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The effects of workplace psychosocial factors on whether Japanese dual-earner couples with preschool children have additional children: a prospective study

This study explored the effect of workplace psychosocial factors (job demand, job control, and workplace social support) on dual-earner couples in Japan having additional children, using a prospective study design. We conducted a 2-year prospective cohort study with 103 dual-earner couples with pres...

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Autores principales: EGUCHI, Hisashi, SHIMAZU, Akihito, FUJIWARA, Takeo, IWATA, Noboru, SHIMADA, Kyoko, TAKAHASHI, Masaya, TOKITA, Masahito, WATAI, Izumi, KAWAKAMI, Norito
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Publicado: National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health, Japan 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5136606/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27760893
http://dx.doi.org/10.2486/indhealth.2016-0080
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author EGUCHI, Hisashi
SHIMAZU, Akihito
FUJIWARA, Takeo
IWATA, Noboru
SHIMADA, Kyoko
TAKAHASHI, Masaya
TOKITA, Masahito
WATAI, Izumi
KAWAKAMI, Norito
author_facet EGUCHI, Hisashi
SHIMAZU, Akihito
FUJIWARA, Takeo
IWATA, Noboru
SHIMADA, Kyoko
TAKAHASHI, Masaya
TOKITA, Masahito
WATAI, Izumi
KAWAKAMI, Norito
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description This study explored the effect of workplace psychosocial factors (job demand, job control, and workplace social support) on dual-earner couples in Japan having additional children, using a prospective study design. We conducted a 2-year prospective cohort study with 103 dual-earner couples with preschool children in Japan, as part of the Tokyo Work–Family Interface Study II. We used multivariable logistic regression analyses to evaluate the prospective association of job strain (categorized into low-strain job, active job, passive job, and strain job groups) and workplace social support (high and low) with couples having additional children during the follow-up period, adjusting for age, for men and women separately. Men in the active job group (i.e., with high job demands and high job control) had a significantly higher odds ratio (OR) of having additional children during the follow-up period, after controlling for age (OR 9.07, 95% confidence interval: 1.27–64.85). No significant association between any workplace psychosocial factor and having additional children was confirmed among women. Having an active job may have a positive influence on having additional children among men in dual-earner couples.
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spelling pubmed-51366062016-12-14 The effects of workplace psychosocial factors on whether Japanese dual-earner couples with preschool children have additional children: a prospective study EGUCHI, Hisashi SHIMAZU, Akihito FUJIWARA, Takeo IWATA, Noboru SHIMADA, Kyoko TAKAHASHI, Masaya TOKITA, Masahito WATAI, Izumi KAWAKAMI, Norito Ind Health Original Article This study explored the effect of workplace psychosocial factors (job demand, job control, and workplace social support) on dual-earner couples in Japan having additional children, using a prospective study design. We conducted a 2-year prospective cohort study with 103 dual-earner couples with preschool children in Japan, as part of the Tokyo Work–Family Interface Study II. We used multivariable logistic regression analyses to evaluate the prospective association of job strain (categorized into low-strain job, active job, passive job, and strain job groups) and workplace social support (high and low) with couples having additional children during the follow-up period, adjusting for age, for men and women separately. Men in the active job group (i.e., with high job demands and high job control) had a significantly higher odds ratio (OR) of having additional children during the follow-up period, after controlling for age (OR 9.07, 95% confidence interval: 1.27–64.85). No significant association between any workplace psychosocial factor and having additional children was confirmed among women. Having an active job may have a positive influence on having additional children among men in dual-earner couples. National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health, Japan 2016-10-18 2016-11 /pmc/articles/PMC5136606/ /pubmed/27760893 http://dx.doi.org/10.2486/indhealth.2016-0080 Text en ©2016 National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial No Derivatives (by-nc-nd) License.
spellingShingle Original Article
EGUCHI, Hisashi
SHIMAZU, Akihito
FUJIWARA, Takeo
IWATA, Noboru
SHIMADA, Kyoko
TAKAHASHI, Masaya
TOKITA, Masahito
WATAI, Izumi
KAWAKAMI, Norito
The effects of workplace psychosocial factors on whether Japanese dual-earner couples with preschool children have additional children: a prospective study
title The effects of workplace psychosocial factors on whether Japanese dual-earner couples with preschool children have additional children: a prospective study
title_full The effects of workplace psychosocial factors on whether Japanese dual-earner couples with preschool children have additional children: a prospective study
title_fullStr The effects of workplace psychosocial factors on whether Japanese dual-earner couples with preschool children have additional children: a prospective study
title_full_unstemmed The effects of workplace psychosocial factors on whether Japanese dual-earner couples with preschool children have additional children: a prospective study
title_short The effects of workplace psychosocial factors on whether Japanese dual-earner couples with preschool children have additional children: a prospective study
title_sort effects of workplace psychosocial factors on whether japanese dual-earner couples with preschool children have additional children: a prospective study
topic Original Article
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5136606/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27760893
http://dx.doi.org/10.2486/indhealth.2016-0080
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