Application of Karasek's demand/control model a Canadian occupational setting including shift workers during a period of reorganization and downsizing.
Am J Health Promot
; 11(6): 394-9, 1997.
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ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
To apply Karasek's Job Content Model to an analysis of the relationships between job type and perceived stress and stress behaviors in a large company during a period of reorganization and downsizing.DESIGN:
Cross-sectional mail-out, mail-back survey.SETTING:
A large Canadian telephone/telecommunications company.SUBJECTS:
Stratified random sample (stratified by job category) of 2200 out of 13,000 employees with a response rate of 48.8%.MEASURES:
Responses to 25 of Karasek's core questions were utilized to define four job types low-demand and high control = "relaxed"; high demand and high control = "active"; low demand and low control = "passive", and high demand and low control = "high strain." These job types were compared against self-reported stress levels, perceived general level of health, absenteeism, alcohol use, exercise level, and use of medications and drugs. Similar analyses were performed to assess the influence of shift work.RESULTS:
Employees with "passive" or "high strain" job types reported higher levels of stress (trend test p < .0001); poorer health (trend test P = .006); and higher levels of absenteeism (trend test p < .0001). More shift workers reported themselves in poor or fair health (chi-square p = .018) and reported high levels of stress at home (chi-square p = .002) than nonshift workers. The relationships between job type and levels of stress, health and absenteeism, however, held for nonshift workers as well.CONCLUSIONS:
Job types with high demand and low control were associated with increased stress, increased absenteeism, and poorer self-concept of health. The demand/control model of Karasek and Theorell was validated in this setting with respect to stress and some stress-associated attitudes and behaviors.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Tomada de Decisões Gerenciais
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Esgotamento Profissional
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Carga de Trabalho
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Controle Interno-Externo
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Modelos Psicológicos
Tipo de estudo:
Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Qualitative_research
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Região como assunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Am J Health Promot
Assunto da revista:
SAUDE PUBLICA
Ano de publicação:
1997
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Canadá