Psychosocial factors at work and occupational injury: results from the French national SUMER survey.
OBJECTIVE
This study aims at exploring the associations between psychosocial work factors and occupational injury.


METHODS
The study was based on 46,962 employees of the French national representative survey SUMER 2010. The associations between psychosocial work factors and occupational injury/absence duration for injury within the last year were studied using weighted logistic and negative binomial regression models adjusted for covariates.


RESULTS
Verbal abuse and low predictability for both sexes, psychological demands for women and low reward, physical violence, and bullying for men were associated with occupational injury. Low decision latitude and psychological demands for women were associated with absence duration for injury.


CONCLUSIONS
Some psychosocial work factors may play a role in occurrences of occupational injury, but the role is unclear in relation to absence duration for injury.
From the INSERM, UMR_S 1136 (Mr Lesuffleur, Dr Chastang, and Dr Niedhammer), Department of Social Epidemiology, Pierre Louis Institute of Epidemiology and Public Health, Paris, France; Sorbonne Universités (Mr Lesuffleur, Dr Chastang, and Dr Niedhammer), UPMC Univ Paris 06, UMR_S 1136, Department of Social Epidemiology, Pierre Louis Institute of Epidemiology and Public Health, Paris, France; and Inspection Médicale du Travail (Dr Sandret), Paris, France.
Thomas
T
Lesuffleur
Jean-François
JF
Chastang
Nicolas
N
Sandret
Isabelle
I
Niedhammer
D000041:Absenteeism; D000328:Adult; D058445:Bullying; D005260:Female; D005602:France / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D060051:Occupational Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012307:Risk Factors; D012737:Sex Factors; D012944:Social Support; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000453:epidemiology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D017132:Workplace