Job-Worker Mismatch and Cognitive Decline
Author(s) / Creator(s)
de Grip, Andries
Bosma, Hans
Willems, Dick
van Boxtel, Martin
Abstract / Description
We have used longitudinal test data on various aspects of people's cognitive abilities to analyze whether overeducated workers are more vulnerable to a decline in their cognitive abilities, and undereducated workers are less vulnerable. We found that a job-worker mismatch induces a cognitive decline with respect to immediate and delayed recall abilities, cognitive flexibility and verbal fluency. Our findings indicate that, to some extent, it is the adjustment of the ability level of the overeducated and undereducated workers that adjusts initial job-worker mismatch. This adds to the relevance of preventing overeducation, and
shows that being employed in a challenging job contributes to workers' cognitive resilience.
Keyword(s)
Ungleichgewicht Kognition Fähigkeit Berufliche Qualifikation Überqualifizierung job-worker mismatch overeducation cognitive abilitiesPersistent Identifier
Date of first publication
2007
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Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit/ Institute for the Study of Labor: IZA Discussion Paper Series;2956
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Author(s) / Creator(s)de Grip, Andries
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Author(s) / Creator(s)Bosma, Hans
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Author(s) / Creator(s)Willems, Dick
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Author(s) / Creator(s)van Boxtel, Martin
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PsychArchives acquisition timestamp2022-11-17T11:04:37Z
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Made available on2008-06-03
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Made available on2022-11-17T11:04:37Z
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Date of first publication2007
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Abstract / DescriptionWe have used longitudinal test data on various aspects of people's cognitive abilities to analyze whether overeducated workers are more vulnerable to a decline in their cognitive abilities, and undereducated workers are less vulnerable. We found that a job-worker mismatch induces a cognitive decline with respect to immediate and delayed recall abilities, cognitive flexibility and verbal fluency. Our findings indicate that, to some extent, it is the adjustment of the ability level of the overeducated and undereducated workers that adjusts initial job-worker mismatch. This adds to the relevance of preventing overeducation, and shows that being employed in a challenging job contributes to workers' cognitive resilience.en
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Persistent Identifierhttps://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bsz:291-psydok-16306
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Persistent Identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11780/1089
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Persistent Identifierhttps://doi.org/10.23668/psycharchives.9043
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Language of contenteng
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Is part ofIZA Discussion Paper Series No. 2956
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Is part of seriesForschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit/ Institute for the Study of Labor: IZA Discussion Paper Series;2956
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Keyword(s)Ungleichgewichtde
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Keyword(s)Kognitionde
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Keyword(s)Fähigkeitde
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Keyword(s)Berufliche Qualifikationde
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Keyword(s)Überqualifizierungde
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Keyword(s)job-worker mismatchen
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Keyword(s)overeducationen
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Keyword(s)cognitive abilitiesen
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Dewey Decimal Classification number(s)150
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TitleJob-Worker Mismatch and Cognitive Declineen
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DRO typereport
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Visible tag(s)PsyDok