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The chapter first gives a historical background starting with the introduction of the demand control by Karasek in 1976 and the extension of the model with social support by Johnson and Hall in 1988. Societal debates and previous theoretical job stress models available at the time are described. In the next segment, assessments of the three components of the model in epidemiological studies are described and discussed, ranging from worker self-ratings of the work environment to job exposure matrices and expert ratings. This is followed by a summary of findings based upon epidemiological studies, with a discussion of relative risks and attributable fractions. Ischemic heart disease, depression, and atrial fibrillation are some of the disease outcomes discussed. The final discussion is about physiological links between the model and disease outcomes.
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Theorell, T. (2020). The Demand Control Support Work Stress Model. In: Theorell, T. (eds) Handbook of Socioeconomic Determinants of Occupational Health. Handbook Series in Occupational Health Sciences. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-05031-3_13-2
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