Why do Illegitimate Tasks Cause Pain? Qualitative Job Insecurity as an Underlying Mechanism

Musculoskeletal complaints are widespread and highly relevant stress-related consequences calling for the detailed exploration of antecedents. We propose that illegitimate tasks (i.e., tasks that do not conform to an employee’s occupational role) constitute one of these work-related antecedents. Thi...

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Main Authors: Maria U. Kottwitz, Kathleen Otto, Achim Elfering, Mauricio E. Garrido Vásquez, Sophie Braun, Wolfgang Kälin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Stockholm University Press 2021-05-01
Series:Scandinavian Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology
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Online Access:https://account.sjwop.com/index.php/su-j-sjwop/article/view/125