Associations Among Work and Family Health Climate, Health Behaviors, Work Schedule, and Body Weight
Jennifer C Buden1, Alicia G Dugan, Pouran D Faghri
1Department of Allied Health Sciences, University of Connecticut, Storrs (Ms Buden, Dr Faghri, Dr Huedo-Medina); Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington (Dr Dugan, Ms Namazi, Dr Cherniack), Connecticut.
Objectives:
Correctional employees exhibit elevated obesity rates. This study examines interrelations among health behaviors, health climate, body mass index (BMI), and work schedule.
Methods:
Using survey results from correctional supervisors (n = 157), mediation and moderated-mediation analyses were performed to examine how health behaviors explain relationships between obesity, work health climate (WHC) and family health climate (FHC), and work schedule.
Results:
Over 85% of the sample was overweight/obese (mean BMI = 30.20). Higher WHC and FHC were associated with lower BMI, mediated by nutrition, and physical activity. The interaction effect between health behavior and work schedule revealed a protective effect on BMI. Overtime shift work may share a relationship with BMI.
Conclusions:
Findings may have implications for reexamining organizational policies on maximum weekly overtime in corrections. They provide direction for targeted obesity interventions that encourage a supportive FHC and promote healthy behaviors among supervisors working overtime.
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