Association between work stress and risk of suicidal ideation: A cohort study among Korean employees examining gender and age differences
OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to identify work stress associated with the development of suicidal ideation with a focus on gender and age differences among Korean employees. METHODS: The data of 95 356 healthy employees aged >18 years who had undergone at least two comprehensive health exa...
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| author | Sun-Young Kim Young-Chul Shin Kang-Seob Oh Dong-Won Shin Weon-Jeong Lim Sung Joon Cho Sang-Won Jeon |
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| description | OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to identify work stress associated with the development of suicidal ideation with a focus on gender and age differences among Korean employees. METHODS: The data of 95 356 healthy employees aged >18 years who had undergone at least two comprehensive health examinations at Kangbuk Samsung Hospital Health Screening Center, South Korea, were analyzed. Risk of suicidal ideation was assessed using a self-reported questionnaire examining suicidal ideation during the past year. Work stress was measured using the Korean Occupational Stress Scale-Short Form. A Cox proportional hazards model was used to examine relationship between work stress and suicidal ideation. Considering gender and age differences in the association between work stress and suicidal ideation, the data were stratified by gender and age groups. RESULTS: During 289 706 person-years of follow-up, suicide ideation was identified in 3 460 participants. For male workers, high job demands and lack of reward were associated with the risk of suicidal ideation in young adults and midlife decade group. Job insecurity was associated with the risk of suicidal ideation in midlife decade and middle-aged and older adulthood. Organizational injustice was associated with the risk of suicidal ideation in middle-aged and older adulthood. Discomfort in an organizational climate was associated with the development of suicidal ideation in all age groups. For female workers, organizational injustice and discomfort in an organizational climate were associated with the risk of suicidal ideation in early adulthood. CONCLUSION: The results suggested that certain work stressors are risk factors of suicidal ideation. Gender and age differences in components of work stress associated with suicidal ideation were also observed. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-27602a536402462ebde796c14b9af3972022-12-21T22:46:20ZengNordic Association of Occupational Safety and Health (NOROSH)Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment & Health0355-31401795-990X2020-03-0146219820810.5271/sjweh.38523852Association between work stress and risk of suicidal ideation: A cohort study among Korean employees examining gender and age differencesSun-Young KimYoung-Chul ShinKang-Seob OhDong-Won ShinWeon-Jeong LimSung Joon ChoSang-Won Jeon0Department of Psychiatry, Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, 29 Saemunan-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul 03181, Republic of Korea.OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to identify work stress associated with the development of suicidal ideation with a focus on gender and age differences among Korean employees. METHODS: The data of 95 356 healthy employees aged >18 years who had undergone at least two comprehensive health examinations at Kangbuk Samsung Hospital Health Screening Center, South Korea, were analyzed. Risk of suicidal ideation was assessed using a self-reported questionnaire examining suicidal ideation during the past year. Work stress was measured using the Korean Occupational Stress Scale-Short Form. A Cox proportional hazards model was used to examine relationship between work stress and suicidal ideation. Considering gender and age differences in the association between work stress and suicidal ideation, the data were stratified by gender and age groups. RESULTS: During 289 706 person-years of follow-up, suicide ideation was identified in 3 460 participants. For male workers, high job demands and lack of reward were associated with the risk of suicidal ideation in young adults and midlife decade group. Job insecurity was associated with the risk of suicidal ideation in midlife decade and middle-aged and older adulthood. Organizational injustice was associated with the risk of suicidal ideation in middle-aged and older adulthood. Discomfort in an organizational climate was associated with the development of suicidal ideation in all age groups. For female workers, organizational injustice and discomfort in an organizational climate were associated with the risk of suicidal ideation in early adulthood. CONCLUSION: The results suggested that certain work stressors are risk factors of suicidal ideation. Gender and age differences in components of work stress associated with suicidal ideation were also observed. https://www.sjweh.fi/show_abstract.php?abstract_id=3852 job controljob demandjob insecurityeffort–reward imbalancekoreaage differencekorea national health and nutrition examination surveyknhanesstresssuicidal ideationsuicideorganizational injusticecohort studylife spanmental healthjob rewardwork stresskorean employeeagedepressiongender |
| spellingShingle | Sun-Young Kim Young-Chul Shin Kang-Seob Oh Dong-Won Shin Weon-Jeong Lim Sung Joon Cho Sang-Won Jeon Association between work stress and risk of suicidal ideation: A cohort study among Korean employees examining gender and age differences Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment & Health job control job demand job insecurity effort–reward imbalance korea age difference korea national health and nutrition examination survey knhanes stress suicidal ideation suicide organizational injustice cohort study life span mental health job reward work stress korean employee age depression gender |
| title | Association between work stress and risk of suicidal ideation: A cohort study among Korean employees examining gender and age differences |
| title_full | Association between work stress and risk of suicidal ideation: A cohort study among Korean employees examining gender and age differences |
| title_fullStr | Association between work stress and risk of suicidal ideation: A cohort study among Korean employees examining gender and age differences |
| title_full_unstemmed | Association between work stress and risk of suicidal ideation: A cohort study among Korean employees examining gender and age differences |
| title_short | Association between work stress and risk of suicidal ideation: A cohort study among Korean employees examining gender and age differences |
| title_sort | association between work stress and risk of suicidal ideation a cohort study among korean employees examining gender and age differences |
| topic | job control job demand job insecurity effort–reward imbalance korea age difference korea national health and nutrition examination survey knhanes stress suicidal ideation suicide organizational injustice cohort study life span mental health job reward work stress korean employee age depression gender |
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