Iredahl Fredrik, Theodorsson Elvar, Jones Mike, Faresjö Tomas, Faresjö Åshild
Department of Health, Medicine and Caring Sciences, General Practice, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden.
Department of Biomedical and Clinical Science, Clinical Chemistry, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden.
Front Public Health. 2025 Feb 10;13:1416609. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1416609. eCollection 2025.
Work-related complaints are often caused by stress and increased mental strain. Support from your immediate boss and colleagues is crucial to buffer against the negative health effects of the psychosocial working environment.
The aim of this study was to investigate if support from the immediate boss and colleagues was associated with biological stress levels, unsafety at work, and other work-related conditions.
Data derives from a subsample of the SCAPIS study, a major Swedish prospective population-based study. In this subsample, a total of = 5 058 middle-aged persons (50-64 years) from the general population participated; of these, 68.4% ( = 3 462 individuals) provided hair samples. Questionnaires included socio-demographic and self-reports of occupation, stress, and health status. The demand and control questionnaires were used. A biomarker of long-term stress, hair cortisol concentrations (HCC), was also applied.
In this studied cohort, 9.1 % reported a lack of support from their immediate boss, while 90.9% reported that they did get support at work. Significantly more women ( < 0.001) reported non-support. Those with support or not did not differ in terms of age, education, civil status, smoking, or ethnicity. Those with non-support reported a higher extent ( < 0.001) of lower perceived health. The risk for hypertension and high cholesterol was increased by 28 %, respectively, 13 % being in the non-support group. The main findings were associations between lack of support and feelings of unsafety at work ( < 0.001), higher long-term cortisol levels ( < 0.009), lack of support from colleagues ( < 0.001), and feelings of dejected/sad ( < 0.001) and high work pace ( = 0.03).
Individuals who did not have the necessary support from their immediate boss and colleagues reported they felt more insecure at work and had higher biological long-term stress. In workplace health promotion, an awareness of the link between social support at work and health could be an important component.
与工作相关的抱怨通常由压力和精神紧张加剧引起。直属上司和同事的支持对于缓冲社会心理工作环境对健康的负面影响至关重要。
本研究的目的是调查直属上司和同事的支持是否与生物应激水平、工作不安全因素以及其他与工作相关的状况有关。
数据来源于SCAPIS研究的一个子样本,这是一项瑞典大型前瞻性基于人群的研究。在这个子样本中,共有5058名来自普通人群的中年人(50 - 64岁)参与;其中,68.4%(3462人)提供了头发样本。问卷包括社会人口统计学以及职业、压力和健康状况的自我报告。使用了需求和控制问卷。还应用了一种长期应激的生物标志物——头发皮质醇浓度(HCC)。
在这个研究队列中,9.1%的人报告缺乏直属上司的支持,而90.9%的人报告在工作中得到了支持。报告没有得到支持的女性明显更多(P < 0.001)。得到支持与否在年龄、教育程度、婚姻状况、吸烟或种族方面没有差异。没有得到支持的人报告较低的健康感知程度更高(P < 0.001)。高血压和高胆固醇的风险分别增加了28%,在没有得到支持的组中为13%。主要发现是缺乏支持与工作中的不安全感(P < 0.001)、较高的长期皮质醇水平(P < 0.009)、同事缺乏支持(P < 0.001)以及沮丧/悲伤情绪(P < 0.001)和高工作节奏(P = 0.03)之间存在关联。
没有得到直属上司和同事必要支持的个体报告称,他们在工作中感觉更不安全,并且有更高的生物长期应激。在工作场所健康促进中,意识到工作中的社会支持与健康之间的联系可能是一个重要组成部分。