Do changes in working hours increase stress in Japanese white-collar workers
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 22080593 |
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| Authors | Masaki Ozawa (Tokyo Medical and Dental University), Tatsuhiko Anzai (0000-0003-1073-2996, Tokyo Medical and Dental University), Takashi Yamauchi (0000-0001-5295-4082, Jikei University School of Medicine), Kunihiko Takahashi (0000-0003-2387-7772, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 11 |
| Pages | 1076024-1076024 |
| Publication date | 2023-02-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Frontiers in Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2296-2565 • E-ISSN: 2296-2565 |
| Publisher | Frontiers Media SA (PUBLISHER • CH) |
| DOI | 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1076024 |
| PMID | 36817909 |
| OpenAlex | W4318814926 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 43 |
Introduction: High stress at work is associated with negative health outcomes for workers, making stress prevention a critical challenge. Overtime work is an influential stress factor. This study, therefore, aimed to longitudinally evaluate how stress increased depending on changes in working hours among Japanese white-collar workers. Methods: We targeted 3,874 participants who were full-time workers and were recognized as having low stress in a web-based cohort in 2018 (T1) and 2019 (T2). We performed univariate and multivariate logistic regression with the following variables: years of experience, years of education, medical background, income, and roommates. Results: We observed a greater increase in stress among female who worked 41-50 h per week at T1 and more than 50 hours per week at T2, and those who worked more than 50 h per week at T1 and 35-40/41-50 h per week at T2, compared to those who worked 41-50 h per week both at T1 and T2, with odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (95% CI) of OR = 2.09, 95% CI (1.18, 3,70); OR =1.86, 95% CI (1.14, 3.03), respectively. However, no association between change in working hours and stress was found among male. Discussion: These results show that reducing stress requires decreasing working hours as well as identifying factors that lead to high stress
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