Citation

Kikunaga K, Nakata A, Tondokoro T, Dollard M. J. Occup. Environ. Med. 2024; ePub(ePub): ePub.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2024, Lippincott Williams and Wilkins)

DOI

10.1097/JOM.0000000000003122

PMID

38637910

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: Suicide is the leading cause of death among the working-age population in Japan. Unlike task-level occupational factors, the relation between suicidal ideation and psychosocial safety climate (PSC), a crucial organization-level factor to protect workers' psychological health, is understudied, especially among teleworkers.

METHODS: A cross-sectional web-based survey was used to select 1,988 participants. A series of multivariable logistic regression analyses with the interaction term of PSC and teleworking arrangements was performed.

RESULTS: Poor PSC was associated with a higher risk of having suicidal ideation (adjusted odds ratio (aOR) = 1.57, P = 0.008), and its relation was pronounced among teleworkers (aOR for the interaction term = 1.96, P = 0.035), even after adjusting for task-level occupational factors.

CONCLUSIONS: This empirical study highlights the heightened risk of suicidal ideation by poor PSC, especially among teleworkers. (134words).

Language: en