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Work–family conflict and self-rated health among Japanese workers: How household income modifies associations

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  • Tomoko Kobayashi
  • Kaori Honjo
  • Ehab Salah Eshak
  • Hiroyasu Iso
  • Norie Sawada
  • Shoichiro Tsugane
  • for the Japan Public Health Center-based Prospective Study for the Next Generation (JPHC-NEXT) Study Group

Abstract

To examine associations between work–family conflict and self-rated health among Japanese workers and to determine whether the associations differed by household income. Data was derived from the Japan Public Health Center-based Prospective Study for the Next Generation in Saku area in 2011–2012 (7,663 men and 7,070 women). Multivariate odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for poor self-rated health by work–family conflict consisting of two dimensions (work-to-family and family-to-work conflicts) were calculated by gender and household income. Multivariate ORs of high work-to-family and family-to-work conflicts for poor self-rated health were 2.46 (95% CI; 2.04–2.97) for men and 3.54 (95% CI; 2.92–4.30) for women, with reference to the low work-to-family and family-to-work conflicts (p-value for gender interaction = 0.02). Subgroup analysis indicated that health effects of work–family conflict were likely to be more evident in the low income group only among women. Work–family conflict was associated with poor self-rated health among middle-aged Japanese men and women; its health impact was relatively stronger among women, and particularly economically disadvantaged women.

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  • Tomoko Kobayashi & Kaori Honjo & Ehab Salah Eshak & Hiroyasu Iso & Norie Sawada & Shoichiro Tsugane & for the Japan Public Health Center-based Prospective Study for the Next Generation (JPHC-NEXT) Stu, 2017. "Work–family conflict and self-rated health among Japanese workers: How household income modifies associations," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 12(2), pages 1-12, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0169903
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0169903
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