| Document ID (ISN) | 102019 |
| CIS number |
03-1481 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
1351-0711 - Occupational and Environmental Medicine |
| Year |
2003 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Niedhammer I., Chea M. |
| Title |
Psychosocial factors at work and self reported health: Comparative results of cross sectional and prospective analyses of the French GAZEL cohort |
| Bibliographic information |
July 2003, Vol.60, No.7, p.509-515. 47 ref. |
| Abstract |
To explore the relationship between psychosocial factors at work and self-reported health, cross-sectional and prospective analyses were carried out on data from a large occupational cohort of men and women employed at a large French gas and electricity utility. Psychosocial factors at work were evaluated using the Karasek questionnaire, designed to measure psychological demands, decision latitude, social support and physical demands. Self-reported health was used as health outcome. Variables analysed included chronic diseases, and socio-demographic, occupational and behavioural factors. Cross-sectional analysis revealed significant associations between psychological demands, decision latitude, social support and physical demands, as well as self-reported health for both men and women. Prospective analysis showed that high psychological demands for both sexes, low decision authority for men, and low social support and high physical demands for women, were related to poor self-reported health. These results were independent of potential confounding variables. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
state of health; power generation and distribution; psychology of work organization |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
subjective assessment; France; psychology and sociology; sex-linked differences; cohort study; cross-sectional study; questionnaire survey |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Country / State or Province | France |
| Subject(s) |
Psychology and sociology
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Stress, psychosocial factors
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Power generation and distribution
Psychology of work organization
Psychological factors
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