title: Job satisfaction, common cold, and sickness absence among white-collar employees: a cross-sectional survey.
abstract: The purpose of this study is to examine the independent association of job satisfaction with common cold and sickness absence among Japanese workers. A total of 307 apparently healthy white-collar employees (165 men and 142 women), aged 22-69 (mean 36) yr, completed a questionnaire survey during April to June, 2002. Global job satisfaction was measured by a 4-item scale from the Japanese version of a generic job stress questionnaire with higher scores indicating greater satisfaction. Information about whether the employees had a common cold (within the past 6 months) and sickness absence (within the past 12 months) was self-reported. Hierarchical log-linear Poisson regression analysis controlling for confounders revealed that greater job satisfaction was inversely correlated with days (B = -0.116; p<0.001) and times (B = -0.058; p = 0.067) of common cold and days (B = -0.160; p<0.001) and times (B = -0.141; p<0.001) of sickness absence. Our findings suggested that poor job satisfaction is associated with both common cold and sickness absence.
authors.affiliation: Division of Applied Research and Technology, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Cincinnati, OH 45226, USA. cji5@cdc.gov
authors.forename: Akinori
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nakata
authors.forename: Masaya
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Takahashi
authors.forename: Masahiro
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Irie
authors.forename: Tapas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ray
authors.forename: Naomi G
authors.initials: NG
authors.lastname: Swanson
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003139:Common Cold / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology; D004522:Educational Status; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan / Q000453:epidemiology; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D018582:Sick Leave / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult