Synergistic interaction between job control and social support at work on depression, burnout, and insomnia among Japanese civil servants

• Published in: International archives of occupational and environmental health Vol. 88; no. 2; pp. 143 - 152
• Main Authors: Saijo, Yasuaki, Chiba, Shigeru, Yoshioka, Eiji, Nakagi, Yoshihiko, Ito, Toshihiro, Kitaoka-Higashiguchi, Kazuyo, Yoshida, Takahiko
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.02.2015; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Adult; Burnout; Burnout, Professional - epidemiology; Burnout, Professional - psychology; Civilians; Depressive Disorder - epidemiology; Depressive Disorder - psychology; Earth and Environmental Science; Environment; Environmental Health; Female; Humans; Insomnia; Japan - epidemiology; Job Satisfaction; Local Government; Logistic Models; Male; Mental depression; Middle Aged; Occupational health; Occupational Medicine/Industrial Medicine; Original Article; Rehabilitation; Sex Distribution; Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders - epidemiology; Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders - psychology; Social Support; Stress, Psychological - epidemiology; Surveys and Questionnaires; Workload - psychology; Young Adult; Japan; Synergy index; Burnout; Insomnia; Job demands; Job control; Depression; Social support

Purpose To elucidate whether low job control and low social support at work have synergistic interaction on mental health. The synergistic interaction was also analyzed after stratification by high and low job demands. Methods Participants were 2,121 local government employees in Asahikawa city, Jap...