Socioeconomic inequalities in physical and mental functioning of Japanese civil servants: Explanations from work and family characteristics

Poor physical and mental functioning is more common among people of low socioeconomic status (SES) and those with disadvantaged work and family characteristics. This study aims to clarify whether the SES inequalities in functioning can be explained by the SES differences in work and family character...

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Published in:	Social science & medicine (1982) Vol. 63; no. 2; pp. 430 - 445
Main Authors:	Sekine, Michikazu, Chandola, Tarani, Martikainen, Pekka, Marmot, Michael, Kagamimori, Sadanobu
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford Elsevier Ltd 01.07.2006 Elsevier Pergamon Press Inc
Series:	Social Science & Medicine
Subjects:	Adult Aged Biological and medical sciences Civil servants Civil service Conflict, Psychological Disadvantaged Elementary school students Employees Employment Families & family life Family Characteristics Family conflict Family work relationship Female Functional impairment Gender Gender differences Government employees Great Britain Health disparities Health Status Humans Inequalities Inequality Japan Job characteristics Job Satisfaction Local Government Low income groups Male Medical sciences Men Mental health Mental Health - statistics & numerical data Middle Aged Miscellaneous Occupations - economics Occupations - statistics & numerical data Physical ability Psychology Psychosocial factors Public health. Hygiene Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine Public Services Regression analysis Shift work Shiftwork Short form 36 (SF-36) Short form 36 (SF-36) Psychosocial factors Socioeconomic status (SES) The whitehall II study The British civil servants study The JACS study Japan Gender Social support Socioeconomic Factors Socioeconomic Status Socioeconomic status (SES) State Government The British civil servants study The JACS study The whitehall II study Women Work Working conditions Working hours Workplace control Asia Japan INW, Japan Short form 36 (SF-36) Japan The British civil servants study The whitehall II study Socioeconomic status (SES) Gender The JACS study Psychosocial factors Socioeconomic status Family study Socioeconomics Quality of life Physical fitness Family environment Social medicine Economic aspect Civil servant Social aspect Public health Inequality
ISSN:	0277-9536, 1873-5347
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