Does human resource primacy moderate the impact of psychological distress on subsequent risk for disability retirement?
OBJECTIVE: Human resource primacy (HRP) refers to employees’ perceptions of how the organization shows interests in its employees’ welfare, happiness, and health. The aims of this study were to determine whether (i) perceptions of HRP are related to the risk for disability retirement and (ii) HRP mo...
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doaj-c231af4ff141460fa5210108790a578d2021-04-21T06:57:59ZengNordic Association of Occupational Safety and Health (NOROSH)Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment & Health0355-31401795-990X2017-03-0143218719010.5271/sjweh.36213621Does human resource primacy moderate the impact of psychological distress on subsequent risk for disability retirement?Morten Birkeland Nielsen0Stein KnardahlNational Institute of Occupational Health, PB 8149 Dep, N-0033 Oslo, Norway.OBJECTIVE: Human resource primacy (HRP) refers to employees’ perceptions of how the organization shows interests in its employees’ welfare, happiness, and health. The aims of this study were to determine whether (i) perceptions of HRP are related to the risk for disability retirement and (ii) HRP moderates the impact of psychological distress on later risk for disability retirement. METHODS: The study relied on a combination of self-report survey questionnaire data on HRP and psychological distress supplemented with official register data on disability benefits from the Norwegian Labor and Welfare Administration. The sample comprised 14 501 Norwegian employees from various occupations and industries. RESULTS: HRP was significantly associated with reduced risk of disability retirement [hazard ratio (HR) in bivariate analysis 0.84, 95% confidence interval (95% CI) 0.77–0.93] and after adjusting for gender and educational level. However, HRP (HR 0.97, 95% CI 0.87–1.07) was not associated with later risk for disability retirement after adjusting for psychological distress and did not moderate the association between psychological distress and disability retirement. CONCLUSIONS: A positive impression of HRP may reduce the risk of disability retirement in general but not in cases following psychological distress. Upcoming research should identify other factors that may be more beneficial with regard to reducing the risk for disability retirement following distress. https://www.sjweh.fi/show_abstract.php?abstract_id=3621 mental healthwork abilityretirementdisabilitypsychological distressdisability retirementhuman resource primacypsychosocial safety climateperceived organizational supportexit |
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Does human resource primacy moderate the impact of psychological distress on subsequent risk for disability retirement? |
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Does human resource primacy moderate the impact of psychological distress on subsequent risk for disability retirement? |
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Does human resource primacy moderate the impact of psychological distress on subsequent risk for disability retirement? |
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Does human resource primacy moderate the impact of psychological distress on subsequent risk for disability retirement? |
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Does human resource primacy moderate the impact of psychological distress on subsequent risk for disability retirement? |
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does human resource primacy moderate the impact of psychological distress on subsequent risk for disability retirement? |
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Nordic Association of Occupational Safety and Health (NOROSH) |
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Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment & Health |
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OBJECTIVE: Human resource primacy (HRP) refers to employees’ perceptions of how the organization shows interests in its employees’ welfare, happiness, and health. The aims of this study were to determine whether (i) perceptions of HRP are related to the risk for disability retirement and (ii) HRP moderates the impact of psychological distress on later risk for disability retirement. METHODS: The study relied on a combination of self-report survey questionnaire data on HRP and psychological distress supplemented with official register data on disability benefits from the Norwegian Labor and Welfare Administration. The sample comprised 14 501 Norwegian employees from various occupations and industries. RESULTS: HRP was significantly associated with reduced risk of disability retirement [hazard ratio (HR) in bivariate analysis 0.84, 95% confidence interval (95% CI) 0.77–0.93] and after adjusting for gender and educational level. However, HRP (HR 0.97, 95% CI 0.87–1.07) was not associated with later risk for disability retirement after adjusting for psychological distress and did not moderate the association between psychological distress and disability retirement. CONCLUSIONS: A positive impression of HRP may reduce the risk of disability retirement in general but not in cases following psychological distress. Upcoming research should identify other factors that may be more beneficial with regard to reducing the risk for disability retirement following distress. |
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mental health work ability retirement disability psychological distress disability retirement human resource primacy psychosocial safety climate perceived organizational support exit |
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