Is Higher Work Engagement Associated With Healthy Behaviors? A Longitudinal Study. Issue 3 (March 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Amano, Hoichi; Fukuda, Yoshiharu; Kawachi, Ichiro
• Is Part Of: Journal of occupational and environmental medicine. Volume 62:Issue 3(2020)
• Publication Date: 2020-03
• Subjects: alcohol -- exercise -- health behavior -- smoking -- work engagement; 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.0000000000001804
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1076-2752

Abstract

Abstract : Objectives: We conducted a longitudinal study to examine whether work engagement promotes healthy employee behaviors (smoking cessation, drinking moderation, and regular exercise) among Japanese workers. Methods: The study was part of the Japanese Study of Health, Occupation, and Psychosocial Factors Related to Equity (J-HOPE). The survey measured work engagement of 8050 employees from 12 workplaces. A multivariable logistic analysis was used to examine the odds ratio and 95% confidence intervals after adjusting for job stress, psychological distress, and other confounders. Results: The mean age of the sample was 40.6 years and 77.4% of the participants were men. The mean work engagement score was 2.9. Higher work engagement was significantly positively associated with drinking moderation and weekly exercise behavior, but not smoking cessation. Conclusions: Higher work engagement was associated with healthier employee behaviors after 1 year. Abstract : Supplemental Digital Content is available in the text