title: Job strain and adverse health behaviors: the Finnish Public Sector Study.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The objective of this study was to explore the association between job strain and the co-occurrence of adverse health behaviors; smoking, heavy drinking, obesity, and physical inactivity.
  
  
  METHODS
  The authors studied cross-sectional data of 34,058 female and 8154 male public sector employees.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Multinomial logistic regression models adjusted for sex, age, basic education, marital status, and type of job contract showed that high job strain and passive jobs were associated with 1.3 to 1.4 times higher odds of having > or =3 (vs 0) adverse health behaviors. Among men, low job control was associated with a 1.3-fold likelihood and among women active jobs were associated with a 1.2-fold likelihood of having > or =3 (vs 0) adverse behaviors. High demands were associated with a higher likelihood of co-occurrence of one to two (vs 0) adverse behaviors among women.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Job strain conditions may be associated with the co-occurrence of adverse health behaviors that contribute to preventable chronic diseases.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Adverse job conditions may increase the likelihood of co-occurring health risk behaviors. Reducing work stress by increasing job control and decreasing psychologic demands might help efforts to promote healthy lifestyles.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Work, Health and Organisations, University of Nottingham, UK. anne.kouvonen@nottingham.ac.uk
authors.forename: Anne
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kouvonen
authors.forename: Mika
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kivimäki
authors.forename: Ari
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Väänänen
authors.forename: Tarja
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Heponiemi
authors.forename: Marko
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Elovainio
authors.forename: Leena
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ala-Mursula
authors.forename: Marianna
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Virtanen
authors.forename: Jaana
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Pentti
authors.forename: Anne
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Linna
authors.forename: Jussi
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Vahtera
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001294:Attitude to Health; D004651:Employment / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D005387:Finland; D015438:Health Behavior; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010549:Personal Satisfaction; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012309:Risk-Taking; D013315:Stress, Psychological