Job Control in Professional Practice: A Study on the Implications for Well-Being

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dc.contributor.advisorWallace, Jean Elizabeth
dc.contributor.authorDavis, Amanda Lynne
dc.contributor.committeememberDucey, Ariel
dc.contributor.committeememberLangford, Tom
dc.date2019-06
dc.date.accessioned2019-04-29T21:49:39Z
dc.date.available2019-04-29T21:49:39Z
dc.date.issued2019-04-26
dc.description.abstractThis thesis examines the relationships between job control and well-being using survey data from 354 male and female veterinarians in Alberta. It also explores whether men and women in veterinary practice experience different levels of job control, job demands and well-being and whether the effects of job control on well-being vary by gender. Job control is measured in terms of autonomy (i.e., task autonomy and control over work hours) and authority (i.e., job position and supervisor status). The results indicate that job control can be both beneficial and detrimental for well-being. Greater autonomy via more control over personal work hours has a positive effect on well-being whereas greater authority through practice ownership has a negative effect on well-being. The results also suggest that men and women experience significantly different levels of job control and well-being. Interestingly, the relationships between job control and well-being are relatively similar for men and women. Several avenues for further research are discussed from the findings of this study.en_US
dc.identifier.citationDavis, A. L. (2019). Job control in professional practice: A study on the implications for well-being (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca.en_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/36423
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1880/110241
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisher.facultyArtsen_US
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Calgaryen
dc.rightsUniversity of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.en_US
dc.subject.classificationSociologyen_US
dc.titleJob Control in Professional Practice: A Study on the Implications for Well-Beingen_US
dc.typemaster thesisen_US
thesis.degree.disciplineSociologyen_US
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Calgaryen_US
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Arts (MA)en_US
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