The Influence of Work Control Trajectories on Men's Mental and Physical Health During the Middle Years: Mediational Role of Personal Control

Wickrama, K. A. S.; Surjadi, Florensia F.; Lorenz, Frederick O.; Elder, Glen H.

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“…Sense of mastery has long been studied and shown to be important construct in the stress process theory, particularly in predicting the sociology of health (Pearlin et al, 1981; Pudrovska et al, 2005; Schieman & Meersman, 2004; Wickrama, Surjadi, Lorenz, & Elder, 2008). Prior findings have documented that sense of mastery protects individuals’ well-being during times of significant adversity (Conger & Conger, 2002; Conger, Conger, Matthews, & Elder, 1999; Lipschitz-Elhawi & Itzhaky, 2005; Pudrovska et al, 2005).…”

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Parental support, partner support, and the trajectories of mastery from adolescence to early adulthood

Surjadi

Lorenz

Wickrama

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Journal of Adolescence

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This study examines the long-term associations among parental support, extra-familial partner support, and the trajectories of sense of mastery from adolescence to the early adulthood years. Ten waves of panel data collected over a 16-year period from the Iowa Family Transitions Project (N = 527) were used to test the hypotheses. Results indicated that parental support in adolescence was initially associated with higher levels of sense of mastery and with greater extra-familial partner support during the transition to adulthood. Higher extra-familial partner support was subsequently associated with an increase in sense of mastery during the transition to adulthood. Overall, our results underscore the importance of mastery in smoothing the adjustment to adulthood and the importance of supportive relationships in shaping a healthy sense of mastery. Keywords Parent-child relationships; Partner support; Sense of mastery trajectoriesThe years leading to adulthood have received attention from many scholars (e.g., Arnett, 2000;Gore, Aseltine, Colten, & Lin, 1997;Schulenberg, Bryant, & O'Malley, 2004;Tanner, 2006). Transition to leave parental home, the development of intimacy in friendships and romantic relationships, and development of the sense of efficacy and individuation are among the most salient adjustments during this period (Arnett, 2007; Scharf, Mayseless, & Kivenson-Baron, 2004). Understanding the psychological processes during these years is necessary to predict successful transitions into adulthood (Masten et al., 2004). As an important psychological resource for adaptation (Pearlin, Lieberman, Menaghan, & Mullan, 1981;Taylor & Stanton, 2007), knowledge of how the sense of mastery changes over time is crucial. A weak sense of mastery during the transition to adulthood is especially risky because it creates greater susceptibility to social and psychological problems (Repetti, Taylor, & Seeman, 2002). Unfortunately, few researchers have examined factors that influence the change in sense of mastery during the transition from adolescence to early adulthood.Pearlin and his colleagues (1981) proposed that sense of mastery is a learned, generalized subjective expectation that one's own choices and actions determine outcomes of situations.* Corresponding author. Tel.: + 1 515 294 2109; fax: + 1 515 294 6424 fsurjadi@iastate.edu (F. F. Surjadi).Publisher's Disclaimer: This is a PDF file of an unedited manuscript that has been accepted for publication. As a service to our customers we are providing this early version of the manuscript. The manuscript will undergo copyediting, typesetting, and review of the resulting proof before it is published in its final citable form. Please note that during the production process errors may be discovered which could affect the content, and all legal disclaimers that apply to the journal pertain. People with a high sense of mastery believe they are able to influence the environment to achieve desired outcomes, whereas people with a low sense of mastery tend to believe ...

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Parental support, partner support, and the trajectories of mastery from adolescence to early adulthood

Surjadi

Lorenz

Wickrama

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Journal of Adolescence

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“…Previous research on the work socialization tradition suggests that work experiences influence individuals' personal resources, such as feelings of mastery, control, and self‐esteem (Kohn & Schooler, ; Wickrama, Surjadi, Lorenz, & Elder, ), which, in turn, has implications for couples' marital problem‐solving behaviors (Hakanen, Wilmar, & Ahola, ). In particular, a lack of personal resources, such as self‐esteem, may result in more hostile and destructive problem‐solving behaviors within the marital relationship and fewer constructive problem‐solving behaviors (Boden, Fergusson, & Horwood, ; Lee, Wickrama, Futris, & Mancini, ; Rosenthal, Montoya, Ridings, Rieck, & Hooley, ).…”

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Adverse work experiences and marital outcomes in middle years: Role of self‐esteem

King¹,

Wickrama²,

O’Neal³

et al. 2018

Personal Relationships

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This study assesses the decade‐long influence of adverse work experiences on husbands' and wives' problem‐solving behaviors and marital quality through self‐esteem using structural equation modeling with a sample of 308 dual‐earning couples. Analyses controlled for earlier marital quality, allowing for assessment of the residual change in marital quality over 10 years. Adverse work experiences directly affected marital quality and indirectly affected decreases in marital quality through lower self‐esteem; lastly, individuals' self‐esteem was positively related to increased problem‐solving behaviors. In addition, there was a crossover association, with wives' and husbands' self‐esteem influencing one another's problem‐solving behaviors. These results contribute to a deeper understanding about the processes responsible for the detrimental impact of adverse work experiences.

