Publications by authors named "May V Kevin"

This study examined the previously unexplored occupational grade-specific relationships of domestic responsibilities, the age of children, and work-family spillover, with registered sickness absence (>3 days' sick leave episodes, a mean follow-up of 17 months; n = 18,366 municipal employees; 76% women). The results showed that negative spillover from work into family life predicted a heightened rate of sickness absence spells among both women and men in all occupational categories (except upper white-collar men), but especially among blue-collar and lower white-collar employees. Furthermore, among all white-collar employees (except upper white-collar men), having young children (<7 years of age) was predictive of an increased absence rate.

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The objective of the study was to determine whether the double burden of and negative spillover between domestic and full-time paid work are associated with an increase in health problems. Survey responses were linked with sickness absence records in a cross-sectional study of 6442 full-time municipal employees. Women and men experiencing severe work-family spillover had a 1.

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Objective: Although an association between stressful life events and health problems has been demonstrated, the underlying mechanisms have remained unclear. We examined whether psychological problems and health-risk behaviors underpin the health effects of different event categories.

Method: The initially healthy participants were 2991 (796 men, 2195 women) municipal employees who had taken no sick leave in 1995.

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