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Published on: December 15, 2023
Poor Psychosocial Safety Climate Increases Teleworker Vulnerability to Suicidal Ideation
Kazuki Kikunaga1, Akinori Nakata, Tsukumi Tondokoro
1From the Graduate School of Medicine, International University of Health and Welfare, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan (K.K., A.N.); Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon (T.T.); Health Care Science Institute, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan (T.T.); PSC Global Observatory, Centre for Workplace Excellence, University of South Australia, Adelaide, Australia (M.D.); and School of Medicine, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom (M.D.).
Objective:
Suicide is the leading cause of death among the working-age population in Japan. Unlike task-level occupational factors, the relation between suicidal ideation and psychosocial safety climate (PSC), a crucial organization-level factor to protect workers' psychological health, is understudied, especially among teleworkers.
Methods:
A cross-sectional web-based survey was used to select 1988 participants. A series of multivariable logistic regression analyses with the interaction term of PSC and teleworking arrangements was performed.
Results:
Poor PSC was associated with a higher risk of having suicidal ideation (adjusted odds ratio = 1.57, P = 0.008), and its relation was pronounced among teleworkers (adjusted odds ratio for the interaction term = 1.96, P = 0.035), even after adjusting for task-level occupational factors.
Conclusions:
This empirical study highlights the heightened risk of suicidal ideation by poor PSC, especially among teleworkers.
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