TY - JOUR
T1 - Work organization, economic inequality, and depression among nursing assistants
T2 - A multilevel modeling approach
AU - Muntaner, Carles
AU - Van Dussen, Daniel J.
AU - Li, Yong
AU - Zimmerman, Sheryl
AU - Chung, Haejoo
AU - Benach, Joan
PY - 2006/4
Y1 - 2006/4
N2 - To investigate the relationships among the nursing home work environment, emotional strain, and depression in Nursing Assistants in Ohio and West Virginia, this cross-sectional study was conducted with 395 Nurse Assistants in 49 nursing homes in Ohio and West Virginia. Organizational attributes were measured independently at the individual and organizational levels. Multilevel modeling techniques were used to analyze the data. Our methods examined nursing home organizational structure (ownership type, managerial style), and work organization (emotional strain) was examined in relation to the prevalence of depression among nursing assistants. Our findings suggest workplace emotional strain and age are associated with increased odds of depression. Implications of our work include that work in nursing homes for the environment it fosters has a strong effect on emotional strain and depression among Nursing Assistants.
AB - To investigate the relationships among the nursing home work environment, emotional strain, and depression in Nursing Assistants in Ohio and West Virginia, this cross-sectional study was conducted with 395 Nurse Assistants in 49 nursing homes in Ohio and West Virginia. Organizational attributes were measured independently at the individual and organizational levels. Multilevel modeling techniques were used to analyze the data. Our methods examined nursing home organizational structure (ownership type, managerial style), and work organization (emotional strain) was examined in relation to the prevalence of depression among nursing assistants. Our findings suggest workplace emotional strain and age are associated with increased odds of depression. Implications of our work include that work in nursing homes for the environment it fosters has a strong effect on emotional strain and depression among Nursing Assistants.
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U2 - 10.2466/PR0.98.2.585-601
DO - 10.2466/PR0.98.2.585-601
M3 - Article
C2 - 16796118
AN - SCOPUS:33746233443
SN - 0033-2941
VL - 98
SP - 585
EP - 601
JO - Psychological Reports
JF - Psychological Reports
IS - 2
ER -
