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ArticleInternational archives of occupational and environmental health2018

Working hours and depressive symptoms over 7 years: evidence from a Korean panel study.

Seoyeon Ahn

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Seoyeon AhnNational Pension Research Institute, 180 Giji-ro, Jeonju-si, Jeollabuk-do, Korea. ahnseoyeon@nps.or.kr.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6893-7017

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purposeThis study aims to examine how working hours influence depressive symptoms and the association between working hours and depressive symptoms differently across genders.

methodThe sample consists of salaried workers aged 25-64 years who participated in two consecutive waves of the seven-wave Korean Welfare Panel Study (2007-2013) (n = 6813 individuals, 27,986 observations) which is a survey of a nationally representative sample of the South Korean population. I apply logit regression and fixed-effects logit regression to examine the causal relation between (intra-)individual changes of working hours and depressive symptoms over a 7-year period.

resultsResults from logit model and fixed-effects logit model show that less than 30 h of work per week and more than 60 h of work per week are associated with significantly higher levels of depressive symptoms. Sex-stratified analyses reveal that women who worked over 60 h per week were at increased risk of showing depressive symptoms compared with women who worked 30-40 h per week. No significant increase in depressive symptoms was seen in men who worked more than 60 h per week. However, men working less than 30 h per week are more likely to report higher levels of depressive symptoms.

conclusionsThese results suggest that work arrangement affects the mental health of men and women differently.

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AdultDepressionFemaleHumansLongitudinal StudiesMaleMiddle AgedRepublic of KoreaSex FactorsSurveys and QuestionnairesWork Schedule ToleranceCES–D scaleDepressive symptomFixed effectsHours workedWorkhour

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