Effort-reward imbalance and sedentary lifestyle: an observational study in a large occupational cohort

Kouvonen, Anne; Kivim�ki, Mika; Elovainio, Marko; Pentti, Jaana; Linna, Anne; Virtanen, Marianna; Vahtera, Jussi

Abstract

Objectives: To investigate the association between effort-reward imbalance (ERI) at work and sedentary lifestyle.
Methods: Cross-sectional data from the ongoing Finnish Public Sector Study related to 30 433 women and 7718 men aged 17-64 were used (n = 35 918 after exclusion of participants with missing values in covariates). From the responses to a questionnaire, an aggregated mean score for ERI in a work unit was assigned to each participant. The outcome was sedentary lifestyle defined as

Citation

Kouvonen, A., Kivimäki, M., Elovainio, M., Pentti, J., Linna, A., Virtanen, M., & Vahtera, J. (2006). Effort-reward imbalance and sedentary lifestyle: an observational study in a large occupational cohort. Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 63,

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Publication Date: Jan 1, 2006
• Deposit Date: Mar 7, 2008
• Publicly Available Date: Mar 7, 2008
• Journal: Occupational and Environmental Medicine
• Print ISSN: 1351-0711
• Publisher: BMJ Publishing Group
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 63
• Keywords: effort-reward imbalance; physical activity; sedentary lifestyle; work stress
• Public URL: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1019174
• Publisher URL: http://oem.bmj.com/