title: Association of Psychosocial Work Hazards With Depression and Suboptimal Health in Executive Employees.
abstract: This study aims to investigate whether psychosocial work-related hazards, measured by workplace justice and employment insecurity, are associated with depression and suboptimal health status in Taiwan's executive-level employees.
  
  
  
  There were 365 executives who have received a series of cardiovascular health examinations, blood sampling, and self-reported questionnaires, which included the psychosocial work-related hazards and the CES-D scale. Suboptimal health status was defined as the presence of dyslipidemia or prediabetes.
  
  
  
  Executive-level employees perceived lower workplace justice and higher employment insecurity and had a significantly higher risk of depression (CES-D scores ≥16 or ≥23). However, workplace justice was identified as a significant determinant factor that was negative for dyslipidemia but protective for prediabetes.
  
  
  
  This study supports the fact that psychosocial work-related hazards can independently contribute to the risk of developing depression, prediabetes, and dyslipemia in executives.
authors.affiliation: Department of Laboratory Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, National Taiwan University College of Medicine (Dr Hsu); Institute of Health Policy and Management, National Taiwan University College of Public Health (Drs Hsu, Chen, Cheng); Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, National Taiwan University College of Medicine (Dr Su); and Institute of Occupational Medicine and Industrial Hygiene, National Taiwan University College of Public Health, Taipei (Dr Su).
authors.forename: Sandy Huey-Jen
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Hsu
authors.forename: Duan-Rung
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Yawen
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Cheng
authors.forename: Ta-Chen
authors.initials: TC
authors.lastname: Su
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003863:Depression / Q000453:epidemiology*; D050171:Dyslipidemias / Q000453:epidemiology; D004651:Employment; D005260:Female; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D000073397:Occupational Stress / Q000453:epidemiology*; D011236:Prediabetic State / Q000453:epidemiology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013624:Taiwan; D017132:Workplace