Occupational Stress and Health Among Men and Women in the Tecumseh Community Health Study

House, James S.; Strecher, Victor J.; Metzner, Helen L.; Robbins, Cynthia

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“…Previous studies have shown that chronic job insecurity leads to poor selfrated health, a severely increased risk of minor psychiatric morbidity and premature mortality (e.g. Burgard et al 2012;Ferrie 2001;Heaney et al 1994;House et al 1986). As the chronic nature of job insecurity continues unabated, the stressor might consume the employee's resources, and hence, it jeopardizes the use of effective and appropriate coping strategies (e.g.…”

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The effects of unemployment and perceived job insecurity: a comparison of their association with psychological and somatic complaints, self-rated health and life satisfaction

Griep

Kinnunen

Nätti

et al. 2015

Int Arch Occup Environ Health

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Results Covariance analyses adjusted for background variables support findings from earlier studies that long-term unemployment and perceived job insecurity are detrimental: short-term unemployed and secure permanent employees experienced fewer psychological complaints and lower subjective complaints load, reported a higher self-rated health, and were more satisfied with their life compared to long-term unemployed and insecure permanent employees. Second, whereas unemployment was found to be more detrimental than insecure employment in terms of life satisfaction, insecure employment was found to be more detrimental than unemployment in terms of psychological complaints. No differences were found regarding subjective complaints load and self-rated health. Conclusions Our findings suggest that (1) insecure employment relates to more psychological complaints than short-term unemployment and secure permanent employment, (2) insecure employment and long-term unemployment relate to more subjective complaints load and poorer health when compared to secure permanent employment, and (3) insecure employment relates to higher life satisfaction than both short-and long-term unemployment.Keywords Unemployment · Job insecurity · Psychological complaints · Subjective complaints load · Life satisfaction · Self-rated health IntroductionOver the last 20 years, globalization along with the economic recession has put considerable strain on the labour market. Therefore, organizations have been forced to cutback costs, resulting in job loss and increased perceptions of job insecurity among workers (Daly et al. 2013; AbstractPurpose Research has provided convincing evidence for the adverse effects of both short-and long-term unemployment, and perceived job insecurity on individuals' health and well-being. This study aims to go one critical step further by comparing the association between short-and longterm unemployment, and perceived job insecurity with a diverse set of health and well-being indicators. Methods We compare four groups: (1) secure permanent employees (N = 2257), (2) insecure permanent employees (N = 713), (3) short-term unemployed (N = 662), and (4) long-term unemployed (N = 345) using cross-sectional data from the nationally representative Living Conditions Survey in Finland. 2000, 2011). These phenomena, in turn, have raised concerns about their potential impact on employees' health and well-being. Unemployment typically refers to individuals between the age of 16 and 64 who do not have a paid job or are not self-employed during a specific reference period even though they are physically and psychologically available for work and actively seeking employment (International Labour Organization, ILO 2000). There is convincing evidence from diverse fields such as life sciences (e.g. medicine) and social sciences (e.g. psychology) that unemployment has adverse effects that go beyond effects associated with income loss (for a review see Frey 2008; McKee-Ryan et al. 2005). First, unemployment negatively impacts physical h...

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The effects of unemployment and perceived job insecurity: a comparison of their association with psychological and somatic complaints, self-rated health and life satisfaction

Griep

Kinnunen

Nätti

et al. 2015

Int Arch Occup Environ Health

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“…Particular interest has been focused on the relationship between hypertension and/or coronary heart disease and occupational stressors, operationalized as specific job problems, high job demands, job dissatisfaction, and low job rewards.13-'1 This work has yielded inconsistent findings, with some studies showing positive associations13"14"16-25 and others indicating null or negative associations.612152- 29 Work by Karasek and his colleagues suggests that there is a strong association between job strain, conceptualized as the joint effect of high job demands and low decision latitude or control, and an increased prevalence and/or incidence of coronary heart disease and myocardial infarction when traditional risk factors such as age, race, cholesterol, and smoking are controlled for.14,18 20 Also, job strain has recently been shown to be positively associated with elevated diastolic blood pressure and a higher left-ventricularmass index in a case-control study of employees from several occupations (odds ratio of 3.1). 25 Although some studies have used case-control or prospective designs, 18,25 most of the studies using Karasek does not permit evaluations of the associations between workers' self-perceptions of their jobs and disease status.…”

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Job strain and prevalence of hypertension in a biracial population of urban bus drivers.

Albright

Winkleby²,

Ragland³

et al. 1992

Am J Public Health

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OBJECTIVES. In this study we tested the association between occupational stress--as measured by job demands, decision latitude, and job strain--and hypertension in a population of 1396 Black and White bus drivers. METHODS. Height, weight, blood pressure, and medical history were assessed by physical exam. Drivers completed a questionnaire assessing their work schedules, personal habits, and self-perceptions about job demands and decision latitude. RESULTS. Univariate analyses revealed significant inverse associations; lower levels of job demands and job strain were associated with a higher prevalence of hypertension for Blacks and Whites. After 12 confounding variables were controlled for, the association between these two measures of occupational stress and hypertension became nonsignificant. Decision latitude was also not significantly associated with hypertension. CONCLUSIONS. Our findings are inconsistent with previous studies' findings of a positive association between job strain and chronic diseases. The difference in results may be explained by our incorporation of individuals' perceptions in the measurement of occupational stressors and our use of individuals from a single occupation with comparable job responsibilities and income, thus controlling for potential confounding by social class.

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“…Insufficient recovery is thought to disturb physiological processes (blood pressure, hormone excretion, sympathetic nervous system activity) and, eventually, lead to psychological and physical health complaints (19,20). Second, long workhours are thought to be associated with life-style factors such as smoking and coffee and alcohol consumption, unhealthy diet, and lack of exercise (21)(22)(23). In turn, unhealthy behavior causes physiological changes (eg, high blood pressure, high cholesterol) and increased risk for cardiovascular disease and adverse health in general.…”

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Long workhours and health

Hulst

2003

Scand J Work Environ Health

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Occupational Stress and Health Among Men and Women in the Tecumseh Community Health Study

Cited by 195 publications

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The effects of unemployment and perceived job insecurity: a comparison of their association with psychological and somatic complaints, self-rated health and life satisfaction

The effects of unemployment and perceived job insecurity: a comparison of their association with psychological and somatic complaints, self-rated health and life satisfaction

Job strain and prevalence of hypertension in a biracial population of urban bus drivers.

Long workhours and health

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