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Work and non-work stressors, psychological distress and obesity: evidence from a 14-year study on Canadian workers.
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- Shift work and mental health: a systematic review and meta-analysis.International archives of occupational and environmental health · 2019Pooled it
- Knowledge, attitudes, and practices toward obesity and their determinants: a cross-sectional study.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Burnout and Professional Quality of Life Amongst Crisis Hotline Responders: A Cross-Sectional Survey in Canada During COVID-19.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Work Characteristics, Body Mass Index, and Risk of Obesity: The National Quality of Work Life Survey.Annals of work exposures and health · 2021Article
- Do age and gender contribute to workers' burnout symptoms?Occupational medicine (Oxford, England) · 2018Article
- Changes in job strain and subsequent weight gain: a longitudinal study, based on the Danish Nurse Cohort.Public health nutrition · 2018Article
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Abstract
objectiveThis study aimed to evaluate the contribution of work, non-work and individual factors to obesity with regard to gender-related differences, and to clarify the mediating role that psychological distress plays in these dynamics in Canada from 1994 to 2008 using the Canadian National Population Health Survey (NPHS).
designLongitudinal. SETTINGS: The NPHS is a randomised longitudinal cohort study with biennial interviews of the Canadian adult population from 18 to 64.
participants5925 non-obese workers in cycle 1 (49% were women). MEASUREMENTS: Obesity was measured using the body mass index (BMI), with a threshold of BMI >30 kg/m(2). BMI was corrected in accordance with the recommendations of Connor Gorber et al to adjust for gender bias in responses.
resultsOf the work characteristics evaluated, only decision authority was associated with obesity for women but not for men. Living as a couple, child-related strains, psychotropic drug use, hypertension, being physically inactive and low psychological distress were obesity risk factors but were not moderated by gender. Overall, psychological distress did not mediate the associations that work factors have on obesity.
conclusionsOur study suggests that men and women differ little in the extent to which work, non-work and individual factors predict obesity. However, for women, the level of decision authority is associated with a lower obesity risk. In addition, psychological distress did not mediate the contribution of work factors and actually seems, contrary to expectations, to decrease the obesity risk when work, non-work and individual factors are taken into account.
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