Association among Working Hours, Occupational Stress, and Presenteeism among Wage Workers: Results from the Second Korean Working Conditions Survey.
- Author:
Sung Hwan JEON
1
;
Jong Han LEEM
;
Shin Goo PARK
;
Yong Seok HEO
;
Bum Joon LEE
;
So Hyun MOON
;
Dal Young JUNG
;
Hwan Cheol KIM
Author Information
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords: Presenteeism; Occupational stress; Working hours; Shift work
- MeSH: Female; Humans; Logistic Models; Male; Republic of Korea; Reward; Salaries and Fringe Benefits*
- From:Annals of Occupational and Environmental Medicine 2014;26(1):6-6
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
- Abstract: OBJECTIVES: The purpose of the present study was to identify the association between presenteeism and long working hours, shiftwork, and occupational stress using representative national survey data on Korean workers. METHODS: We analyzed data from the second Korean Working Conditions Survey (KWCS), which was conducted in 2010, in which a total of 6,220 wage workers were analyzed. The study population included the economically active population aged above 15 years, and living in the Republic of Korea. We used the chi-squared test and multivariate logistic regression to test the statistical association between presenteeism and working hours, shiftwork, and occupational stress. RESULTS: Approximately 19% of the workers experienced presenteeism during the previous 12 months. Women had higher rates of presenteeism than men. We found a statistically significant dose-response relationship between working hours and presenteeism. Shift workers had a slightly higher rate of presenteeism than non-shift workers, but the difference was not statistically significant. Occupational stress, such as high job demand, lack of rewards, and inadequate social support, had a significant association with presenteeism. CONCLUSIONS: The present study suggests that long working hours and occupational stress are significantly related to presenteeism.
