근로자의 근로시간과 스트레스와의 관련성

The objective of this study was to examine the association between working hours and stress of employees by gender, and to use the results as basic data to resolve further occupational stress-associated issues by improving the working environment and adjusting working hours. Of the 3,444 workers aged between 19 to 64 who took part in the 2017 Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (KNHANES), 2,448 subjects, excluding 966 with unknown or no response, were included in the analyses. All analyses were conducted with gender stratification. Frequency analysis, cross-analysis, and multiple logistic regression were performed. The results of logistic regression analysis using demographical, occupational, health status characteristics, and working hours as independent variables showed that males were 1.7 times and females were 1.8 times more likely to get stressed when working for over 52 hours compared to those working for less than 40 hours. It was confirmed that longer working hours are associated with higher levels of employee stress. These results imply that various political initiatives and support measures are required to ensure that companies do not violate the standardized working hours to improve employees' stress levels and their health.