Job Demand-Control-Support Model as Related to Objectively Measured Physical Activity and Sedentary Time in Working Women and Men
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Participants and Sampling
2.2. Questionnaire
2.3. Objectively Measured Physical Activity and Sedentary Time
2.4. Data Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Participants Characteristics
3.2. Physical Activity, Sedentary Time, and JD-C-S
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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% MVPA (n = 308) | |
Mean (SD) | 6.6 (2.4) |
Minimum–maximum | 1.7–17.22 |
%VPA (n = 308) | |
Mean (SD) | 1.1 (1.2) |
Minimum–maximum | 0.0–7.9 |
% SED (n = 289) | |
Mean (SD) | 60.0 (8.3) |
Minimum–maximum | 34.4–82.4 |
Demand, index (n = 309) | |
Mean (SD) | 3.0 (0.8) |
Minimum–maximum | 1.0–5.0 |
Control, index (n = 305) | |
Mean (SD) | 3.6 (0.7) |
Minimum–maximum | 1.3–5.0 |
Support, index (n = 307) | |
Mean (SD) | 4.0 (0.7) |
Minimum–maximum | 1.7–5.0 |
Work engagement (n = 314) | |
Mean (SD) | 4.0 (0.9) |
Minimum–maximum | 1.0–5.0 |
Stress single item (n = 314) | |
Mean (SD) | 2.67 (1.2) |
Minimum–maximum | 1.0–5.0 |
More rarely or never, n (%) | 53 (16.9) |
Once a month, n (%) | 103 (32.8) |
Once a week, n (%) | 74 (23.6) |
Several times a week, n (%) | 62 (19.7) |
Every day, n (%) | 22 (7.0) |
Overtime (n = 314) | |
Mean (SD) | 1.9 (1.1) |
Minimum–maximum | 1.0–5.0 |
No, n (%) | 157 (50.0) |
1–3 h/week, n (%) | 82 (26.1) |
3–5 h/week, n (%) | 39 (12.4) |
5–10 h/week, n (%) | 27 (8.6) |
> 10 h/week, n (%) | 9 (2.9) |
Physical Activity | Model 1 | Model 2 | Model 3 | Model 4 | Model 5 | Model 6 | ||||||
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β | R2 | β | R2 | β | R2 | β | R2 | β | R2 | β | R2 | |
MVPA % log (n) | ||||||||||||
Demand (303) | −0.091 | 0.008 | −0.107 | 0.033 | −0.114 | 0.034 | −0.117 | 0.035 | −0.125 * | 0.035 | −0.116 | 0.046 |
Control (299) | −0.111 | 0.012 | −0.130 * | 0.040 | −0.141 * | 0.042 | −0.147 * | 0.043 | −0.144 * | 0.043 | −0.109 | 0.050 |
Support (301) | −0.076 | 0.006 | -0.084 | 0.029 | −0.085 | 0.029 | -0.091 | 0.029 | -0.092 | 0.030 | −0.067 | 0.039 |
VPA% log (n) | ||||||||||||
Demand (302) | −0.120 * | 0.014 | −0.132 * | 0.042 | −0.148 * | 0.047 | −0.144 * | 0.047 | −0.145 * | 0.047 | −0.137 * | 0.057 |
Control (298) | −0.030 | 0.001 | −0.047 | 0.032 | −0.065 | 0.037 | −0.078 | 0.042 | −0.071 | 0.045 | −0.037 | 0.051 |
Support (300) | −0.072 | 0.005 | −0.094 | 0.035 | −0.097 | 0.037 | −0.115 | 0.042 | −0.117 | 0.045 | −0.100 | 0.048 |
SED % (n) | ||||||||||||
Demand (284) | −0.050 | 0.003 | −0.034 | 0.067 | −0.044 | 0.069 | −0.031 | 0.073 | −0.058 | 0.079 | −0.053 | 0.083 |
Control (282) | 0.014 | 0.000 | 0.021 | 0.064 | 0.015 | 0.065 | 0.003 | 0.069 | −0.004 | 0.072 | 0.027 | 0.077 |
Support (282) | −0.099 | 0.010 | −0.098 | 0.078 | −0.099 | 0.079 | −0.130 * | 0.090 | −0.130 * | 0.092 | −0.118 | 0.095 |
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Larsson, K.; Ekblom, Ö.; Kallings, L.V.; Ekblom, M.; Blom, V. Job Demand-Control-Support Model as Related to Objectively Measured Physical Activity and Sedentary Time in Working Women and Men. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2019, 16, 3370. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16183370
Larsson K, Ekblom Ö, Kallings LV, Ekblom M, Blom V. Job Demand-Control-Support Model as Related to Objectively Measured Physical Activity and Sedentary Time in Working Women and Men. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2019; 16(18):3370. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16183370
Chicago/Turabian StyleLarsson, Kristina, Örjan Ekblom, Lena V. Kallings, Maria Ekblom, and Victoria Blom. 2019. "Job Demand-Control-Support Model as Related to Objectively Measured Physical Activity and Sedentary Time in Working Women and Men" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 16, no. 18: 3370. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16183370