title: Changes in psychosocial work factors in the French working population between 2006 and 2010.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The aim of the study was to assess the changes in psychosocial work factors in the French working population between 2006 and 2010 and to examine potential differential changes according to age, occupation, public/private sector, work contract and self-employed/employee status.
  
  
  METHODS
  The study sample included 5,600 workers followed up from 2006 to 2010 from the national representative Santé et Itinéraire Professionnel (SIP) survey. Psychosocial work factors included decision latitude, psychological demands, social support, reward, overcommitment, long working hours, predictability, night- and shift work, emotional demands, role conflict, ethical conflict, tensions with the public, job insecurity and work-life imbalance, and were measured using scores. Linear regressions were used to analyse the change in the scores of these factors adjusted for age and initial score. All analyses were stratified by gender.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Psychosocial work factors worsened between 2006 and 2010: decision latitude, social support, reward, role conflict and work-life imbalance for both genders, and psychological demands, emotional demands, ethical conflict and tensions with the public for women. Differential changes according to age, occupation, public/private sector, work contract and self-employed/employee status were observed suggesting that some groups may be more likely to be exposed to negative changes especially the younger, low- and high-skilled and public sector workers.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Monitoring exposure to psychosocial work factors over time may be crucial, and prevention policies should take into account that deterioration of psychosocial work factors may be sharper among subgroups such as younger, low- and high-skilled and public sector workers.
authors: INSERM, UMR_S 1136, Pierre Louis Institute of Epidemiology and Public Health, Department of Social Epidemiology, 75013, Paris, France.
authors: Lucile
authors: L
authors: Malard
authors: Jean-François
authors: JF
authors: Chastang
authors: Isabelle
authors: I
authors: Niedhammer
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D000368:Aged; D003657:Decision Making; D005260:Female; D005602:France / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D016014:Linear Models; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology; D011446:Prospective Studies; D017678:Sex Distribution; D012944:Social Support; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D014940:Work Schedule Tolerance / Q000523:psychology*; D017132:Workplace / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D055815:Young Adult