Can work preferences (personality based) differentiate between employees scoring high or low in general mental health?

Genevieve Colling; Richard E. Hicks

Can work preferences (personality based) differentiate between employees scoring high or low in general mental health?

Genevieve Colling
, Richard E. Hicks

Faculty of Society & Design

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Abstract

the relationship between personal work characteristics and general mental health and also to contribute to validity data on the Apollo Profile. Method~ - A battery of tests, including the t2-item General Health Questionnaire and the ApoIlo Profile, was given to 98 adult participants (60 female & 38 male) currently in full-time employment. A discriminant function analysis was conducted to determine whether the Apollo Profile cbaracteristics could successfully disctiminate between two mental health groups. Results - The results indicated that of the 34 personal work characerlstics, preferences and attitudes assessed by the Apollo Profile, eleven significantly differentiated between the two mental health groups. A canonical correlation of .69 and a significant effect size of .48 were obtained. Conclusions - Strong relationships between personal work characteristics and mental health were identified in this study.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of 42nd annual conference
Subtitle of host publication	Psychology making an impact
Editors	Kate Moore
Publisher	The Australian Psychological Society Ltd
Pages	93-97
Number of pages	5
ISBN (Print)	9780909881337
Publication status	Published - 2007
Event	Australian Psychological Society's (APS) Annual Conference - Brisbane, Australia Duration: 25 Sept 2007 → 29 Sept 2007 https://www.psychology.org.au/publications/conferences/

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Conference	Australian Psychological Society's (APS) Annual Conference
Country/Territory	Australia
City	Brisbane
Period	25/09/07 → 29/09/07
Internet address	https://www.psychology.org.au/publications/conferences/

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Colling, G & Hicks, RE 2007, Can work preferences (personality based) differentiate between employees scoring high or low in general mental health? in K Moore (ed.), Proceedings of 42nd annual conference: Psychology making an impact. The Australian Psychological Society Ltd , pp. 93-97, Australian Psychological Society's (APS) Annual Conference , Brisbane, Australia, 25/09/07.

Can work preferences (personality based) differentiate between employees scoring high or low in general mental health? / Colling, Genevieve; Hicks, Richard E.
Proceedings of 42nd annual conference: Psychology making an impact. ed. / Kate Moore. The Australian Psychological Society Ltd , 2007. p. 93-97.

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