Stress Underestimation and Mental Health Outcomes in Male Japanese Workers: a 1-Year Prospective Study

Purpose Being appropriately aware of the extent of stress experienced in daily life is essential in motivating stress management behaviours. Excessive stress underestimation obstructs this process, which is expected to exert adverse effects on health. We prospectively examined associations between s...

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Published in:International journal of behavioral medicine 2016-12, Vol.23 (6), p.664-669
Main Authors: Izawa, Shuhei, Nakamura-Taira, Nanako, Yamada, Kosuke Chris
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Absenteeism
Adult
Depression - psychology
Family Medicine
General Practice
Health Psychology
Humans
Male
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Mental depression
Mental Health
Middle Aged
Prospective Studies
Stress
Stress, Psychological - epidemiology
Surveys and Questionnaires
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Summary:Purpose Being appropriately aware of the extent of stress experienced in daily life is essential in motivating stress management behaviours. Excessive stress underestimation obstructs this process, which is expected to exert adverse effects on health. We prospectively examined associations between stress underestimation and mental health outcomes in Japanese workers. Methods Web-based surveys were conducted twice with an interval of 1 year on 2359 Japanese male workers. Participants were asked to complete survey items concerning stress underestimation, depressive symptoms, sickness absence, and antidepressant use. Results Multiple logistic regression analysis revealed that high baseline levels of ‘overgeneralization of stress’ and ‘insensitivity to stress’ were significantly associated with new-onset depressive symptoms (OR = 2.66 [95 % CI, 1.54–4.59], p  
ISSN:1070-5503
1532-7558
DOI:10.1007/s12529-016-9557-8