Do changes in working hours increase stress in Japanese white-collar workers?

ABSTRACT:

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

SUBMITTER: Ozawa M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9928859 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature