Work Organization Conditions and Prescribed Psychotropic Drug Use in Canada: The Moderating Role of Personality Traits

Abstract

This study examined the moderating role of Canadian workers' personality traits between work organization conditions and prescribed psychotropic drug use. Longitudinal data were derived from Statistics Canada's National Population Health Survey. Controlling for several cofounding variables, the multilevel analysis revealed that self-esteem, internal locus of control, as well as sense of coherence decreased prescribed psychotropic drug use by 4%, 9%, and 3%, respectively. The results indicated that a worker's personality traits do not moderate the association between work organization conditions and prescribed psychotropic drug use.

KEYWORDS:

• Canadian workers
• internal locus of control
• longitudinal design
• prescribed psychotropic drug use
• self-esteem
• sense of coherence

Notes

Note. Results were adjusted for gender, age, household income, social support outside the workplace, stressful childhood events, marital status (couple), presence of children between the ages of 0 and 5, 6 and 11, and older than 12, child-related strain, couple-related strain, occupation (directors, supervisors, professionals, white collars, blue collars) and education.

*p < .05. **p < .01.

Note. Results were adjusted for gender, age, household income, social support outside the workplace, stressful childhood events, marital status (couple), presence of children between the ages of 0 and 5, 6 and 11, and older than 12, child-related strain, couple-related strain, occupation (directors, supervisors, professionals, white collards, blue collars) and education.

*p < .05. **p < .01.