Development of job demands, decision authority and social support in industries with different gender composition - Sweden, 1991-2013.

ABSTRACT:

Background

This study aims to explore the development of job demands, decision authority and social support within and between industries with different gender composition in Sweden between 1991 and 2013.

Methods

Cross-sectional data from 12 waves of the Swedish Work Environment Surveys (1991 to 2013), comprising in total 109,698 respondents, were used. Industries were classified in 7 categories according to its gender composition and main activity, comprising two female-dominated, three gender-mixed and two male-dominated industries. Proportions of workers reporting high job demands, low decision authority and poor social support between 1991 and 2013 were calculated. Logistic regression analyses were performed to estimate variation across time, using 1991 as the reference

SUBMITTER: Cerdas S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6570932 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature