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M Utzet1, A Navarro2, C Llorens3
1Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB), Grup Recerca Amèrica i Àfrica Llatines (GRAAL), Biostatistics Unit, Faculty of Medicine, 08193 Cerdanyola del Vallès, Barcelona, Spain, mireia.utzet@uab.cat.
Occupational Medicine (Oxford, England)
|May 24, 2015
Summary
Spanish workers experienced increased high-strain and iso-strain work between 2005 and 2010, with reduced social support. This intensification highlights labor market segmentation and class inequalities.
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.
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