characteristics, especially for self-reported health or well-being outcomes.
U2 - 10.1037/1076-8998.8.4.282
DO - 10.1037/1076-8998.8.4.282
M3 - Article
SN - 1076-8998
VL - 8
SP - 282
EP - 305
JO - Journal of Occupational Health Psychology
JF - Journal of Occupational Health Psychology
IS - 4
ER -