Which connections exist between overcommitment and the subjective state of health of bank employees? Results to Siegrist's model of effort-reward imbalance

Background - The effects on overcommitment on the health are examined for years in different studies. In different occupational groups interactions were found out between overcommitment and the health and well-being. With the present study should become to the question followed how far negative tendencies of health on the basis of overcommitment with bank assistants can be proved, because up to now in this occupational group no studies are exists. The study was executed to extend around the results of existing studies to the model of Effort-reward imbalance. Methods - An internationally frequently applied examination instrument is the questionnaire to the model of Effort-reward imbalance in study submitted here was applied. This was supplemented by the standard form SF 36 to examine the presenting of overcommitment and the importance for the self-reported health of bank employees. Results - In this study influences could be found out by overcommitment on the general health, physical rolling function and social effectiveness of bank employees. In this exists the piece of news value of this study and it results of other studies are confirmed with it to the model of Effort-reward imbalance. Conclusion - The importance of the study lies in the first examination of overcommitment in banks. By elevation of the data in a small study group it requires for the protection of the results of other examinations on the bases of bigger studies.