The relationships between work intensity, workaholism, burnout, and self-reported musculoskeletal complaints

Source avec lien : Human Factors and Ergonomics in Manufacturing & Service Industries, (Prépublication), 2019/11/01. 10.1002/hfm.20821

Les progrès technologiques dans l’environnement de travail ont changé dynamiquement les outils avec lesquels le travail est effectué et les méthodes appliquées pour l’exécuter, une grande partie du travail moderne étant de nature rapide et sédentaire, c’est-à-dire effectué assis devant un écran d’ordinateur. Cette étude s’est penchée sur la relation entre l’intensité du travail, la dépendance au travail (workaholism), l’épuisement professionnel et les troubles musculo-squelettiques. Les résultats de cette étude pourraient aider les organisations à mieux comprendre comment chacun de ces concepts influence l’autre, favorisant ainsi une main-d’œuvre en meilleure santé et, en bout de ligne, plus productive.

Technological advances within the work environment have dynamically changed the tools with which work is done and the methods applied for performing it, with a large amount of modern work being fast-paced and sedentary in nature, that is, being done seated in front of a computer screen. This study investigated the relationship between work intensity, workaholism, burnout, and musculoskeletal complaints (MSCs). The results of this study could assist organizations in gaining a clearer understanding of how each of these constructs influences the other, promoting a healthier, and ultimately more productive workforce. A cross-sectional research design was adopted and implemented by means of a survey amongst office employees within a large engineering services organization (n = 398). Structural equation modeling methods were applied to analyze the data. The results revealed that work intensity was positively related to workaholism and that workaholism was, in turn, also positively related to employees’ burnout and MSCs. Finally, burnout was also shown to be significantly related to MSCs. Awareness of these phenomena and the promotion of effort recovery is important to obviate the effects on employee health and well-being in the long term.

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