The associations between work stress and mental health: A comparison of organizationally employed and self-employed workers

Autor:	Helen Christensen, Ruth Parslow, Rennie M. D'Souza, Lyndall Strazdins, Bryan Rodgers, Anthony F. Jorm
Rok vydání:	2004
Předmět:	Gerontology medicine.medical_specialty National Insurance Interview Work (electrical) Public health Stressor medicine Social environment Psychology Mental health Applied Psychology Occupational burnout
Zdroj:	Work & Stress. 18:231-244
ISSN:	1464-5335 0267-8373
DOI:	10.1080/14749730412331318649
Popis:	This study examined the associations between work stressors and mental health in organizationally employed and self-employed workers, and with the numbers of general practitioner (GP) services used by these two employment groups. The participants were selected from those already taking part in the PATH Through Life Project, in Australia. A total of 2275 men and women aged from 40 to 44 years participated in a community survey and were in the labour force at the time of the interview. Those who participated entered responses into a hand-held computer under the supervision of an interviewer. A total of 14.2% of the group identified themselves as self-employed. Respondents also provided details of their occupation and the extent to which they experienced work stressors. Some 72.6% of these participants gave consent for information on their use of GP services over a 12-month period to be obtained from national insurance records. We found that self-employed men and women reported more decision authority than t...
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