title: [Job control, job demands, social support at work and health among adolescent workers].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate physical and psychological dimensions of adolescent labor (such as job demands, job control, and social support in the work environment), and their relation to reported body pain, work injuries, sleep duration and daily working hours.
  
  
  METHODS
  A total of 354 adolescents attending evening classes at a public school in Sao Paulo, Brazil, answered questionnaires regarding their living and working conditions (Karasek's Job Content Questionnaire, 1998), and their health status. Data collection took place in April and May 2001. Multiple logistic regression analysis was used to determine relations among variables.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Psychological job demands were related to body pain (OR=3.3), higher risk of work injuries (OR=3.0) and reduced sleep duration in weekdays (Monday to Thursday) (p<0.01). Lower decision authority in the workplace (p=0.03) and higher job security (p=0.02) were related to longer daily working hours.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  It was concluded that besides physical stressors, psychological factors are to be taken into account when studying adolescent working conditions, as they may be associated with negative job conditions and health effects.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Saúde Ambiental, Faculdade de Saúde Pública, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil. fmfische@usp.br
authors.forename: Frida M
authors.initials: FM
authors.lastname: Fischer
authors.forename: Denize C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Oliveira
authors.forename: Roberta
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Nagai
authors.forename: Liliane R
authors.initials: LR
authors.lastname: Teixeira
authors.forename: Márcio
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lombardi Júnior
authors.forename: Maria do Rosario D O
authors.initials: Mdo R
authors.lastname: Latorre
authors.forename: Sharon P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Cooper
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D005260:Female; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D016272:Occupational Health; D012944:Social Support; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013997:Time Factors; D017132:Workplace