Lower socioeconomic status among men in relation to the association between job strain and blood pressure

Landsbergis, Paul; Schnall, Peter L.; Pickering, Thomas G.; Warren, Katherine; Schwartz, Joseph E.

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“…This scale has been found to have sound psychometric properties, with Cronbach ␣ϭ0.74 and 0.83 for job demands and control, respectively. 10 Further, several studies support the use of the DC model in predicting cardiovascular disease risk. [2][3][4][25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33] …”

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“…These studies generally demonstrate that job strain is associated with increased BP throughout the day and night. [3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11] Further, there is a greater incidence of myocardial infarction in individuals who report high job strain. 12 Although, there is considerable evidence that job strain has adverse effects on BP, little work has been performed examining the physiological mechanisms underlying the relationship between job strain and BP.…”

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Job Strain, Ethnicity, and Sympathetic Nervous System Activity

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Abstract-Several studies have demonstrated that blacks have heightened pressor sensitivity in response to the ␣-agonist, phenylephrine. However, studies examining whether psychosocial factors contribute to this difference are scarce. We examined the effects of job strain on pressor sensitivity in 76 whites and 46 blacks who were enrolled in a study of stress, sleep, and blood pressure. Responses to phenylephrine were examined at an inpatient clinical research center. After a 3-minute baseline period, a 100-microgram phenylephrine bolus was administered to participants intravenously. To measure catecholamines, 24-hour urine samples were also collected from participants. There was a significant relationship between job strain and pressor sensitivity, such that individuals with low decisional control and high job demands experienced a greater increase in diastolic pressure after receiving phenylephrine. Low decisional control was also associated with decreased baroreflex sensitivity. There was an interaction between ethnicity and job control on blood pressure responses to phenylephrine and on 24-hour urinary norepinephrine levels. Blacks who perceived less control experienced a greater increase in diastolic pressure after receiving phenylephrine and had elevated norepinephrine levels. These findings suggest possible mechanisms by which job strain may be associated with cardiovascular disease.

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“…Perhaps more important, SES is related to the experience of job demands and, consequently, health disparities: Job demands may be greater for higher SES individuals, while only negatively affecting the health those with lower SES (Kunz-Ebrecht, Kirschbaum, & Steptoe, 2004). Similarly, drawing on Karasek's (1979) demand-control model (in which stressful jobs are psychologically demanding and lack job autonomy), research has shown that the health of lower SES individuals is more strongly related to these "strain" conditions (Hallqvist et al, 1998;Landsbergis, Schnall, Pickering, Warren, & Schwartz, 2003). Thus, based on past research showing that lower SES individuals typically perceive more work stressors than do higher SES individuals and respond more negatively to those stressors, we hypothesized as follows:…”

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Disentangling the indirect links between socioeconomic status and health: The dynamic roles of work stressors and personal control.

Christie

Barling

2009

Journal of Applied Psychology

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Prior research has documented an indirect link between socioeconomic status (SES) and health, and the goal in this study was to help unravel this phenomenon from a dynamic perspective. The authors hypothesized that SES would be positively related to feelings of personal control and negatively related to perceived work stressors. Drawing on dynamic conceptualizations of these psychosocial factors, they suggest that these psychosocial factors relate to one another over time. Individuals who have higher levels of personal control experience increasingly fewer work stressors over time than do those with lower levels of personal control, and those who experience greater work stressors increasingly perceive less personal control over time than do those with fewer work stressors. Finally, the authors argue that trajectories of personal control and work stressors are associated with the accumulation of health problems over the same period. Their model was tested with 3-wave data (over 4 years) from a nationally representative sample of Canadian employees (N ϭ 3,419). Latent curve modeling provides support for the proposed dynamic model. Conceptual and practical implications are drawn, and suggestions for future research are outlined.

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“…Previous studies have examined work stress and health using theoretical frameworks such as the demand-control model and the effort-reward imbalance model [8,9]. Other studies have demonstrated that socioeconomic status (SES), measured by income and educational level, affects health as a factor modifying the associations between work stress and health [10,11].…”

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Influences of income and employment on psychological distress and depression treatment in Japanese adults

Fukuda

Hiyoshi

2011

Environ Health Prev Med

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Objectives Psychological distress is a health issue of critical importance, especially in people of working age in developed countries, including Japan. This study examined the relationships of income and employment arrangement with psychological distress and treatment of depression in a national sample of Japanese adults. Methods Data for 10,959 men and 11,655 women 25-59 years of age, obtained from the Comprehensive Survey of the Living Conditions of People on Health and Welfare in 2007, were examined. Health outcomes were psychological distress measured by the Japanese version of the K6, subjective complaints and medical treatment of depression. Explanatory variables included marital status, employment arrangement, and household income. The relationships between health outcomes and explanatory variables were examined using multiple logistic regression analyses. Results Lower income and unemployment were associated with a higher prevalence of psychological distress and treatment of depression. The association between psychological distress and income showed a threshold: the lowest income quintile had an especially high prevalence, while other quintiles had similar prevalences. The prevalence of depression treatment in those with psychological distress was significantly lower in the highest income quintile than in all the other income groups, and the prevalence was also significantly lower in employed than in unemployed respondents. Conclusions This study showed clear relationships of lower income and unemployment with psychological distress and depression treatment. It has been suggested that people with higher socioeconomic status and full-time work may be reluctant to consult professionals and receive medical treatment, despite their psychological distress. Comprehensive mental health interventions are required to prevent psychological distress in all socioeconomic strata of the population.

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Lower socioeconomic status among men in relation to the association between job strain and blood pressure

Cited by 77 publications

References 57 publications

Job Strain, Ethnicity, and Sympathetic Nervous System Activity

Job Strain, Ethnicity, and Sympathetic Nervous System Activity

Disentangling the indirect links between socioeconomic status and health: The dynamic roles of work stressors and personal control.

Influences of income and employment on psychological distress and depression treatment in Japanese adults

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