Observational studyScandinavian journal of work, environment & health2022
Psychosocial job stressors and risk of suicidal behavior - an observational study among Swedish men.
Observational study in Scandinavian journal of work, environment & health, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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- Employment and working conditions and risk of suicidal behaviors: a systematic review and meta-analysis of longitudinal studies.Scandinavian journal of work, environment & health · 2026Pooled it
- The Impact of Job Strain on Occupational Access to Firearms and Firearm-Related Suicide Among US Workers.American journal of industrial medicine · 2026Article
- Exploring the drivers of suicide among individuals served by a medical university in Southeastern Iran: a qualitative study.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Occupational groups and risk of suicidal behavior in men: a Swedish national cohort study during 2002-2019.BMC public health · 2024Article
- Occupation-specific risk estimates for suicide and non-fatal self-harm from a Swedish cohort of male construction workers followed 1987-2018.Occupational and environmental medicine · 2024Article
- Perceptions of mental health, suicide and working conditions in the construction industry-A qualitative study.PloS one · 2024Article
- Revisiting the work-suicide link: renewed evidence and models of analysis in workplace contexts.Frontiers in psychology · 2023Article
- The role of work in suicidal behavior - uncovering priorities for research and prevention.Scandinavian journal of work, environment & health · 2022Article
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9 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
objectiveThis study aimed to explore the relationship between psychosocial job stressors and suicidal behavior (fatal and non-fatal) among Swedish men while controlling for potential confounders.
methodsPopulation-based Swedish longitudinal cohort study of male conscripts without previous self-harm (N=1 483 310) enlisting 1968-2002. Conscription examinations included measures of IQ, stress resilience and psychiatric diagnoses. Job demand-control (JDC) exposure was assessed using the Swedish Job Exposure Matrix linked to specific occupations. Suicidal behavior among men aged 30-64 was identified in the National Hospital Register (non-fatal self-harm) and Swedish Cause of Death Register (suicide) during follow-up 2002-2014. Cox regression models were used to estimate associations between JDC category and suicidal behavior.
resultsIn fully adjusted models, passive jobs (low demand-low control) showed the highest risk of suicidal behavior [hazard ratio (HR) 1.33, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.25-1.43] compared to those with low strain (low demand-high control), followed by high strain (high demand-low control) (HR 1.12, 95% Cl 1.03-1.22). A lower risk of suicidal behavior was found in the active category, where levels of both demand and control are high (HR 0.64, 95% Cl 0.60-0.70). Separate analyses for suicide as outcome revealed a lower risk of suicide in persons with active jobs (high demands-high control). The passive category showed a higher risk for suicide, but the association did not remain after adjustment for stress resilience and IQ.
conclusionsThese results show that psychosocial job stressors among men are associated with risk for suicidal behavior. Improving job control has the potential to decrease suicidal behavior for this group.
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