Working hours and depressive symptoms: the role of job stress factors

Annals of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
Yeogyeong YoonKyunghee Jung-Choi

Abstract

South Korea is one of the countries with the longest working hours in the OECD countries. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of working hours on depressive symptoms and the role of job stress factors between the two variables among employees in South Korea. This study used data from the Korea Working Conditions Survey in 2014. Study subjects included 23,197 employees aged 19 years or older who work more than 35 h per week. Working hours were categorized into 35-39, 40, 41-52, 53-68, and more than 68 h per week. Depressive symptoms were assessed using the WHO's Well-Being Index with a cut-off score of 13. We calculated prevalence ratios of depressive symptoms according to working hours using log-binomial regression. Through the percentage change in prevalence ratios, we identified the extent of the role of job stress factors that explain depressive symptoms. The risks of depressive symptoms were significantly higher in people who worked 35-39 h per week (PR: 1.09, CI: 1.01-1.18), 53-68 h/week (PR: 1.21, CI: 1.16-1.25), and more than 68 h/week (PR: 1.14, CI: 1.07-1.21) than 40 h/week, after adjusting for confounding variables. Job stress explained the effects of long working hours on depressive symptoms in about 20-...Continue Reading

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