Job Strain and Tobacco Smoking: An Individual-Participant Data Meta-Analysis of 166 130 Adults in 15 European Studies - UTU Research Portal

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Job Strain and Tobacco Smoking: An Individual-Participant Data Meta-Analysis of 166 130 Adults in 15 European Studies

Authors: Heikkila K, Nyberg ST, Fransson EI, Alfredsson L, De Bacquer D, Bjorner JB, Bonenfant S, Borritz M, Burr H, Clays E, Casini A, Dragano N, Erbel R, Geuskens GA, Goldberg M, Hooftman WE, Houtman IL, Joensuu M, Jockel KH, Kittel F, Knutsson A, Koskenvuo M, Koskinen A, Kouvonen A, Leineweber C, Lunau T, Madsen IEH, Hanson LLM, Marmot MG, Nielsen ML, Nordin M, Pentti J, Salo P, Rugulies R, Steptoe A, Siegrist J, Suominen S, Vahtera J, Virtanen M, Vaananen A, Westerholm P, Westerlund H, Zins M, Theorell T, Hamer M, Ferrie JE, Singh-Manoux A, Batty GD, Kivimaki M

Publisher: PUBLIC LIBRARY SCIENCE

Publication year: 2012

Journal: PLoS ONE

Journal name in source: PLOS ONE

Journal acronym: PLOS ONE

Article number: ARTN e35463

Number in series: 7

Volume: 7

Issue: 7

First page : e35463

Number of pages: 7

ISSN: 1932-6203

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0035463

Abstract

Conclusions: Our findings show that smokers are slightly more likely than non-smokers to report work-related stress. In addition, smokers who reported work stress smoked, on average, slightly more cigarettes than stress-free smokers.