Abstract
This meta-analysis provides robust consistent evidence that (combinations of) high demands and low decision latitude and (combinations of) high efforts and low rewards are prospective risk factors for common mental disorders and suggests that the psychosocial work environment is important for mental health. The associations are not merely explained by response bias. The impact of work stressors on common mental disorders differs for women and men.
Keywords
PsychosocialJob strainMental healthStressorInclusion (mineral)PsychologyMeta-analysisStatisticSocial supportJob satisfactionClinical psychologyApplied psychologySocial psychologyMedicinePsychiatryStatistics
MeSH Terms
FemaleHumansInterpersonal RelationsMaleMental DisordersMental HealthOccupational DiseasesRewardSocial SupportStressPsychologicalWorkplace
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- 443-462
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Stephen Stansfeld,
Bridget Candy
(2006).
Psychosocial work environment and mental health—a meta-analytic review.
Scandinavian Journal of Work Environment & Health
, 32
(6)
, 443-462.
https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.1050
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- DOI
- 10.5271/sjweh.1050
- PMID
- 17173201