Psychosocial work stressors and risk of mortality in Australia: Analysis of data from the Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia survey

Abstract

Objective To examine the association between exposures to psychosocial work stressors and mortality in a nationally representative Australian working population sample. Methods 18 000 participants from the Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia survey with self-reported job demands, job control, job security and fair pay psychosocial work stressors exposures at baseline were followed for up to 15 waves. Cox proportional hazards regression models were used to examine the association between psychosocial work stressors and mortality. Models were serially adjusted for each subgroup of demographic, socioeconomic, health and behavioural risk factors. Results Low job control was associ..