Sex differences in physical and mental functioning of Japanese civil servants: Explanations from work and family characteristics

Poor physical and mental functioning are more common among women than men and those with disadvantaged work and family characteristics. This study aims to clarify whether sex differences in health functioning can be explained by sex differences in work and family characteristics. The subjects were 3...

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Published in:	Social science & medicine (1982) Vol. 71; no. 12; pp. 2091 - 2099
Main Authors:	Sekine, Michikazu, Chandola, Tarani, Martikainen, Pekka, Marmot, Michael, Kagamimori, Sadanobu
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Kidlington Elsevier Ltd 01.12.2010 Elsevier Pergamon Press Inc
Series:	Social Science & Medicine
Subjects:	Adult Aged Asian people Biological and medical sciences Children Civil servants Civil service Cognitive ability Conflict, Psychological Disadvantaged Employment Families & family life Family Characteristics Family conflict Family Stability Family structure Family work relationship Female Functional impairment Gender Gender differences Gender differentiation Government employees Health Health inequalities Health inequality Health Status Health Status Disparities Humans Japan Japan Gender Health inequalities Socioeconomic status (SES) Psychosocial factors Work-family conflicts Short Form 36 (SF-36) The Japanese civil servant study (the JACS study) Job Characteristics Local Government Male Medical sciences Men Mental health Mental Health - statistics & numerical data Middle Aged Miscellaneous Occupations Physical ability Psychosocial factors Public health. Hygiene Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine Qualitative research Sex Differences Sex Factors Shift Work Shiftwork Short Form 36 (SF-36) Social psychology Socioeconomic Factors Socioeconomic status Socioeconomic status (SES) Surveys and Questionnaires The Japanese civil servant study (the JACS study) Welfare Women Work Work - statistics & numerical data Work-family conflicts Work-life balance Working hours Working Women Workplace control Young Adult Asia Japan Short Form 36 (SF-36) The Japanese civil servant study (the JACS study) Japan Health inequalities Socioeconomic status (SES) Work-family conflicts Gender Psychosocial factors Sex Male Functional capacity Family environment Work Female Social aspect Public health Human Family study Psychometrics Japanese Health status Social medicine Civil servant Comparative study Inequality
ISSN:	0277-9536, 1873-5347, 1873-5347
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