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Longitudinal Effect of Emotional and Physical Demands on Health-related Behaviour among Malaysian Workers

Nurfazreen Aina Muhamad Nasharudin

http://dx.doi.org/10.6007/IJARBSS/v11-i12/11905

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The current study examines the effect of job demands on psychological health-related behaviour among Malaysian workers. It is predicted that emotional and physical demands lead to future work-related burnout and depression and affect sleep patterns. This study was conducted among 345 Malaysian workers using a longitudinal two-wave survey. The data were analysed using AMOS software using Structural Equation Modelling (SEM). The results showed that emotional demands predict future work-related burnout, while depression predicts sleep problems through time. Overall, the current study shows that emotional and physical job demands affect employees’ psychological health over time.

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In-Text Citation: (Nasharudin, 2021)
To Cite this Article: Nasharudin, N. A. M. (2021). Longitudinal Effect of Emotional and Physical Demands on Health-related Behaviour among Malaysian Workers. International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, 11(12), 1788–1804.