Curvilinear Relations Between Parallel Multiple Jobs and Physical Activities Functioning/Mental Health Problems: The Evidence From an Agriculture Population. Issue 12 (December 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Yuan, Bocong; Huang, Chulan; Liang, Wenqi; Li, Jiannan; Zhong, Shuru
• Is Part Of: Journal of occupational and environmental medicine. Volume 62:Issue 12(2020)
• Publication Date: 2020-12
• Subjects: mental health problem -- occupational health -- parallel multiple jobs -- physical activity functioning; Medicine, Industrial -- Periodicals; Environmental health -- Periodicals; Occupational Medicine -- Periodicals; Environmental Medicine -- Periodicals; Environmental health; Medicine, Industrial; Periodicals; Electronic journals; 616.9803
• DOI: 10.1097/JOM.0000000000002030
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1076-2752

Abstract

Abstract : Objective: The practice of parallel multiple jobs has increasingly become a global trend. However, the effects of parallel multiple jobs on physical and mental health have not been well understood. Method: Data come from China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study published by CHARLS in 2015. The agricultural population aged 45 years old and above are selected through stratified random sampling ( N = 10, 118). Robust regression method is used to give robust estimation. Results: U-shape relations are found. The modest increase in the number of parallel multiple jobs can alleviate the difficulty in physical activities functioning and can reduce mental health problems. However, these beneficial effects could turn detrimental with the number of parallel multiple jobs beyond the modest level, leading to work overload. Conclusion: Parallel multiple jobs could be considered a double edge sword for physical and mental health. Abstract : Supplemental Digital Content is available in the text