Formulations of Job Strain and Psychological Distress: A Four-year Longitudinal Study in Japan.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Different job strain formulations based on the Job Demand-Control model have been developed. This study evaluated longitudinal associations between job strain and psychological distress and whether associations were influenced by six formulations of job strain, including quadrant (original and simplified), subtraction, quotient, logarithm quotient, and quartile based on quotient, in randomly selected Japanese workers.

Methods

Data were from waves I and II of the Survey of Midlife in Japan (MIDJA), with a 4-year follow-up period. The study sample consisted of 412 participants working at baseline and had complete data on variables of interest. Associations between job strain at baseline and psychological distress at follow-up were assessed via multivariable linear r

SUBMITTER: Saiki M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10944203 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature