Relationships of Job Demand, Job Control, and Social Support on Intention to Leave and Depressive Symptoms in Japanese Nurses

Overview

Journal Ind Health

Specialties Environmental Health
Occupational Medicine

Date 2015 Sep 1

PMID 26320733

Citations 11

Authors

Yasuaki Saijo

Eiji Yoshioka

Yasuyuki Kawanishi

Yoshihiko Nakagi

Toshihiro Itoh

Takahiko Yoshida

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Abstract

This study aims to elucidate the relationships among the factors of the demand-control-support model (DCS) on the intention to leave a hospital job and depressive symptoms. Participants included 1,063 nurses. Job demand, job control, and support from supervisors were found to be significantly related to both the intention to leave and depressive symptoms. Based on the odds ratios per 1 SD change in the DCS factors, low support from supervisors was found to be most related to the intention to leave, and low job control was found to be most related to depressive symptoms. In models that did not include "job demand" as an independent variable, 60-h working weeks were found to have a significantly higher odds ratio for depressive symptoms. Support from supervisors is more important in preventing intention to leave and depressive symptoms among nurses than is support from co-workers. Improving job control and avoiding long working hours may be important to prevent depressive symptoms.

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