| Document ID (ISN) | 111021 |
| CIS number |
10-0524 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
1076-2752 - Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine |
| Year |
2010 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Wang J., Schmitz N., Smailes E., Sareen J., Patten S. |
| Title |
Workplace characteristics, depression, and health-related presenteeism in a general population sample |
| Bibliographic information |
May 2010, Vol.52, No.5, p.836-842. 32 ref. |
| Abstract |
The objective of this study was to investigate the relationships between workplace psychosocial factors, work-family conflicts, depression and health-related presenteeism. It was conducted in the form of a cross-sectional survey of 4032 employees representative of the working population aged 25 to 64 years in Alberta, Canada. Data about workplace characteristics, depression and health-related presenteeism were collected through telephone. Among the participants, 47.3% and 42.9% reported some degree of impaired job performance in completing work and avoiding distraction, respectively. Major depression is the strongest factor associated with avoiding distraction. Job strain and effort-reward imbalance seemed to affect job performance through severity of depression but not major depression. It is concluded that a negative work environment may directly and indirectly affect job performance. Workplace health promotion activities should target organizational factors such as job strain, effort-reward imbalance and work-family conflicts so as to reduce the risk of depression and the direct and indirect effects of these risk factors and depression on productivity. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
Alberta; work efficiency; state of health; psychology of work organization |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
Canada; presenteeism; depressive neurosis; cross-sectional study; non-occupational factors |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Country / State or Province | Alberta |
| Subject(s) |
Psychology and sociology
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Occupational medicine, epidemiology
Stress, psychosocial factors
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| Browse category(ies) |
Psychological factors
Psychology of work organization
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