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ArticleScandinavian journal of work, environment & health2021

Occupational trajectories of working conditions in Sweden: Development trends in the workforce, 1997-2015.

Linda Corin, Anders Pousette, Tomas Berglund, Lotta Dellve, Gunnel Hensing, Lisa Björk

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Article in Scandinavian journal of work, environment & health, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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Linda CorinInstitute of Stress Medicine, Region Västra Götaland, 413 19 Gothenburg, Sweden. linda.corin@vgregion.se.
Anders Pousette
Tomas Berglund
Lotta Dellve
Gunnel Hensing
Lisa Björk

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objectiveThis study aimed to explore the development of working conditions within and between occupations in the Swedish labor market from 1997 to 2015 and whether any polarization in working conditions concurrently occurred between occupations.

methodsCross-sectional data from ten waves of the Swedish Work Environment Surveys (1997-2015) were used and an aggregated occupational-level dataset was created using the Swedish Standard Classification of Occupations. To capture the patterns of change in working conditions over time (ie, growth), growth curve modeling was used to identify the starting points for 89 occupations (intercepts) as well as both the shape (functional form) and rate of growth (slope) over time.

resultsThe Swedish labor market was stable overall, with some small, mainly positive, changes in job demands and resources. Different occupations developed in divergent directions, but there was no evidence of polarization.

conclusionsThe findings indicate that macro-level stability can hide highly heterogeneous patterns of change among different occupational groups. This type of analysis, taking context into account, could be valuable for decision makers intending to improve the work environment.

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OccupationsWorkplaceCross-Sectional StudiesHumansSwedenWorkforce

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PMCPMC8259708

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