Abstract
Mental health problems, such as depression, are increasingly common among workers. Job-related stresses, including psychological demands and a lack of discretion in controlling one’s own work environment, are important causal factors. However, the mechanisms through which job-related stress may affect brain function remain unknown. We sought to identify the relationship between job-related stress and frontotemporal cortex activation using near-infrared spectroscopy. Seventy-nine (45 females, 34 males) Japanese employees, aged 26–51 years, were recruited from respondents to the Japanese Study of Stratification, Health, Income, and Neighborhood survey. Job-related stress was measured using the Japanese version of Job Content Questionnaire, which can index “job demand” and “job control”. We found a significant correlation between higher “job demand” and smaller oxygenated hemoglobin [oxy-Hb] changes in the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex in female (r = −.54 to −.44). Significant correlations between higher “job control” and greater [oxy-Hb] changes in the right temporal cortex were observed among male, and in the combined sample (r = .46–.64). This initial cross-sectional observation suggests that elevated job-related stress is related to decrease frontotemporal cortex activation among workers. Integrating social epidemiology and neuroscience may be a powerful strategy for understanding how individuals’ brain functions may mediate between the job-related stress or psychosocial work characteristics and public mental health.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 230-242 |
| Number of pages | 13 |
| Journal | Social Neuroscience |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2015 May 4 |
| Externally published | Yes |
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Keywords
- Frontotemporal cortex activation
- Job demand-control model
- Job-related stress
- Near-infrared spectroscopy
- Social epidemiolog
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Social Psychology
- Development
- Behavioral Neuroscience
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Using social epidemiology and neuroscience to explore the relationship between job stress and frontotemporal cortex activity among workers. / Kawasaki, Shingo; Nishimura, Yukika; Takizawa, Ryu; Koike, Shinsuke; Kinoshita, Akihide; Satomura, Yoshihiro; Sakakibara, Eisuke; Sakurada, Hanako; Yamagishi, Mika; Nishimura, Fumichika; Yoshikawa, Akane; Inai, Aya; Nishioka, Masaki; Eriguchi, Yosuke; Kakiuchi, Chihiro; Araki, Tsuyoshi; Kan, Chiemi; Umeda, Maki; Shimazu, Akihito; Hashimoto, Hideki; Kawakami, Norito; Kasai, Kiyoto.
In: Social Neuroscience, Vol. 10, No. 3, 04.05.2015, p. 230-242.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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T1 - Using social epidemiology and neuroscience to explore the relationship between job stress and frontotemporal cortex activity among workers
AU - Kawasaki, Shingo
AU - Nishimura, Yukika
AU - Takizawa, Ryu
AU - Koike, Shinsuke
AU - Kinoshita, Akihide
AU - Satomura, Yoshihiro
AU - Sakakibara, Eisuke
AU - Sakurada, Hanako
AU - Yamagishi, Mika
AU - Nishimura, Fumichika
AU - Yoshikawa, Akane
AU - Inai, Aya
AU - Nishioka, Masaki
AU - Eriguchi, Yosuke
AU - Kakiuchi, Chihiro
AU - Araki, Tsuyoshi
AU - Kan, Chiemi
AU - Umeda, Maki
AU - Shimazu, Akihito
AU - Hashimoto, Hideki
AU - Kawakami, Norito
AU - Kasai, Kiyoto
PY - 2015/5/4
Y1 - 2015/5/4
N2 - Mental health problems, such as depression, are increasingly common among workers. Job-related stresses, including psychological demands and a lack of discretion in controlling one’s own work environment, are important causal factors. However, the mechanisms through which job-related stress may affect brain function remain unknown. We sought to identify the relationship between job-related stress and frontotemporal cortex activation using near-infrared spectroscopy. Seventy-nine (45 females, 34 males) Japanese employees, aged 26–51 years, were recruited from respondents to the Japanese Study of Stratification, Health, Income, and Neighborhood survey. Job-related stress was measured using the Japanese version of Job Content Questionnaire, which can index “job demand” and “job control”. We found a significant correlation between higher “job demand” and smaller oxygenated hemoglobin [oxy-Hb] changes in the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex in female (r = −.54 to −.44). Significant correlations between higher “job control” and greater [oxy-Hb] changes in the right temporal cortex were observed among male, and in the combined sample (r = .46–.64). This initial cross-sectional observation suggests that elevated job-related stress is related to decrease frontotemporal cortex activation among workers. Integrating social epidemiology and neuroscience may be a powerful strategy for understanding how individuals’ brain functions may mediate between the job-related stress or psychosocial work characteristics and public mental health.
AB - Mental health problems, such as depression, are increasingly common among workers. Job-related stresses, including psychological demands and a lack of discretion in controlling one’s own work environment, are important causal factors. However, the mechanisms through which job-related stress may affect brain function remain unknown. We sought to identify the relationship between job-related stress and frontotemporal cortex activation using near-infrared spectroscopy. Seventy-nine (45 females, 34 males) Japanese employees, aged 26–51 years, were recruited from respondents to the Japanese Study of Stratification, Health, Income, and Neighborhood survey. Job-related stress was measured using the Japanese version of Job Content Questionnaire, which can index “job demand” and “job control”. We found a significant correlation between higher “job demand” and smaller oxygenated hemoglobin [oxy-Hb] changes in the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex in female (r = −.54 to −.44). Significant correlations between higher “job control” and greater [oxy-Hb] changes in the right temporal cortex were observed among male, and in the combined sample (r = .46–.64). This initial cross-sectional observation suggests that elevated job-related stress is related to decrease frontotemporal cortex activation among workers. Integrating social epidemiology and neuroscience may be a powerful strategy for understanding how individuals’ brain functions may mediate between the job-related stress or psychosocial work characteristics and public mental health.
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KW - Job demand-control model
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KW - Near-infrared spectroscopy
KW - Social epidemiolog
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