TY - JOUR
T1 - Investigating the Association Between Work Family Conflict and Major Depression Disorder
AU - Wang, Tianying
AU - Butterworth, Peter
AU - Cooklin, Amanda
AU - Strazdins, Lyndall
AU - Leach, Liana
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2025 American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine.
PY - 2025/9
Y1 - 2025/9
N2 - Objective: Aiming to assess the association between work-family conflict (WFC) and major depressive disorder (MDD) within an Australian middle-aged cohort, addressing gaps in research concerning severe, clinically osisosed depression. Method: Utilizing data from Wave 5 of the Personality and Total Health (PATH) Through Life project, this study investigates the relationship between WFC and MDD using logistic regression analysis. Results: The results showed that participants with high WFC had significantly increased odds of MDD (OR: 1.77, CI: 1.11-2.84) when evaluated using the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 with a cutoff point of 10, after controlling for a wide range of covariates. Conclusions: The study highlights the complex relationship between WFC and depression in an Australian community cohort, revealing that while WFC is linked to severe, clinically important depressive symptom levels, its influence on clinically diagnosed MDD is less definitive.
AB - Objective: Aiming to assess the association between work-family conflict (WFC) and major depressive disorder (MDD) within an Australian middle-aged cohort, addressing gaps in research concerning severe, clinically osisosed depression. Method: Utilizing data from Wave 5 of the Personality and Total Health (PATH) Through Life project, this study investigates the relationship between WFC and MDD using logistic regression analysis. Results: The results showed that participants with high WFC had significantly increased odds of MDD (OR: 1.77, CI: 1.11-2.84) when evaluated using the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 with a cutoff point of 10, after controlling for a wide range of covariates. Conclusions: The study highlights the complex relationship between WFC and depression in an Australian community cohort, revealing that while WFC is linked to severe, clinically important depressive symptom levels, its influence on clinically diagnosed MDD is less definitive.
KW - depression
KW - major depressive disorder
KW - psychosocial job quality
KW - work-family conflict
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U2 - 10.1097/JOM.0000000000003448
DO - 10.1097/JOM.0000000000003448
M3 - Article
C2 - 40359061
AN - SCOPUS:105005281748
SN - 1076-2752
VL - 67
SP - e630-e641
JO - Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
JF - Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
IS - 9
ER -