Occupational stress and depression in Korean employees

Cho, Jung Jin; Kim, Ji Yong; Chang, Sei Jin; Fiedler, Nancy; Koh, Sang Baek; Crabtree, Benjamin F.; Kang, Dongmug; Kim, Yong Kyu; Choi, Young Ho

doi:10.1007/s00420-008-0306-4

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“…Previous studies showed that transportation industry had associations with depression 47,48) . Socioeconomic status such as education and personal income might affect our results.…”

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Gender Differences in Factors Associated with Suicidal Ideation and Depressive Symptoms among Middle-aged Workers in Japan

Sugawara¹,

Yasui‐Furukori²,

Sasaki³

et al. 2013

Ind Health

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The purpose of this study was to assess middle-aged Japanese workers for possible gender differences in the risk factors associated with depressive symptoms and suicidal ideation. 5,878 workers (40-60 yr of age) (3,631 males and 2,247 females) were recruited from randomly selected companies in northern Japan. Demographic and lifestyle factors, suicidal ideation rate, and the data for the Brief Job Stress Questionnaire (BJSQ) and the Center for Epidemiologic Studies for Depression scale (CES-D) were obtained from the self-report questionnaires. After adjusting for possible confounding variables, marital status, absent of stress reduction technique and low job compatibility were significant independent risk factors for suicidal ideation among males. In females, marital status, feeling of insufficient sleep and absence of stress reduction techniques were significant independent risk factors after adjusting for all variables. Under the same adjustments, temporary employment also showed a protective effect against female suicidal ideation. In conclusion, our results suggest that factors related to suicidal ideation differed by gender. Different approaches for each gender might be useful in the development of suicide prevention programs. However, interpretation of work-related effects, such as temporary employment, interpersonal conflict and transportation industry, was hampered by lack of data concerning personal income, working hours and organizational commitment. Additional studies are needed to examine the longitudinal relationships between the risk factors associated with suicidal ideation and depressive symptoms.

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“…Previous studies showed that transportation industry had associations with depression 47,48) . Socioeconomic status such as education and personal income might affect our results.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Gender Differences in Factors Associated with Suicidal Ideation and Depressive Symptoms among Middle-aged Workers in Japan

Sugawara¹,

Yasui‐Furukori²,

Sasaki³

et al. 2013

Ind Health

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“…However, "discomfort in occupational climate" and "inadequate social support" seem to be more important stressors for Korean workers 17) . Recent study using KOSS document that in contrast to western studies of occupational stress, "inadequate social support" and "discomfort in occupational climate" are the most powerful predictors and are more predictive of depression than either job demands or job control 22) . The aim of this study was to investigate the association between insomnia and job stress assessed by the KOSS in employees recruited from a nationwide sample in Korea, and then to analyze which components of occupational stress is more strongly associated with insomnia in Korea.…”

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Association between Job Stress and Insomnia in Korean Workers

Kim

Min

et al. 2011

Journal of Occupational Health

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“…Another meta-analysis reported that high work demands, low autonomy, lack of reward, and job insecurity increase the risk of burnout [2] . In a study conducted in South Korea, lack of social support, job insecurity, and uncomfortable workplace environment were found to be risk factors for depression [3, 4]. In a systematic review study, the following three categories of work-related factors that contribute to the development of mental health problems were identified: unbalanced employment design, job uncertainty, devaluation, and disrespect in the workplace [5].…”

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Character strengths as protective factors against depression and suicidality among male and female employees

Kim

Hong

et al. 2018

BMC Public Health

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BackgroundSo far, studies on workplace mental health have only focused on work-related environmental risk factors, disregarding both protective and individual factors of employees. Therefore, we aimed to identify character strengths that act as protective factors against depressive moods and suicidality in Korean employees.MethodsIn total, 84 male and 151 female employees (aged 19–50 years) reported their sociodemographic characteristics; depressive symptoms, as measured by the Beck Depression Inventory-II; suicidality, as measured by the Korean version of the MINI International Neuropsychiatric Interview suicidality module; and character strengths, as measured by the 24 Character Strength Alphas on the Values in Action Survey-72. We conducted a hierarchical logistic regression, in which depressive mood and suicidality served as the categorical outcome variables.ResultsIn females, scores on the “curiosity” (B = 1.107, Wald = 10.207, odds ratio = 3.026, p = .001) and “love” (B = .862, Wald = 5.767, odds ratio = 2.367, p = .016) sub scales of the 24 Character Strength Alphas on the Values in Action Survey-72 were statistically significant predictors of having depressive mood. Additionally, females’ scores on “judgment” (B = − 1.405, Wald = 5.663, odds ratio = .245, p = .017) and “kindness” (B = − 1.456, Wald = 6.486, odds ratio = .233, p = .011) were protective factors against suicidality. In males, the “love” (B = 1.746, Wald = 4.279, odds ratio = 5.729, p = .039) score was a predictor of having depressive mood, while “teamwork” (B = − 2.204, Wald = 4.666, odds ratio = .110, p = .031) and “creativity” (B = − 1.384, Wald = 4.202, odds ratio = .251, p = .040) scores were protective factors against having depressive mood and suicidality, respectively.ConclusionsWe suggest that focusing on “judgement” and “kindness” in female employees, and “teamwork” and “creativity” in male employees, and engaging in activities that use these strengths at the workplace can be protective factors against depression and suicidality. Future research should focus on developing interventions to promote these character strengths among employees at the workplace.

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Occupational stress and depression in Korean employees

Cited by 111 publications

References 52 publications

Gender Differences in Factors Associated with Suicidal Ideation and Depressive Symptoms among Middle-aged Workers in Japan

Gender Differences in Factors Associated with Suicidal Ideation and Depressive Symptoms among Middle-aged Workers in Japan

Association between Job Stress and Insomnia in Korean Workers

Character strengths as protective factors against depression and suicidality among male and female employees

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