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Working style and mental health

Research Project

Project/Area Number 17H06591
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity Start-up

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Research Field Public finance/Public economy
Research InstitutionKokushikan University

Principal Investigator

SATO Kaori  国士舘大学, 経営学部, 講師 (90806431)

Research Collaborator OWAN Hideo  
KURODA Sachiko  
Project Period (FY) 2017-08-25 – 2019-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2018)
Budget Amount *help
¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000)
Fiscal Year 2018: ¥390,000 (Direct Cost: ¥300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥90,000)
Fiscal Year 2017: ¥910,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥210,000)
Keywords人事経済学 / メンタルヘルス / 労働時間 / 人事データ / 働き方 / 企業内労働市場 / 経済政策 / 労働経済学
Outline of Final Research Achievements

This paper investigates how various work schedule characteristics affect workers’ mental health using employee surveys and actual working hours recorded over seventeen months in a Japanese manufacturing company. Our major findings are as follows: long working hours may cause workers’ mental health to deteriorate regardless of job type, even after correcting for biases derived from endogeneity problems. Furthermore, we find that working on weekends may be associated with white-collar workers’ mental health but quick return seems not to be associated with mental health for either white-collar or blue-collar workers. This finding implies that ensuring a prolonged weekly rest period is more effective than securing a minimum daily rest period, at least for white-collar workers.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

日本では職場のメンタルヘルスの悪化が問題となっており、働き方改革により長時間労働の削減や勤務間インターバル制度の導入が進みつつある。本研究では働き方全般に渡る客観的なデータを用いて、働き方と労働者のメンタルヘルスとの関連について、職種別に検討を行った。得られた結果は働き方改革に関連する政策の有効性に関して示唆を提供する。また、職種によってストレスにつながる働き方が異なる可能性が示されたことから、労働者のストレス対策には仕事特性を考慮する必要があると考えられる。以上より、本研究は労働者のストレスに配慮した勤務制度の設計に関して重要な知見を提供するものである。

Report

(3 results)
  • 2018 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2017 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (3 results)

All 2019 2018

All Journal Article (2 results) (of which Open Access: 2 results,  Peer Reviewed: 1 results) Presentation (1 results)

  • [Journal Article] 企業内データの活用-人事データで何がわかるのか?2019

    • Author(s)
      佐藤香織
    • Journal Title

      日本労働研究雑誌

      Volume: 705 Pages: 19-24

    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Worker’s mental health and work-style reform2018

    • Author(s)
      佐藤香織
    • Journal Title

      Japanese Journal of Health Education and Promotion

      Volume: 26 Issue: 3 Pages: 283-290

    • DOI

      10.11260/kenkokyoiku.26.283

    • NAID

      130007472875

    • ISSN
      1340-2560, 1884-5053
    • Year and Date
      2018-08-31
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Presentation] Mental Health Effects of Long Work Hours, Night and Weekend Work, and Quick Return2019

    • Author(s)
      佐藤香織
    • Organizer
      日本経済学会2019年度秋季大会
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report

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Published: 2017-08-25   Modified: 2020-05-13  

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