The association between education and work stress: does the policy context matter?

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Several studies report socioeconomic differences in work stress, where people in lower socioeconomic positions (SEP) are more likely to experience this burden. In the current study, we analyse associations between education and work stress in a large sample of workers from 16 European countries. In addition we explore whether distinct national labour market policies are related to smaller inequalities in work stress according to educational attainment.

Methods

We use data collected in 2010/11 in two comparative studies ('Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe' and the 'English Longitudinal Study of Ageing'; N = 13695), with samples of men and women aged 50 to 64 from 16 European countries. We measure highest educational degree according to the internati

SUBMITTER: Lunau T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4374794 | biostudies-literature | 2015

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature