Workplace social capital and the onset of major depressive episode among workers in Japan: a 3-year prospective cohort study

Conclusions The current study replicated a previous finding from Finland that WSC was a protective factor of the onset of MDE in Japan. The slightly U-shaped relationship, that is, the group with high WSC having a small elevated risk of MDE, may reflect a dark side of WSC in a country with collectivity-oriented and hierarchy-oriented culture, such as Japan.
Source: Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health - Category: Epidemiology Authors: Tags: Research reports Source Type: research