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Is the worsening of psychosocial exposures associated with mental health? Comparing two population‐based cross‐sectional studies in Spain, 2005–2010
Author(s) -
Utzet Mireia,
Navarro Albert,
Llorens Clara,
Muntaner Carles,
Moncada Salvador
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
american journal of industrial medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.7
H-Index - 104
eISSN - 1097-0274
pISSN - 0271-3586
DOI - 10.1002/ajim.22577
Subject(s) - psychosocial , medicine , mental health , unemployment , cross sectional study , socioeconomic status , environmental health , population , context (archaeology) , social support , job strain , gerontology , occupational safety and health , working population , demography , psychiatry , psychology , social psychology , paleontology , pathology , sociology , economics , biology , economic growth
Aims To analyze whether associations between workplace psychosocial exposures and the mental health of the working population in Spain changed between 2005 and 2010. Methods Two representative samples of the Spanish working population have been analyzed, 2005 (n = 5073) and 2010 (n = 3544). Results In 2010 there was a significant association between poor mental health and exposure to high Demands, low Social Support and high Insecurity over working conditions, and exposure to high Insecurity over losing the job only for men. In 2005 there was a significant association with exposure to high Demands and low Social Support. Conclusion Changes in the associations between psychosocial risks and mental health may be related to the socioeconomic context marked by the rise in unemployment and the destruction of jobs as a result of the 2008 economic crisis. Am. J. Ind. Med. 59:399–407, 2016. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.