International Comparative Studies on Socioeconomic Inequalities in Health : Role of Psychosocial Stress

2010 Fiscal Year Self-evaluation Report

• Project/Area Number: 20790437
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Research Field: Public health/Health science
• Research Institution: University of Toyama
• Principal Investigator: SEKINE Michikazu University of Toyama, 大学院・医学薬学研究部(医学), 准教授 (30303225)
• Project Period (FY): 2008 – 2011
• Keywords: 社会経済的要因 / 社会格差 / 健康格差 / 国際比較 / 心理社会的ストレス / ワーク・ライフ・バランス / 健康リスク行動 / 公務員

Research Abstract

日本、英国、フィンランドの公務員を対象に実施している疫学調査のデータを使用して、社会経済的要因による健康格差の程度や国家間の差異を明らかにする。また、職域の心理社会的ストレスやワーク・ライフ・バランス、健康リスク行動(喫煙、飲酒、運動、栄養)などの健康リスク要因の格差から、国家内の健康格差及び国家間の健康格差の差異を説明可能か明らかにすることを目的とする。

Research Products

• [Journal Article] Sex differences in physical and mental functioning of Japanese civil servants explanations from work and family characteristics. (2010)
  • Author(s): Sekine M, Chandola T, Martikainen P, Marmot M, Kagamimori S.
  • Journal Title: Social Science and Medicine 71 Pages: 2091-2099
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Work-family conflicts and health behaviors among British, Finnish, and Japanese employees. (2010)
  • Author(s): Lallukka T, Chandola T, Roos E, Cable N, Sekine M, Kagamimori S, Tatsuse T, Marmot M, Lahelma E.
  • Journal Title: International Journal of Behavioral Medicine 17 Pages: 134-142
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Social class differences in health behaviours among employees from Britain, Finland and Japan : the influence of psychosocial factors. (2010)
  • Author(s): Lahelma E, Lallukka T, Laaksonen M, Martikainen P, Rahkonen 0, Chandola T, Head J, Marmot M, Kagamimori S, Tatsuse T, Sekine M.
  • Journal Title: Health and Place 16 Pages: 61-70
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Socioeconomic inequalities of physical and mental functioning of British, Finnish and Japanese civil servants : role of job demand, control, and work hours. (2009)
  • Author(s): Sekine M, Chandola T, Martikainen P, Marmot M, Kagamimori S.
  • Journal Title: Social Science and Medicine 69 Pages: 1417-1425
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] What we learned from British, Finnish, and Japanese civil servants study and the role of social democracy in reducing socioeconomic inequalities in health : A response to Bosma. (2009)
  • Author(s): Sekine M, Chandola T, Martikainen P, Marmot M, Kagamimori S (Response to commentary).
  • Journal Title: Social Science and Medicine 69 Pages: 1429-1431
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Associations of job strain and working overtime with adverse health behaviors and obesity : evidence from the Whitehall II study, Helsinki Health Study, and the Japanese civil servants study. (2008)
  • Author(s): Lallukka T, Lahelma E, Rahkonen 0, Roos E, Laaksonen E, Martikainen P, Head J, Brunner E, Mosdol A, Marmot M, Sekine M, Nasermoaddeli A, Kagamimori S.
  • Journal Title: Social Science and Medicine 66 Pages: 1681-1698
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Presentation] 『社会経済的要因による脳卒中危険因子の格差』「基礎と臨床の融合-脳疾患の予防-」(シンポジウム) (2010)
  • Author(s): 関根道和(シンポジスト)
  • Organizer: 第8 回日本予防医学会学術総会
  • Place of Presentation: 石川
  • Year and Date: 2010-12-11
• [Presentation] The role of psycho-social stress in influencing poor sleep quality : evidence from Britain, Finland, and Japan. In symposium entitled Socio-cultural determinants of poor sleep and its health consequences : international comparisons using large scale surveys. (2010)
  • Author(s): Sekine M(シンポジスト).
  • Organizer: The 20th Congress of European Sleep Research Society
  • Place of Presentation: Lisbon, Portugal
  • Year and Date: 2010-09-18
• [Presentation] 『社会経済的環境と睡眠に関する国際比較-心理社会的ストレスの役割-』日本睡眠学会 (2009)
  • Author(s): 関根道和(シンポジスト)
  • Organizer: 第34回定期学術集会第6回アジア睡眠学会第16回日本時間生物学会学術大会合同大会
  • Place of Presentation: 大阪
  • Year and Date: 2009-10-25
• [Presentation] 『日本における社会格差と健康問題の実態:社会経済的要因による健康格差の国際比較-心理社会的ストレスと健康リスク行動の役割-』日本学術会議(基礎医学・健康・生活科学委員会パブリックヘルス分科会)・日本公衆衛生学会共催市民公開シンポジウム「社会格差と健康-公衆衛生の重要課題の対策に向けて」 (2009)
  • Author(s): 関根道和(シンポジスト)
  • Organizer: 第68回日本公衆衛生学会総会
  • Place of Presentation: 奈良
  • Year and Date: 2009-10-21
• [Book] Social Inequality.(Jeffrey D. Rowsen, Amanda P. Eliot (ed.).)(Socioeconomic and sex inequalities in health of Japanese civil servants with international comparisons : role of job strain, work hours, and work-family conflicts.) (2011)
  • Author(s): Sekine M.
  • Publisher: NOVA Science Publishers, New York NY(in press)
• [Book] Democracy in Theory and Action(Peter Herrmann (ed.).)(The role of the social democratic welfare state regime in reducing socioeconomic inequalities in health : results from international comparative studies on British, Finnish, and Japanese civil servants.)
  • Author(s): Sekine M, Lahelma E, Marmot M.
  • Total Pages: 161-182
  • Publisher: NOVA Science Publishers, New York NY