Document ID (ISN) | 106086 |
CIS number |
07-230 |
ISSN - Serial title |
0340-0131 - International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health |
Year |
2006 |
Convention or series no. |
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Author(s) |
Kondo K., Kobayashi Y., Hirokawa K., Tsutsumi A., Kobayashi F., Haratani T., Araki S., Kawakami N. |
Title |
Job strain and sick leave among Japanese employees: A longitudinal study |
Bibliographic information |
Mar. 2006, Vol.79, No.3, p.213-219. 27 ref. |
Abstract |
The objective of this study was to investigate the association between job stress and sickness absenteeism among Japanese workers. Subjects included 448 men and 81 women who had taken no sick leave in the year preceding the baseline (1997). All were observed until 1999. Data on socio-demographic variables, occupations, health-related behaviour, job content and the number of absences due to sickness were collected by means of self-administered questionnaires. Data were subjected to logistic regression analyses. Compared to the lowest tertile of the ratio of demand to control (job strain), the highest tertile was significantly associated with an increased risk of sickness absence of five days or more per year (odds ratio 3.02) at follow-up. A dose-response relationship also was found. However, individual variables of job demand, job control, and worksite social support were not significantly associated with the risk of sickness absenteeism. |
Descriptors (primary) |
Japan; stress factors; psychology of work organization; sickness absenteeism |
Descriptors (secondary) |
questionnaire survey; sex-linked differences; long-term study |
Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
Country / State or Province | Japan |
Subject(s) |
Psychology and sociology
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Broad subject area(s) |
Stress, psychosocial factors
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Browse category(ies) |
Mental stress and burnout Psychology of work organization Psychological factors
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