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Association between Perceived Organizational Support for Infection Prevention and Work Engagement during the COVID-19 Pandemic among Japanese Workers: A Prospective Cohort Study

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  • Kiminori Odagami

    (Department of Occupational Health Practice and Management, Institute of Industrial Ecological Sciences, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu 807-8555, Japan)

  • Tomohisa Nagata

    (Department of Occupational Health Practice and Management, Institute of Industrial Ecological Sciences, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu 807-8555, Japan)

  • Kosuke Mafune

    (Department of Mental Health, Institute of Industrial Ecological Sciences, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu 807-8555, Japan)

  • Hajime Ando

    (Department of Work Systems and Health, Institute of Industrial Ecological Sciences, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu 807-8555, Japan)

  • Seiichiro Tateishi

    (Disaster Occupational Health Center, Institute of Industrial Ecological Sciences, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu 807-8555, Japan)

  • Mami Kuwamura

    (Department of Environmental Health, School of Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu 807-8555, Japan)

  • Ryutaro Matsugaki

    (Department of Public Health, School of Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu 807-8555, Japan)

  • Yoshihisa Fujino

    (Department of Environmental Epidemiology, Institute of Industrial Ecological Sciences, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu 807-8555, Japan)

  • Koji Mori

    (Department of Occupational Health Practice and Management, Institute of Industrial Ecological Sciences, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu 807-8555, Japan)

  • on behalf of the CORoNaWork Project

    (Membership of The CORoNaWork Project is provided in the Acknowledgments.)

Abstract

Although the correlation between perceived organizational support (POS) and work engagement has been investigated in several studies, the relationship between health-focused POS and work engagement has not been clarified. We prospectively evaluated the influence of workers’ POS for infection prevention (POS-IP) on employees’ work engagement. This prospective cohort study was conducted from December 2020 (baseline) to December 2021 (1-year follow-up) using a self-administered internet questionnaire. At follow-up, there were 18,560 respondents, and after excluding 6677 respondents who had changed jobs or retired since baseline or who were self-employed; thus, 11,883 participants were included in the analysis. We asked participants a single question on POS-IP and the three-item Utrecht Work Engagement Scale (UWES-3), and then analyzed the relationship between POS-IP at baseline and UWES-3 at follow-up using multilevel regression analysis. Work engagement at follow-up was significantly higher in the groups with “low”, “high”, and “very high” POS-IP at baseline as compared with the “very low” group (all, p < 0.001). A dose-response relationship was also observed between the POS-IP categories at baseline and work engagement at follow-up ( p for trend < 0.001). During the COVID-19 pandemic, POS-IP can increase work engagement after 1 year.

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  • Kiminori Odagami & Tomohisa Nagata & Kosuke Mafune & Hajime Ando & Seiichiro Tateishi & Mami Kuwamura & Ryutaro Matsugaki & Yoshihisa Fujino & Koji Mori & on behalf of the CORoNaWork Project, 2022. "Association between Perceived Organizational Support for Infection Prevention and Work Engagement during the COVID-19 Pandemic among Japanese Workers: A Prospective Cohort Study," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(23), pages 1-8, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:19:y:2022:i:23:p:16142-:d:991537
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