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“…For instance, intellectual engagement and cognitive stimulation, which can be provided by a challenging job, can promote more successful cognitive aging (e.g., Hertzog et al 2009). As another example, the degree to which an employee is allowed to self-determine the content as well as the manner in which to fulfill responsibilities has important influences on more global control beliefs (Wickrama et al 2008). Finally, analysis of the Whitehall II study participants (N = 10,308 at baseline) found that employees with chronic work stress (measured over 14 years) had more than double the odds of having metabolic syndrome (i.e., three or more risk factors for heart disease and type 2 diabetes, e.g., high blood pressure, high fasting glucose levels) than those without work stress, even after accounting for a range of other risk factors (Chandola et al 2006).…”

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Ein systemischer Ansatz zum Altern im Arbeitskontext

Staudinger

Bowen

2011

ZAF

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Standard-Nutzungsbedingungen:Die Dokumente auf EconStor dürfen zu eigenen wissenschaftlichen Zwecken und zum Privatgebrauch gespeichert und kopiert werden.Sie dürfen die Dokumente nicht für öffentliche oder kommerzielle Zwecke vervielfältigen, öffentlich ausstellen, öffentlich zugänglich machen, vertreiben oder anderweitig nutzen.Sofern die Verfasser die Dokumente unter Open-Content-Lizenzen (insbesondere CC-Lizenzen) zur Verfügung gestellt haben sollten, gelten abweichend von diesen Nutzungsbedingungen die in der dort genannten Lizenz gewährten Nutzungsrechte. Abstract In this article we present the interdisciplinary, developmental and systemic approach to the study of work and aging that guides research at the Jacobs Center on Lifelong Learning and Institutional Development (JCLL). We introduce basic principles of adult development including its plasticity, multi-directionality, and embeddedness in contexts. We describe the different dynamic internal (e.g., psychological, physiological) and external contexts (e.g., organizations, labor market institutions) relevant to the work context that influence adult development. We present how the various disciplinary perspectives at the JCLL contribute to a fuller understanding of various contextual systems and their interactions with regard to the work context. Finally, we describe how a systemic approach to research on work and aging can contribute to the creation of work contexts conducive to productive development across the adult lifespan as summarized in the notion of dynamic human resource management. Importantly, we consider a wider notion of 'productivity' that encompasses not only economic aspects but also intellectual, motivational and emotional outputs. Terms of use: Documents in Ein systemischer Ansatz zum Altern im ArbeitskontextZusammenfassung Der vorliegende Artikel stellt einen interdisziplinären, entwicklungsorientierten und systemischem Ansatz vor, der der Forschung zu Altern und Arbeiten bei der Jacobs Center on Lifelong Learning and Institutional Development (JCLL) zu Grunde liegt. Wir gehen hierbei auf die wichtigsten Grundsätze der Entwicklung Erwachse-U.M. Staudinger ( ) · C.E. Bowen Jacobs Center on Lifelong Learning and Institutional Development, Jacobs University Bremen, Campus Ring 1, 28759 Bremen, Germany e-mail: SEKstaudinger@jacobs-university.de ner ein: Plastizität, Multidirektionalität (Entwicklung bringt Gewinne und Verluste mit sich) sowie Kontextabhängigheit. Darüber hinaus beschreiben wir verschiedene dynamische interne (psychische, physiologische) und externe (z.B., Firmen, Strukturen des Arbeitsmarkts) Kontexte, die die Entwicklung Erwachsener beeinflussen und für den Arbeitskontext eine Bedeutung haben. Wir erklären wie die unterschiedlichen disziplinären Perspektiven am JCLL einen Beitrag dazu leisten, diese verschieden Kontexte der Entwicklung und deren Zusammenspiel zu verstehen und dadurch die Wechselwirkung zwischen Altern und dem Arbeitskontext zu erhellen. Schließlich legen wir dar wie ein systemischer Forschungsansatz zum...

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The Influence of Work Control Trajectories on Men's Mental and Physical Health During the Middle Years: Mediational Role of Personal Control

Abstract: Our results demonstrate the dynamic nature of work experiences, personal control beliefs, health, and long-term health consequences due to work conditions in a sample of middle-aged men. We discuss the theoretical implications of this.

Cited by 17 publications

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Parental support, partner support, and the trajectories of mastery from adolescence to early adulthood

Parental support, partner support, and the trajectories of mastery from adolescence to early adulthood

Adverse work experiences and marital outcomes in middle years: Role of self‐esteem

Ein systemischer Ansatz zum Altern im Arbeitskontext

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