TY - JOUR
T1 - Work-family characteristics as determinants of sickness absence: A large-scale cohort study of three occupational grades
AU - Vaananen, A.
AU - Kumpulainen, R.
AU - Kevin, M.V.
AU - Ala-Mursula, L.
AU - Kouvonen, Anne
AU - Kivimaki, M.
AU - Toivanen, M.
AU - Linna, A.
AU - Vahtera, J.
PY - 2008/4
Y1 - 2008/4
N2 - This study examined the previously unexplored occupational grade-specific relationships of domestic responsibilities, the age of children, and work-family spillover, with registered sickness absence (>3 days' sick leave episodes, a mean follow-up of 17 months; n = 18,366 municipal employees; 76% women). The results showed that negative spillover from work into family life predicted a heightened rate of sickness absence spells among both women and men in all occupational categories (except upper white-collar men), but especially among blue-collar and lower white-collar employees. Furthermore, among all white-collar employees (except upper white-collar men), having young children (
AB - This study examined the previously unexplored occupational grade-specific relationships of domestic responsibilities, the age of children, and work-family spillover, with registered sickness absence (>3 days' sick leave episodes, a mean follow-up of 17 months; n = 18,366 municipal employees; 76% women). The results showed that negative spillover from work into family life predicted a heightened rate of sickness absence spells among both women and men in all occupational categories (except upper white-collar men), but especially among blue-collar and lower white-collar employees. Furthermore, among all white-collar employees (except upper white-collar men), having young children (
U2 - 10.1037/1076-8998.13.2.181
DO - 10.1037/1076-8998.13.2.181
M3 - Article
VL - 13
SP - 181
EP - 196
JO - Journal of Occupational Health Psychology
JF - Journal of Occupational Health Psychology
SN - 1076-8998
IS - 2
ER -