| Abstract [eng] |
Aim of the study – to analyse the links between workplace quality, health status and psychological well-being among older workers and to examine whether depression mediates the relationship between workplace quality and psychological well-being. Participants and methods: The study used data from the 7th (2017) and 8th (2019) waves of the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE), a sample of the Lithuanian working population aged 50 years and over (M = 68.54, SD = 10.31) (n = 1.422), of which 37.1% were men. The instruments used in the study were: Workplace quality questionnaire; Euro D scale; Activities of Daily Living; Instrumental Activities of Daily Living; Self-perceived health; 1-item chronic illness measure; Control, autonomy, self-realization, pleasure scale. Results and conclusions: Older workers experiencing low workplace quality were found to be more depressed, have poorer self-perceived health and psychological well-being than those experiencing high workplace quality. Hierarchical regression analysis found that workplace quality predicted psychological well-being, with the model explaining 2.3% of the variance in psychological well-being. After the inclusion of control variables, gender and income, along with workplace quality, were also significant predictors, and the model explained 10.7% of the variance in psychological well-being. In the mediation analysis, depression significantly and partially mediated the relationship between workplace quality and psychological well-being. When assessing workplace dimensions, depression significantly and partially mediated the relationship between physical effort and psychological well-being. In conclusion, workplace quality experienced as low or high by older workers is significantly associated with differences in depression, perceived health and psychological well-being; workplace quality predicts psychological well-being, even after controlling for factors such as gender or income, and depression partially mediates the relationship between workplace quality and psychological well-being. |
