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ArticleInternational archives of occupational and environmental health2023

Autonomy in the context of cognitive demands-is the resource becoming a stressor?

Sabrina Zolg, Britta Herbig

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Article in International archives of occupational and environmental health, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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  1. Occupational autonomy and cognitive function: the moderating role of educational attainment.The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences · 2026
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Sabrina ZolgInstitute and Clinic for Occupational, Social and Environmental Medicine, University Hospital, LMU Munich, Ziemsensstr.5, 80336, Munich, Germany. sabrina.zolg@med.uni-muenchen.de.
Britta HerbigInstitute and Clinic for Occupational, Social and Environmental Medicine, University Hospital, LMU Munich, Ziemsensstr.5, 80336, Munich, Germany.

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Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung 02L16D001
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveAutonomy is often associated with positive linear effects on health whereas non-linear correlations have received only sporadic attention. Assuming that the use of autonomy also represents a cognitive demand, this study examines whether health effects of autonomy change depending on further cognitive demands and whether curvilinear relationships can be identified.

methodsA survey was carried out in three SMEs with established work analysis questionnaires. 197 Employees were classified into groups with high and with low cognitive demands by means of a two-step cluster analysis. This was modeled as moderator together with curvilinear effects of autonomy in regression analyses.

resultsCurvilinear associations were found for emotional exhaustion, cynicism, and anxiety. They were strongest for anxiety. No moderating effects of cognitive demands and no consistently significant modeled relations were found.

conclusionThe results confirm that autonomy has a positive influence on the health of employees. However, autonomy should not be seen as an isolated resource but embedded in the organizational and societal context.

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AnxietyWorkloadCognitionHumansRegression AnalysisSurveys and QuestionnairesAutonomyCognitive demandsDigitalization

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PMID36929278
PMCPMC10219893

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