London – The amount of job control and job strain workers experience may affect their well-being, according to a new study from Queen Mary University of London.
The study is based on data from 5,182 civil servants in the longitudinal Whitehall II study. Low levels of job strain – defined as having high demands but little autonomy – and high levels of job control corresponded with higher well-being scores. Supportive personal relationships also were found to contribute to well-being.
Researchers said the findings suggest that helping workers feel better at work is about improving positive factors, not just reducing the negative ones.
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The study was published online Nov. 19 in the journal PLOS ONE.
