Employee Stress Status during the Past Decade (1982-1992) Based on a Nation-Wide Survey Conducted by the Ministry of Labour in Japan

• Published in: Industrial Health Vol. 35; no. 3; pp. 441 - 450
• Main Authors: SHIMIZU, Yoko, MAKINO, Shigenori, TAKATA, Tsutomu
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Japan National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health 01.07.1997
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Employee; Female; Health Surveys; Human relationships; Humans; Interpersonal Relations; Japan - epidemiology; Male; Middle Aged; Occupational Diseases - epidemiology; Occupational Diseases - prevention & control; Relaxation; Relaxation Therapy; Smoking; Stress, Psychological - epidemiology; Stress, Psychological - prevention & control; Work-related stress; Japan

In this paper we will report the results of nation-wide surveys on employee health conducted and published by the Ministry of Labour in 1982, 1987, and 1992. The subjects were approximately 20, 000 employees in 1982, approximately 15, 000 in 1987, and approximately 16, 000 in 1992, from throughout J...