Working Conditions, Job Dissatisfaction and Smoking Behaviours Among French Clerks and Manual Workers

Peretti‐Watel, Patrick; Constance, Jean; Seror, Valérie; Beck, François

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“…These people initiate smoking or smoke more intensively before age 30 or during the first years on the job [10,13,41]. So either substance use was initiated during adolescence or adverse occupational demands can increase it, as found for smoking after waking.…”

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“…Workers who request a job change are more subject to work injuries [8] and remaining in that position results in alterations in cognitive processes, work abilities, risk perception, and increased stress [9], which can increase tobacco/alcohol use in order to cope [10][11][12][13]. Moreover, short-term employment is associated with hazardous work conditions and rapid turnover, which increases risk of work injury [14,15], income erosion, job insecurity, and lack of prospects for promotion, leading to increased stress and job dissatisfaction [10][11][12][13]. In 2005, 14.5% of workers in the EU25 countries had a short-term contract [16].…”

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Gender and age disparities in the associations of occupational factors with alcohol abuse and smoking in the French working population

Legleye

Baumann

Peretti‐Watel

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Revue d'Épidémiologie et de Santé Publique

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Background. -This study assessed the associations of short-term employment, physical and psychological occupational demands, and job dissatisfaction with alcohol abuse (using the Audit-C test) and daily smoking among working French men and women in different age groups.Methods. -The sample included 13,241 working people, 18-29, 30-39, and 40-59-years-old, randomly selected in France and interviewed by phone. Occupation, type of employment, physical demands, psychological demands, job dissatisfaction, gender, age, educational level, and income were considered. Data were analyzed with logistic models.Results. -Alcohol abuse affected 20.4% of men and 7.5% of women; smoking 32.1% and 24.2%, respectively. Their patterns of association with the occupational factors varied with gender and age. Job dissatisfaction was the leading factor among young men (adjusted odds ratio for alcohol abuse and smoking: 1.71 and 2.02), whereas short-term employment was the leading factor among young women (1.69 and 1.58), this pattern being reversed in older generations. The pattern of associations of physical and psychological demands with outcomes is more complex, but overall psychological demands were more important for women (especially the younger ones) than men, especially for smoking (OR > 1.6). Smoking within 5 min after waking was much more common among male and female smokers with these occupational factors, suggesting a potential dependency.Conclusions. -Workers with short-term employment and occupational demands are subject to a higher risk for alcohol abuse and smoking with high gender and age disparities. Gender and age should be considered when designing measures to prevent substance abuse related to occupation. # 2011 Elsevier Masson SAS. All rights reserved.

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Gender and age disparities in the associations of occupational factors with alcohol abuse and smoking in the French working population

Legleye

Baumann

Peretti‐Watel

et al. 2011

Revue d'Épidémiologie et de Santé Publique

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“…Blue-collar workers are more likely to be exposed to hazards on the job [Burkhart et al, 1993; Sorensen et al 1996; Rappaport et al, 2003; Meeker et al, 2006], which can have adverse health effects, including cancer. Stressful and unsatisfactory working conditions might contribute to increased smoking [Westman et al, 1985; Alexander and Beck, 1990; Landsbergis et al, 1998; Radi et al, 2007; Peretti-Watel et al, 2009,]. This is because cigarette smoking may be a way of coping with these stressful work situations in order to get short-term relief from physically or mentally demanding work [Lundberg, 1999; Sorensen et al, 2004].…”

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Cigarette smoking in building trades workers: The impact of work environment

Chin

Hong

Gillen

et al. 2012

American J Industrial Med

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Background Blue-collar workers smoke at higher rates than white-collar workers and the general population. Occupational factors may contribute to smoking behavior in this group. However, little is known about the role of occupational factors in explaining cigarette smoking patterns. Methods This study used cross-sectional data from the MassBUILT smoking cessation intervention study. Multivariable logistic regression analysis was conducted to investigate the association of occupational factors with current cigarette smoking among 1,817 building trades workers. Results Current cigarette smoking was significantly associated with the following occupational factors: union commitment (OR = 1.06; 95% CI: 1.00–1.12); exposure to dust (OR = 1.50; 95% CI: 1.15–1.95), exposure to chemicals (OR = 1.41; 95% CI: 1.11–1.79); and concern about exposure to occupational hazards (OR = 0.93; 95% CI: 0.91–0.95). Conclusion The findings highlight the need to explicate the pathways by which occupational factors may contribute to current smoking behavior among building trades workers. Smoking cessation programs for this population should consider work-related occupational factors along with individual approaches.

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“…Socioeconomic position may also directly influence substance use through pathways such as a) poor social integration and weak ties to others in society (Green et al, 2010), b) permissive norms surrounding substance use (Frone and Brown, 2010) and c) stress resulting from unstable employment, poor work conditions and financial difficulties (Frone, 2008;Mulia et al, 2008;Peretti-Watel et al, 2009b). Additional longitudinal data are needed to test whether changes in employment and living conditions can induce changes in substance use patterns in the short and the long-term.…”

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Tobacco, alcohol, cannabis and other illegal drug use among young adults: The socioeconomic context

Redonnet¹,

Chollet

Fombonne

et al. 2012

Drug and Alcohol Dependence

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Working Conditions, Job Dissatisfaction and Smoking Behaviours Among French Clerks and Manual Workers

Abstract: Poor working conditions may heavily contribute to health inequalities, as they are likely to fuel both stress and unhealthy behaviors, which combine to increase morbidity and mortality.

Cited by 26 publications

References 31 publications

Gender and age disparities in the associations of occupational factors with alcohol abuse and smoking in the French working population

Gender and age disparities in the associations of occupational factors with alcohol abuse and smoking in the French working population

Cigarette smoking in building trades workers: The impact of work environment

Tobacco, alcohol, cannabis and other illegal drug use among young adults: The socioeconomic context

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