| Document ID (ISN) | 100072 |
| CIS number |
02-1493 |
| ISBN(s) |
0-7176-2314-9 |
| Year |
2002 |
| Convention or series no. |
HSE Contract Research Report CRR 422/2002
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| Author(s) |
Head J., Martikainen P., Kumari M., Kuper H., Marmot M.
Health and Safety Executive |
| Title |
Work environment, alcohol consumption and ill-health - The Whitehall II study |
| Bibliographic information |
HSE Books, P.O. Box 1999, Sudbury, Suffolk CO10 2WA, United Kingdom, 2002. viii, 64p. Illus. 194 ref. Price: GBP 15.00. |
| Internet access |
http://www.hse.gov.uk/research/crr_htm/2002/crr02422.htm [in English]
|
| Abstract |
The influences of the psychosocial work environment, change in work and alcohol consumption and dependence on health were studied in a cohort of 10,308 British civil servants. High job demands, low decision latitude and effort reward imbalance were related to increased incidence of coronary heart disease. Effort reward imbalance was related to increased incidence of diabetes in men. Adverse changes in work characteristics, particularly social support at work, predicted worsening of mental health for men and women. The effects of change in work characteristics on physical health and coronary heart disease were modest. Alcohol consumption was related to risk of accident absenteeism with an increased risk already evident at moderate levels of alcohol consumption. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
United Kingdom; alcoholism; psychology of work organization; government services; office work; health hazards; risk factors; conditions of work |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
coronary diseases; report; diabetes mellitus; state of health; sex-linked differences; accident absenteeism; injuries; cohort study; mental health |
| Document type |
E - Books, reports, proceedings |
| Country / State or Province | United Kingdom |
| Subject(s) |
Occupational physiology
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Stress, psychosocial factors
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| Browse category(ies) |
Office work
Public and government services
Psychology of work organization
Psychological factors
Alcohol and drug abuse
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