Open AccessOccupational social class and disability retirement among municipal employees – the contribution of health behaviors and working conditions
Author(s) -
Taina Lein,
Olli Pietiläinen,
Mikko Laaksonen,
Ossi Rahkonen,
Eero Lahelma,
Pekka Martikainen
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
scandinavian journal of work, environment and health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.621
H-Index - 103
eISSN - 1795-990X
pISSN - 0355-3140
DOI - 10.5271/sjweh.3182
Subject(s) - working class , psychology , social class , class (philosophy) , demographic economics , gerontology , environmental health , sociology , political science , medicine , economics , computer science , politics , law , artificial intelligence
The mechanisms through which a low socioeconomic position leads to disability retirement are notyet established. We examined, on the one hand, the associations between occupational social class and disabilityretirement due to all causes, musculoskeletal diseases, and mental disorders and, on the other hand, the contributionof health behaviors and working conditions to these associations.