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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Herrera, Ronald
• Berger, Ursula
• Genuneit, Jon
• Gerlich, Jessica
• Nowak, Dennis
• Schlotz, Wolff
• Vogelberg, Christian
• von Mutius, Erika
• Weinmayr, Gudrun
• Windstetter, Doris
• Weigl, Matthias
• Radon, Katja

Titel

Chronic Stress in Young German Adults: Who Is Affected? A Prospective Cohort Study

Ist Teil von

• International journal of environmental research and public health, 2017-10, Vol.14 (11), p.1325

Ort / Verlag

Switzerland: MDPI AG

Erscheinungsjahr

2017

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Quelle

EZB Electronic Journals Library

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• We aimed to prospectively assess changes in chronic stress among young adults transitioning from high school to university or working life. A population-based cohort in Munich and Dresden (Germany) was followed from age 16-18 (2002-2003) to age 20-23 (2007-2009) ( = 1688). Using the Trier Inventory for the Assessment of Chronic Stress, two dimensions of stress at university or work were assessed: work overload and work discontent. In the multiple ordinal generalized estimating equations, socio-demographics, stress outside the workplace, and job history were additionally considered. At follow-up, 52% of the population were university students. Work overload increased statistically significantly from first to second follow-up, while work discontent remained constant at the population level. Students, compared to employees, reported a larger increase in work overload (adjusted odds ratio (OR): 1.33; 95% confidence interval (95% CI): 1.07, 1.67), while work discontent did not differ between the groups. In conclusion, work overload increases when young adults transition from school to university/job life, with university students experiencing the largest increase.