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Open Access 01-12-2008 | Research article

Paternal psychosocial work conditions and mental health outcomes: A case-control study

Authors: Stefania Maggi, Aleck Ostry, James Tansey, James Dunn, Ruth Hershler, Lisa Chen, Clyde Hertzman

Published in: BMC Public Health | Issue 1/2008

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Abstract

Background

The role of social and family environments in the development of mental health problems among children and youth has been widely investigated. However, the degree to which parental working conditions may impact on developmental psychopathology has not been thoroughly studied.

Methods

We conducted a case-control study of several mental health outcomes of 19,833 children of sawmill workers and their association with parental work stress, parental socio-demographic characteristics, and paternal mental health.

Results

Multivariate analysis conducted with four distinct age groups (children, adolescents, young adults, and adults) revealed that anxiety based and depressive disorders were associated with paternal work stress in all age groups and that work stress was more strongly associated with alcohol and drug related disorders in adulthood than it was in adolescence and young adulthood.

Conclusion

This study provides support to the tenet that being exposed to paternal work stress during childhood can have long lasting effects on the mental health of individuals.
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Metadata
Title
Paternal psychosocial work conditions and mental health outcomes: A case-control study
Authors
Stefania Maggi
Aleck Ostry
James Tansey
James Dunn
Ruth Hershler
Lisa Chen
Clyde Hertzman
Publication date
01-12-2008
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
BMC Public Health / Issue 1/2008
Electronic ISSN: 1471-2458
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-8-104

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