Relationships between temperaments, occupational stress, and insomnia among Japanese workers.
Insomnia among workers reduces the quality of life, contributes toward the economic burden of healthcare costs and losses in work performance. The relationship between occupational stress and insomnia has been reported in previous studies, but there has been little attention to temperament in occupa...
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doaj-b93dde2a9afe427f889fbd79314381372020-11-24T20:45:06ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032017-01-01124e017534610.1371/journal.pone.0175346Relationships between temperaments, occupational stress, and insomnia among Japanese workers.Yasuhiko DeguchiShinichi IwasakiHideyuki IshimotoKoichiro OgawaYuichi FukudaTomoko NittaTomoe MitakeYukako NogiKoki InoueInsomnia among workers reduces the quality of life, contributes toward the economic burden of healthcare costs and losses in work performance. The relationship between occupational stress and insomnia has been reported in previous studies, but there has been little attention to temperament in occupational safety and health research. The aim of this study was to clarify the relationships between temperament, occupational stress, and insomnia. The subjects were 133 Japanese daytime local government employees. Temperament was assessed using the Temperament Evaluation of Memphis, Pisa, Paris, and San Diego-Auto questionnaire (TEMPS-A). Occupational stress was assessed using the Generic Job Stress Questionnaire (GJSQ). Insomnia was assessed using the Athens Insomnia Scale (AIS). Stepwise multiple logistic regression analyses were conducted. In a stepwise multivariate logistic regression analysis, it was found that the higher subdivided stress group by "role conflict" (OR = 5.29, 95% CI, 1.61-17.32) and anxious temperament score (OR = 1.33; 95% CI, 1.19-1.49) was associated with the presence of insomnia using an adjusted model, whereas other factors were excluded from the model. The study limitations were the sample size and the fact that only Japanese local government employees were surveyed. This study demonstrated the relationships between workers' anxious temperament, role conflict, and insomnia. Recognizing one's own anxious temperament would lead to self-insight, and the recognition of anxious temperament and reduction of role conflict by their supervisors or coworkers would reduce the prevalence of insomnia among workers in the workplace.http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5391062?pdf=render |
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Yasuhiko Deguchi Shinichi Iwasaki Hideyuki Ishimoto Koichiro Ogawa Yuichi Fukuda Tomoko Nitta Tomoe Mitake Yukako Nogi Koki Inoue Relationships between temperaments, occupational stress, and insomnia among Japanese workers. PLoS ONE |
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Yasuhiko Deguchi Shinichi Iwasaki Hideyuki Ishimoto Koichiro Ogawa Yuichi Fukuda Tomoko Nitta Tomoe Mitake Yukako Nogi Koki Inoue |
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Relationships between temperaments, occupational stress, and insomnia among Japanese workers. |
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Relationships between temperaments, occupational stress, and insomnia among Japanese workers. |
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Insomnia among workers reduces the quality of life, contributes toward the economic burden of healthcare costs and losses in work performance. The relationship between occupational stress and insomnia has been reported in previous studies, but there has been little attention to temperament in occupational safety and health research. The aim of this study was to clarify the relationships between temperament, occupational stress, and insomnia. The subjects were 133 Japanese daytime local government employees. Temperament was assessed using the Temperament Evaluation of Memphis, Pisa, Paris, and San Diego-Auto questionnaire (TEMPS-A). Occupational stress was assessed using the Generic Job Stress Questionnaire (GJSQ). Insomnia was assessed using the Athens Insomnia Scale (AIS). Stepwise multiple logistic regression analyses were conducted. In a stepwise multivariate logistic regression analysis, it was found that the higher subdivided stress group by "role conflict" (OR = 5.29, 95% CI, 1.61-17.32) and anxious temperament score (OR = 1.33; 95% CI, 1.19-1.49) was associated with the presence of insomnia using an adjusted model, whereas other factors were excluded from the model. The study limitations were the sample size and the fact that only Japanese local government employees were surveyed. This study demonstrated the relationships between workers' anxious temperament, role conflict, and insomnia. Recognizing one's own anxious temperament would lead to self-insight, and the recognition of anxious temperament and reduction of role conflict by their supervisors or coworkers would reduce the prevalence of insomnia among workers in the workplace. |
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