TY - JOUR
T1 - Working hours and mental health in Australia: evidence from an Australian population-based cohort, 2001-2012
AU - Milner, Allison
AU - Smith, Peter Matthew
AU - LaMontagne, Anthony Daniel
PY - 2015
Y1 - 2015
N2 - Objectives: This paper assesses the impact of working less than or more than standard full-time hours on mental health, as well as possible differences in this relationship by gender and skill level. Methods: The study design was a longitudinal cohort with 12 annual waves of data collection over the period 2001-2012, yielding a sample of 90 637 observations from 18 420 people. Fixed effects within-person regression was used to control for time invariant confounding. The Mental Component Summary of the Short Form 36 (SF-36) measure was used as the primary outcome measure. Working hours over the preceding year was measured in five categories with standard full-time hours (35-40 h/week) as the reference. Results: Results indicated that when respondents were working 49-59 h (-0.52, 95 CI -0.74 to -0.29, p
AB - Objectives: This paper assesses the impact of working less than or more than standard full-time hours on mental health, as well as possible differences in this relationship by gender and skill level. Methods: The study design was a longitudinal cohort with 12 annual waves of data collection over the period 2001-2012, yielding a sample of 90 637 observations from 18 420 people. Fixed effects within-person regression was used to control for time invariant confounding. The Mental Component Summary of the Short Form 36 (SF-36) measure was used as the primary outcome measure. Working hours over the preceding year was measured in five categories with standard full-time hours (35-40 h/week) as the reference. Results: Results indicated that when respondents were working 49-59 h (-0.52, 95 CI -0.74 to -0.29, p
UR - http://oem.bmj.com/content/72/8/573.full.pdf+html
U2 - 10.1136/oemed-2014-102791
DO - 10.1136/oemed-2014-102791
M3 - Article
SN - 1351-0711
VL - 72
SP - 573
EP - 579
JO - Occupational and Environmental Medicine
JF - Occupational and Environmental Medicine
IS - 8
ER -
