title: Career satisfaction level, mental distress, and gender differences in working conditions among Japanese obstetricians and gynecologists.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Career satisfaction level, degree of mental distress associated with certain work-related factors, and demographics were examined for the first time in obstetricians and gynecologists in Japan.
  
  
  METHODS
  Associations between the score on Kessler 6 screening scale, or the job satisfaction level, and the scores on the job content questionnaire, Social Support Questionnaire (SSQ), working conditions and demographics were examined in 1301 members of the Japan Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology.
  
  
  RESULTS
  8.4% of respondents were speculated to suffer from depression or anxiety disorder. Multivariate linear regression analysis identified a heavier workload, less personal control, lower satisfaction on the SSQ, and longer working hours as being independent risk factors for mental distress.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Careful monitoring of the mental state is necessary for obstetricians and gynecologists with lower incomes, heavier workloads, lower degrees of personal control, and lower satisfaction scores on the SSQ.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Nagoya City University, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Nagoya, Japan. og.mym@med.nagoya-cu.ac.jp
authors.forename: Mayumi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sugiura-Ogasawara
authors.forename: Sadao
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Suzuki
authors.forename: Masafumi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kitazawa
authors.forename: Chizuko
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Kuwae
authors.forename: Rintaro
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sawa
authors.forename: Yukiko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Shimizu
authors.forename: Toshiyuki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Takeshita
authors.forename: Yasunori
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yoshimura
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001007:Anxiety / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D003863:Depression / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006176:Gynecology; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D007182:Income; D007564:Japan / Q000453:epidemiology; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D016014:Linear Models; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D009774:Obstetrics; D010820:Physicians / Q000523:psychology*; D012307:Risk Factors; D012737:Sex Factors; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D016526:Workload