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Published in: Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine 1/2019

Open Access 01-12-2019 | Research article

Association between flourishing mental health and occupational stress among workers of Tsukuba Science City, Japan: a cross-sectional study

Authors: Daisuke Hori, Yuichi Oi, Yuh Ohtaki, Christina-Sylvia Andrea, Tsukasa Takahashi, Nagisa Shiraki, Tomohiko Ikeda, Yu Ikeda, Shotaro Doki, Shinichiro Sasahara, Ichiyo Matsuzaki

Published in: Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine | Issue 1/2019

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Abstract

Background

Flourishing, defined as the coexistence of hedonic and eudaimonic well-being, is the most favorable end of the mental health spectrum. A growing body of evidence has demonstrated the association between flourishing mental health and favorable work-related outcomes. However, epidemiology of flourishing mental health is scarce in Japan. Moreover, the relationship between flourishing mental health and occupational stress has not been elaborated. Therefore, the aim of this study was to elucidate (1) the prevalence of flourishing mental health and (2) the association between flourishing mental health and occupational stress among Japanese workers.

Methods

The present survey was conducted in from February to March 2017 via an anonymous, self-administered, and web-based questionnaire among workers in Tsukuba Science City, Japan. Mental Health Continuum Short Form was used to assess flourishing mental health. We performed binomial logistic regression analyses to calculate the adjusted odds ratios (AOR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) of occupational stress for flourishing mental health, controlling for sociodemographic factors.

Results

A total of 7012 respondents (4402 men, 2610 women) were analyzed. The overall prevalence of flourishing mental health among the respondents was 12.4%. Full-time (permanent) workers were less likely to be flourishing. Reward from work (AOR = 2.34, 95% CI = 2.04–2.68), support from colleagues and superiors (AOR = 1.67, 95% CI = 1.44–1.94), and workload (AOR = 1.19, 95% CI = 1.05–1.36) were positively associated with flourishing mental health, whereas mental workload (AOR = 0.65, 95% CI = 0.57–0.75) was inversely associated with flourishing mental health.

Conclusions

The findings of the present study shed light on the association between flourishing mental health and occupational stress.
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Metadata
Title
Association between flourishing mental health and occupational stress among workers of Tsukuba Science City, Japan: a cross-sectional study
Authors
Daisuke Hori
Yuichi Oi
Yuh Ohtaki
Christina-Sylvia Andrea
Tsukasa Takahashi
Nagisa Shiraki
Tomohiko Ikeda
Yu Ikeda
Shotaro Doki
Shinichiro Sasahara
Ichiyo Matsuzaki
Publication date
01-12-2019
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine / Issue 1/2019
Print ISSN: 1342-078X
Electronic ISSN: 1347-4715
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12199-019-0823-7

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