Citation

Yang X, Telama R, Hirvensalo M, Hintsanen M, Hintsa T, Pulkki-Raback L, Mansikkaniemi K, Viikari JSA, Keltikangas-Jarvinen L, Raitakari OT. J. Occup. Environ. Med. 2010; 52(12): 1154-1159.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2010, Lippincott Williams and Wilkins)

DOI

10.1097/JOM.0b013e3181fe68bf

PMID

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Abstract

OBJECTIVE: We examined the long-term effects of youth leisure time physical activity (LTPA) and sports participation on the prevalence of chronic work stress in adulthood.

METHODS: Participants (326 men and 338 women) aged 9 to 18 years were initially enrolled in 1980 and followed until 2007. Data were collected using questionnaires and bicycle ergometry in a subgroup.

RESULTS: High youth LTPA and sports participation predicted lower chronic job strain in both sexes. The association was mediated by type A leadership. Participation and persistence in organized youth sports followed a similar pattern. In the subgroup, adult physical fitness only partly accounted for the association.

CONCLUSIONS: Sustained involvement in youth physical activity and sport lasting at least 3 years is associated with reduced chronic job strain in adulthood. The association was partially explained by type A leadership and physical fitness.

Language: en