TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2008//
TI  - Contribution of non-work and work-related risk factors to the association between income and mental disorders in a working population: the Health 2000 Study
JO  - Occupational and environmental medicine
A1  - Virtanen, Marianna
A1  - Koskinen, Sanna
A1  - Kivimäki, M.
A1  - Honkonen, Teija
A1  - Vahtera, Jussi
A1  - Ahola, K.
A1  - Lönnqvist, J.
SP  - 171
EP  - 178
VL  - 65
IS  - 3
N2  - OBJECTIVES: To examine the contribution of non-work and work factors to the association between income and DSM-IV depressive and anxiety disorders in a working population. METHODS: A representative sample of the Finnish working population aged 30-64 (1667 men, 1707 women) in 2000-2001 responded to a survey questionnaire on non-work factors (marital status, housing conditions, non-work social support, violence victimisation, smoking, physical symptoms), work factors (job demands, job control, social support at work, educational prospects, job insecurity) and household income. Somatic health was examined in a standard health examination. The 12-month prevalence of depressive and anxiety disorders was examined with the Composite International Diagnostic Interview. RESULTS: The risk of having a depressive or anxiety disorder was 2.8 times higher in the low-income group than in the high-income group among men and 2.0 times higher among women. For men, non-work and work factors explained 20% and 31% of this association, respectively. For women, the corresponding figures were 65% and 23%. CONCLUSIONS: Low income is associated with frequent mental disorders among a working population. In particular, work factors among men and non-work factors among women contribute to the income differences in mental health.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1351-0711
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/oem.2007.033159
ID  - ref1
ER  -