The Macroeconomic Context of Job Stress

Fenwick, Rudy; Tausig, Mark

doi:10.2307/2137280

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“…The change in the trend from earlier years may be a consequence of the Asian financial crisis in 1997, which hit the Japanese economy and its people hard. Studies have indicated both a positive and negative relationship between macroeconomic conditions and health, with various mechanisms-such as changes in stress levels, risk-taking, lifestyle and health behaviours, human capital investments, opportunity cost of time, unemployment levels, relative income, and relative price of medical care-linking the two variables (Ruhm 2000;Tapia Granados 2008;Brenner and Mooney 1983;Fenwick and Tausig 1994;Catalano and Dooley 1983). In two recent longitudinal studies conducted in Denmark and the United States, a decline in self-rated health was shown to be causally linked to worries about financial difficulties and job insecurities (Rugulies et al 2008;Angel et al 2003).…”

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Trends in healthy life expectancy in Japan: 1986 - 2004

Yong

Saito

2009

DemRes

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This article examines the increasing life expectancy of Japanese men and women in relation to their health from 1986 to 2004. We computed healthy life expectancy for seven available time-points using the prevalence-based Sullivan method. The results showed that, for both sexes and at all ages, the gains in life expectancy prior to 1995 were mostly in years of good self-rated health, while the gains thereafter were in years of poor self-rated health. The exception was for women at age 85, among whom there was an almost continuous increase in the number of years in poor health. The proportion of life spent in different health states suggested evidence of morbidity compression until 1995, followed by an expansion of morbidity.

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Trends in healthy life expectancy in Japan: 1986 - 2004

Yong

Saito

2009

DemRes

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“…These associations can largely be interpreted on the basis of predictions generated by Karasek's demand-control model (1). While previous research has suggested that cumulative exposure to high strain tends to result in negative health outcomes (13)(14)(15)(16)(17)(18)(19), our study is the first to explore the effects of exposure to other combinations of job demands and control. Consequently, from a theoretical point of view, it seems worthwhile to explore the differential effects of various demandcontrol histories on worker health.…”

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Effects of stable and changing demand–control histories on worker health

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Scand J Work Environ Health

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“…Employees may be more likely to accept involuntary part-time work or temporary contract work in order to remain employed (Benach et al, 2014a;Karamessini & Rubery, 2013;Fenwick & Tausig, 1994). They may also find their work-life balance under greater pressure due to increased job demands and reduced latitude for making decisions (Fenwick & Tausig 1994). Moreover, austerity measures and implementation of labor market reforms may affect employment conditions, with negative effects on health (Karanikolos et al, 2013).…”

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confidence: 99%