Differences in occupational stress by smoking intensity and gender in cross-sectional study of 59 355 Japanese employees using the Brief Job Stress Questionnaire (BJSQ): the Niigata Wellness Study

Objectives It has been hypothesised that smoking intensity may be related to occupational stress. This study aimed to investigate whether stress, including problems with superiors or co-workers, is a driver of smoking.Design Cross-sectional study.Setting and participants 59 355 employees (34 865 men...

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Main Authors: Kazuya Fujihara, Masaru Kitazawa, Satoru Kodama, Kiminori Kato, Hirohito Sone, Shigemi Tashiro, Minoru Tashiro, Kazuhiro Matsuda, Masato Otsuka, Koji Sato
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2022-04-01
Series:BMJ Open
Online Access:https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/12/4/e055577.full