dc.contributor.author
Niebuhr, Fiona
dc.contributor.author
Steckhan, Greta M.
dc.contributor.author
Voelter-Mahlknecht, Susanne
dc.date.accessioned
2023-03-27T15:57:37Z
dc.date.available
2023-03-27T15:57:37Z
dc.identifier.uri
https://refubium.fu-berlin.de/handle/fub188/38596
dc.identifier.uri
http://dx.doi.org/10.17169/refubium-38312
dc.description.abstract
The continuous transformation process in the world of work, intensified by the COVID-19 pandemic, is giving employees more scope to shape their own work. This scope can be experienced as a burden or as a resource for employees. Work design competencies (WDC) describe employees' experience of their scope for design. Our study draws on existing datasets based on two Germany-wide studies. We used hierarchical cluster analyses to examine patterns between WDC, the age of employees (range: 18-71 years), the amount of weekly work time working from home (WFH), and work ability. In total, the data of N = 1232 employees were analyzed, and 735 of them participated in Study 1. To test the validity of the clusters, we analyzed data from N = 497 employees in Study 2. In addition, a split-half validation was performed with the data from Study 1. In both studies, three clusters emerged that differed in age and work ability. The cluster with the highest mean of WDC comprised employees that were on average older and reported a higher mean of work ability. Regarding WFH, no clear patterns emerged. The results and further theoretical and practical implications are discussed. Overall, WDC appear to be relevant to work ability and, in a broader sense, to occupational health, and are related to sociodemographic factors such as age.
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dc.rights.uri
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subject
occupational health
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dc.subject
work design competencies
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dc.subject
working from home
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dc.subject
work ability
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dc.subject.ddc
600 Technik, Medizin, angewandte Wissenschaften::610 Medizin und Gesundheit::610 Medizin und Gesundheit
dc.title
New Work Poses New Challenges—The Importance of Work Design Competencies Revealed in Cluster Analysis
dc.type
Wissenschaftlicher Artikel
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.articlenumber
14107
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.doi
10.3390/ijerph192114107
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.journaltitle
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.number
21
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.originalpublishername
MDPI
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.volume
19
refubium.affiliation
Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin
refubium.resourceType.isindependentpub
no
dcterms.accessRights.openaire
open access
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.pmid
36360984
dcterms.isPartOf.eissn
1660-4601