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Area of Science:

  • Occupational Health
  • Sociology of Work
  • Labor Economics

Background:

  • Spanish work organization traditionally featured high passive work.
  • European labor market shifts and the 2008 economic crisis may have impacted work pace in Spain.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To assess the prevalence of high-strain and passive work in 2010 versus 2005.
  • To analyze demographic and occupational distribution of high-strain and iso-strain exposure.

Main Methods:

  • Comparison of two representative Spanish working population samples from 2005 and 2010.
  • Calculation and comparison of unweighted and weighted prevalences.

Main Results:

  • In 2010, 29% of workers faced high strain, an increase from 2005.
  • Exposure to high strain and iso-strain rose by 6% and 7% respectively.
  • Manual workers showed over double the exposure to strain and iso-strain compared to non-manual workers.

Conclusions:

  • Significant work intensification and reduced social support observed.
  • Notable increase in exposure to high strain and iso-strain.
  • Class inequalities in exposure reflect Spanish labor market segmentation.