TY - JOUR
T1 - Emotional Demands at Work and the Risk of Clinical Depression
T2 - A Longitudinal Study in the Danish Public Sector
AU - Vammen, Marianne Agergaard
AU - Mikkelsen, Sigurd
AU - Hansen, Åse Marie
AU - Bonde, Jens Peter
AU - Grynderup, Matias B.
AU - Kolstad, Henrik
AU - Kærlev, Linda
AU - Mors, Ole
AU - Rugulies, Reiner Ernst
AU - Thomsen, Jane Frølund
PY - 2016/10
Y1 - 2016/10
N2 - OBJECTIVE: This study is a 2-year follow-up study of different dimensions of work-related emotional demands as a predictor for clinical depression.METHODS: In a two-wave study, 3224 (72%) public employees from 474 work-units participated twice by filling in questionnaires. Sixty-two cases of clinical depression were diagnosed. Emotional demands were examined as perceived and content-related emotional demands, individually reported and work-unit based. Support, meaningful work, and enrichment were considered as potential effect modifiers.RESULTS: Individually reported perceived emotional demands predicted depression (odds ratio: 1.40; 95% confidence intervals: 1.02 to 1.92). The work-unit based odds ratio was in the same direction, though not significant. Content-related emotional demands did not predict depression. Support, meaningful work, and enrichment did not modify the results.CONCLUSIONS: The personal perception of emotional demands was a risk factor for clinical depression but specific emotionally demanding work tasks were not.
AB - OBJECTIVE: This study is a 2-year follow-up study of different dimensions of work-related emotional demands as a predictor for clinical depression.METHODS: In a two-wave study, 3224 (72%) public employees from 474 work-units participated twice by filling in questionnaires. Sixty-two cases of clinical depression were diagnosed. Emotional demands were examined as perceived and content-related emotional demands, individually reported and work-unit based. Support, meaningful work, and enrichment were considered as potential effect modifiers.RESULTS: Individually reported perceived emotional demands predicted depression (odds ratio: 1.40; 95% confidence intervals: 1.02 to 1.92). The work-unit based odds ratio was in the same direction, though not significant. Content-related emotional demands did not predict depression. Support, meaningful work, and enrichment did not modify the results.CONCLUSIONS: The personal perception of emotional demands was a risk factor for clinical depression but specific emotionally demanding work tasks were not.
U2 - 10.1097/JOM.0000000000000849
DO - 10.1097/JOM.0000000000000849
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 27525526
VL - 58
SP - 994
EP - 1001
JO - Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
JF - Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
SN - 1076-2752
IS - 10
ER -