The role of occupational status in the association between job strain and ambulatory blood pressure during working and nonworking days

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• Personal Author:
  Grosch J ; Joseph NT ; Kamarck TW ; MacDonald, Leslie A. ; Manuck SB ; Matthews KA ; Muldoon MF
• Description:
  Objectives: The objectives of this study were to determine whether job strain is more strongly associated with higher ambulatory blood pressure (ABP) among blue-collar workers compared with white-collar workers, to examine whether this pattern generalizes across working and nonworking days and across sex, and to examine whether this pattern is accounted for by psychosocial factors or health behaviors during daily life. Methods: A total of 480 healthy workers (mean age = 43 years, 53% female) in the Adult Health and Behavior Project-Phase 2 completed ABP monitoring during 3 working days and 1 nonworking day. Job strain was operationalized as high psychological demand (> sample median) combined with low decision latitude (
• Subjects:
  Aging Behavior Cardiovascular Diseases Cardiovascular System Men Mental Health Occupational Health Safety Stress, Psychological Surveys And Questionnaires Women

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• Keywords:
  Age Groups Ambulatory Blood Pressure Author Keywords: Occupational Stress Blood Pressure Cardiovascular Cardiovascular System Cardiovascular System Disorders Health Effects Humans Job Strain Job Stress Occupational Sociology Psychological Effects Psychological Reactions Psychological Stress Psychology Psychosocial Factors Questionnaires Reserve Capacity Socioeconomic Status Sociological Factors Stress

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• ISSN:
  0033-3174
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  California ; District of Columbia ; Ohio ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 5 ; OSHA Region 9 ; Pennsylvania
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DART - Division of Applied Research and Technology ; DSHEFS - Division of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations, and Field Studies
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  78
• Issue:
  8
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20048326
• Citation:
  Psychosom Med 2016 Oct; 78(8):940-949
• Contact Point Address:
  Nataria T. Joseph, PhD, Pepperdine University, 24255 Pacific Coast Highway, Malibu, CA 90263
• Email:
  nataria.joseph@pepperdine.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2017
• NORA Priority Area:
  Healthcare and Social Assistance
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  Psychosomatic Medicine
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:bb54d861beb23ce637597ca5dfe1a928be72384517d78e1d891c800869df3ad2dedec7364a02059f068d9cf72b0deedb0f8959f593f0f1fa87c02676accb5870
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/203101/cdc_203101_DS1.pdf
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