Work stress on rise? Comparative analysis of trends in work stressors using the European working conditions survey.
Cross-national study
Effort-reward imbalance
Job strain
Occupational disparities
Trends
Work stressors
Journal
International archives of occupational and environmental health
ISSN: 1432-1246
Titre abrégé: Int Arch Occup Environ Health
Pays: Germany
ID NLM: 7512134
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Apr 2021
Apr 2021
Historique:
received:
25
05
2020
accepted:
12
10
2020
pubmed:
2
11
2020
medline:
28
8
2021
entrez:
1
11
2020
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
The rapid transformation of labor markets has been accompanied by the belief of rising stress at work. However, empirical evidence on such trends based on reliable survey data is scarce. This study analyzes long-term trends in well-established measures of work stressors across Europe, as well as potential occupational differences. We use repeated cross-sectional data of 15 European countries from waves 1995, 2000, 2005, 2010, and 2015 of the European Working Conditions Surveys. We apply three-way multilevel regressions (with employees nested in country-years, which are in turn nested in countries) to analyze trends in work stressors measured according to the demand-control and effort-reward imbalance models. Trends by occupational groups are also assessed. Our findings suggest that work stress generally increased from 1995 to 2015, and that the increase was mostly driven by psychological demands. People working in lower-skilled occupations had generally higher levels of job strain and effort-reward imbalance, as well as they tend to have a steeper increase in job strain than people working in higher-skilled occupations. Most of the change occurred from 1995 to 2005. Our results indicate that work stress has been on rise since 1995, specifically for people working in disadvantageous occupations. This directs the attention to the vulnerable position of the least skilled and also to the use of preventive measures to counteract some of the disadvantages experienced by this occupational group.
Identifiants
pubmed: 33130969
doi: 10.1007/s00420-020-01593-8
pii: 10.1007/s00420-020-01593-8
pmc: PMC8032584
doi:
Types de publication
Comparative Study
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
459-474Subventions
Organisme : Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
ID : 392132829 "LU 2211/1-1"
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