Association among Working Hours, Occupational Stress, and Presenteeism among Wage Workers: Results from the Second Korean Working Conditions Survey
Annals of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
;
: 6-6, 2014.
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in English
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| ID: wpr-63231
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
The purpose of the present study was to identify the association between presenteeism and long working hours, shiftwork, and occupational stress using representative national survey data on Korean workers.METHODS:
We analyzed data from the second Korean Working Conditions Survey (KWCS), which was conducted in 2010, in which a total of 6,220 wage workers were analyzed. The study population included the economically active population aged above 15 years, and living in the Republic of Korea. We used the chi-squared test and multivariate logistic regression to test the statistical association between presenteeism and working hours, shiftwork, and occupational stress.RESULTS:
Approximately 19% of the workers experienced presenteeism during the previous 12 months. Women had higher rates of presenteeism than men. We found a statistically significant dose-response relationship between working hours and presenteeism. Shift workers had a slightly higher rate of presenteeism than non-shift workers, but the difference was not statistically significant. Occupational stress, such as high job demand, lack of rewards, and inadequate social support, had a significant association with presenteeism.CONCLUSIONS:
The present study suggests that long working hours and occupational stress are significantly related to presenteeism.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Reward
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Salaries and Fringe Benefits
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Logistic Models
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Republic of Korea
Type of study:
Risk factors
Limits:
Female
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Humans
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Male
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
Annals of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
Year:
2014
Type:
Article
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