Associations of suffering with facets of health and well-being among working adults: longitudinal evidence from two samples
Abstract Suffering is an experiential state that every person encounters at one time or another, yet little is known about suffering and its consequences for the health and well-being of nonclinical adult populations. In a pair of longitudinal studies, we used two waves of data from garment factory...
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| author | Richard G. Cowden Andrew J. Seidman Charlotte Duffee Dorota Węziak-Białowolska Eileen McNeely Tyler J. VanderWeele |
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| description | Abstract Suffering is an experiential state that every person encounters at one time or another, yet little is known about suffering and its consequences for the health and well-being of nonclinical adult populations. In a pair of longitudinal studies, we used two waves of data from garment factory workers (Study 1 [T1: 2017, T2: 2019]: n = 344) and flight attendants (Study 2 [T1: 2017/2018, T2: 2020]: n = 1402) to examine the prospective associations of suffering with 16 outcomes across different domains of health and well-being: physical health, health behavior, mental health, psychological well-being, character strengths, and social well-being. The primary analysis involved a series of regression analyses in which each T2 outcome was regressed on overall suffering assessed at T1, adjusting for relevant sociodemographic characteristics and the baseline value (or close proxy) of the outcome assessed at T1. In Study 1, associations of overall suffering with worse subsequent health and well-being were limited to a single outcome on each of the domains of physical health and mental health. Overall suffering was more consistently related to worse subsequent health and well-being in Study 2, with associations emerging for all but two outcomes. The pattern of findings for each study was largely similar when aspects of suffering were modeled individually, although associations for some aspects of suffering differed from those that emerged for overall suffering. Our findings suggest that suffering may have important implications for the health and well-being of worker populations. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-3ad44d5dd3644a39bcc9a9f221fa04c42022-12-22T04:20:22ZengNature PortfolioScientific Reports2045-23222022-11-0112111410.1038/s41598-022-24497-8Associations of suffering with facets of health and well-being among working adults: longitudinal evidence from two samplesRichard G. Cowden0Andrew J. Seidman1Charlotte Duffee2Dorota Węziak-Białowolska3Eileen McNeely4Tyler J. VanderWeele5Human Flourishing Program, Harvard UniversityDepartment of Psychiatry, University of PittsburghHuman Flourishing Program, Harvard UniversityHuman Flourishing Program, Harvard UniversitySustainability and Health Initiative (SHINE), Department of Environmental Health, Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public HealthHuman Flourishing Program, Harvard UniversityAbstract Suffering is an experiential state that every person encounters at one time or another, yet little is known about suffering and its consequences for the health and well-being of nonclinical adult populations. In a pair of longitudinal studies, we used two waves of data from garment factory workers (Study 1 [T1: 2017, T2: 2019]: n = 344) and flight attendants (Study 2 [T1: 2017/2018, T2: 2020]: n = 1402) to examine the prospective associations of suffering with 16 outcomes across different domains of health and well-being: physical health, health behavior, mental health, psychological well-being, character strengths, and social well-being. The primary analysis involved a series of regression analyses in which each T2 outcome was regressed on overall suffering assessed at T1, adjusting for relevant sociodemographic characteristics and the baseline value (or close proxy) of the outcome assessed at T1. In Study 1, associations of overall suffering with worse subsequent health and well-being were limited to a single outcome on each of the domains of physical health and mental health. Overall suffering was more consistently related to worse subsequent health and well-being in Study 2, with associations emerging for all but two outcomes. The pattern of findings for each study was largely similar when aspects of suffering were modeled individually, although associations for some aspects of suffering differed from those that emerged for overall suffering. Our findings suggest that suffering may have important implications for the health and well-being of worker populations.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-24497-8 |
| spellingShingle | Richard G. Cowden Andrew J. Seidman Charlotte Duffee Dorota Węziak-Białowolska Eileen McNeely Tyler J. VanderWeele Associations of suffering with facets of health and well-being among working adults: longitudinal evidence from two samples Scientific Reports |
| title | Associations of suffering with facets of health and well-being among working adults: longitudinal evidence from two samples |
| title_full | Associations of suffering with facets of health and well-being among working adults: longitudinal evidence from two samples |
| title_fullStr | Associations of suffering with facets of health and well-being among working adults: longitudinal evidence from two samples |
| title_full_unstemmed | Associations of suffering with facets of health and well-being among working adults: longitudinal evidence from two samples |
| title_short | Associations of suffering with facets of health and well-being among working adults: longitudinal evidence from two samples |
| title_sort | associations of suffering with facets of health and well being among working adults longitudinal evidence from two samples |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-24497-8 |
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