Effect of Affective Temperaments Assessed by the TEMPS-A on the Relationship between Work-Related Stressors and Depressive Symptoms among Workers in Their Twenties to Forties in Japan
Joint Authors
Sakai, Yoshie
Akiyama, Tsuyoshi
Tei-Tominaga, Maki
Source
Depression Research and Treatment
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-10, 10 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-09-06
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
10
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Relatively recently in Japan, immature-type depression, frequently classified in the bipolar II spectrum, has increased among workers in their twenties to forties.
This study explored whether affective temperaments moderate the relationship between work-related stressors and depressive symptoms among this age group.
In July 2004, self-administered questionnaires were distributed to all employees of a Japanese company.
Eight hundred seventy-four employees (63%) returned the questionnaires, with 728 completed.
Questionnaires included the 12-item General Health Questionnaire for assessing depressive symptoms, the Temperament Evaluation of Memphis, Pisa, Paris, and San Diego-Autoquestionnaire version for assessing affective temperaments, the Effort-Reward Imbalance Questionnaire to assess work-related stressors and overcommitment, and questions regarding individual attributes and employment characteristics.
Multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that affective temperaments moderated the relationship between work-related stressors and depressive symptoms.
Effort (OR=1.078), which represents job demands and/or obligations imposed on employees, and the upper tertile of overcommitment (OR=1.589), which represents hyperadaptation to the workplace, were risk factors for depressive symptoms.
Additionally, the results for cyclothymic (OR=11.404) and anxious temperaments (OR=1.589) suggested that depressive symptoms among this age group may be related to immature-type depression.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Tei-Tominaga, Maki& Akiyama, Tsuyoshi& Sakai, Yoshie. 2012. Effect of Affective Temperaments Assessed by the TEMPS-A on the Relationship between Work-Related Stressors and Depressive Symptoms among Workers in Their Twenties to Forties in Japan. Depression Research and Treatment،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-10.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Tei-Tominaga, Maki…[et al.]. Effect of Affective Temperaments Assessed by the TEMPS-A on the Relationship between Work-Related Stressors and Depressive Symptoms among Workers in Their Twenties to Forties in Japan. Depression Research and Treatment No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-10.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Tei-Tominaga, Maki& Akiyama, Tsuyoshi& Sakai, Yoshie. Effect of Affective Temperaments Assessed by the TEMPS-A on the Relationship between Work-Related Stressors and Depressive Symptoms among Workers in Their Twenties to Forties in Japan. Depression Research and Treatment. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-473981
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-473981