Demand, Control and its Relationship with Job Mobility among Young Workers

Elsy Verhofstadt, Hans De Witte and Eddy Omey
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Hans De Witte: Katholieke Universiteit Leuven

Economic and Industrial Democracy, 2009, vol. 30, issue 2, 266-293

Abstract: Karasek defined a stressful job as a job with an imbalance between the demands of the job and the control one can exercise in that job (a `high strain job'). Previous research showed that starters in a high strain job are indeed less satisfied. They are also not compensated for the high workload they face. This article raises the question whether this strain (`high strain job') is only temporary. The results of the duration analysis show that those starting in a high strain job leave their job significantly sooner than those in an `active' job. For many young workers, having a high strain job as the first job seems to be temporary. However, for a substantial segment of the young workforce, there is a considerable probability of remaining in high strain jobs. This finding determines the policy implication: the discussion on work stress should focus on those trapped in high strain jobs.

Keywords: duration analysis; job mobility; Karasek's Job Demand—Control model (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2009
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DOI: 10.1177/0143831X09102434

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