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Author: Meyer, John D.
Resulting in 2 citations.
1. Meyer, John D.
Mutambudzi, Miriam
Association of Occupational Trajectories With Alcohol Use Disorders in a Longitudinal National Survey
Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine 56,7 (July 2014): 700-707.
Also: https://journals.lww.com/joem/Fulltext/2014/07000/Association_of_Occupational_Trajectories_With.4.aspx
Cohort(s): NLSY79
Publisher: American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
Keyword(s): Alcohol Use; Occupational Information Network (O*NET); Occupational Status; Occupations

Permission to reprint the abstract has not been received from the publisher.

Objectives: We investigated longitudinal associations between occupation and alcohol use disorders (AUDs) across early- to mid-adult life.

Methods: Longitudinal trajectories of work substantive complexity were constructed by growth mixture modeling of occupational data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1979 and O*NET work variables. The association between work trajectories and AUDs was modeled adjusting for education.

Results: Lower work trajectories were associated with higher AUD prevalence and incidence. Incident AUDs were associated with a subsequent decline in work trajectory class for both high and low initial classes, more strongly in women despite lower overall AUD incidence.

Conclusions: Low work trajectory is associated with increased AUD prevalence. Development of an AUD may presage risk of decline in work substantive complexity. These findings suggest reinforcing relations between the development of AUD and occupational course at midlife.

Bibliography Citation
Meyer, John D. and Miriam Mutambudzi. "Association of Occupational Trajectories With Alcohol Use Disorders in a Longitudinal National Survey." Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine 56,7 (July 2014): 700-707.
2. Mutambudzi, Miriam
Meyer, John D.
Construction of Early and Midlife Work Trajectories in Women and Their Association With Birth Weight
American Journal of Public Health 104,S1 (February 2014): S58-S64.
Also: http://ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/abs/10.2105/AJPH.2013.301401
Cohort(s): NLSY79
Publisher: American Public Health Association
Keyword(s): Birthweight; Labor Force Participation; Life Course; Modeling, Growth Curve/Latent Trajectory Analysis; Occupational Information Network (O*NET)

Permission to reprint the abstract has not been received from the publisher.

Objectives. We derived trajectories of the substantive complexity (SC) of work across mid-adult life in women and determined their association with term birth weight. SC is a concept that encompasses decision latitude, active learning, and ability to use and expand one’s abilities at work.

Methods. Using occupational data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1979 and O*NET work variables, we used growth mixture modeling (GMM) to construct longitudinal trajectories of work SC from the ages of 18 to 34 years. The association between work trajectories and birth weight of infants born to study participants was modeled using generalized estimating equations, adjusting for education, income, and relevant covariates.

Results. GMM yielded a 5-class solution for work trajectories in women. Higher work trajectories were associated with higher term birth weight and were robust to the inclusion of both education and income. A work trajectory that showed a sharp rise after age 24 years was associated with marked improvement in birth weight.

Conclusions. Longitudinal modeling of work characteristics might improve capacity to integrate occupation into a life-course model that examines antecedents and consequences for maternal and child health.

Bibliography Citation
Mutambudzi, Miriam and John D. Meyer. "Construction of Early and Midlife Work Trajectories in Women and Their Association With Birth Weight." American Journal of Public Health 104,S1 (February 2014): S58-S64.