Abstract
OBJECTIVE:: Review relationships between work-life stress and health behaviors to advance understanding of pathways between occupational and individual risk factors and health and safety outcomes. METHODS:: A background on the Total Worker Health concept is provided, and a review of research on the relationship between work-life stress and health behaviors is presented. RESULTS:: Research evidence indicates that work-life stress serves as a negative occupational exposure relating to poor health behaviors, including smoking, poor food choices, low levels of exercise, and even decreased sleep time. CONCLUSION:: The association between work-life stress and adverse health behaviors suggests that interventions at both the occupational (health protection) and individual (health promotion) level may be helpful in mitigating effects of work-life stress, consistent with the Total Worker Health approach. Further study is needed to investigate gains from an integrated prevention strategy.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | S25-S29 |
| Journal | Journal of occupational and environmental medicine |
| Volume | 55 |
| Issue number | 12 SUPPL. |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Dec 2013 |
| Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health