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. 2017 Jun;59(6):588-599.
doi: 10.1097/JOM.0000000000001049.

Associations Among Work and Family Health Climate, Health Behaviors, Work Schedule, and Body Weight

Jennifer C Buden  1 , Alicia G Dugan, Pouran D Faghri, Tania B Huedo-Medina, Sara Namazi, Martin G Cherniack
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Associations Among Work and Family Health Climate, Health Behaviors, Work Schedule, and Body Weight

Jennifer C Buden et al. J Occup Environ Med. 2017 Jun.

Abstract

Objectives: Correctional employees exhibit elevated obesity rates. This study examines interrelations among health behaviors, health climate, body mass index (BMI), and work schedule.

Methods: Using survey results from correctional supervisors (n = 157), mediation and moderated-mediation analyses were performed to examine how health behaviors explain relationships between obesity, work health climate (WHC) and family health climate (FHC), and work schedule.

Results: Over 85% of the sample was overweight/obese (mean BMI = 30.20). Higher WHC and FHC were associated with lower BMI, mediated by nutrition, and physical activity. The interaction effect between health behavior and work schedule revealed a protective effect on BMI. Overtime shift work may share a relationship with BMI.

Conclusions: Findings may have implications for reexamining organizational policies on maximum weekly overtime in corrections. They provide direction for targeted obesity interventions that encourage a supportive FHC and promote healthy behaviors among supervisors working overtime.

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Conflict of interest statement

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None declared.

Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1. Mediation Model
Relationship of health climate (WHC or FHC) and BMI as mediated by health behaviors (nutrition, physical activity).
Figure 2
Figure 2. Moderated Mediation Model
Relationship of health climate (WHC or FHC) and BMI as mediated by health behaviors (nutrition, physical activity) and moderated by work schedule (overtime hours, shift).
Figure 3
Figure 3. Mediation models
for relationship of health climate (WHC, FHC) and BMI as mediated by health behaviors (nutrition, physical activity).
Figure 4
Figure 4. Moderated-mediation
Relationship of work health climate (WHC) and BMI as mediated by nutrition and moderated by overtime hours.
Figure 5
Figure 5. Moderated-mediation
Relationship of family health climate (FHC) and BMI as mediated by nutrition and moderated by overtime hours.
Figure 6
Figure 6. Moderated-mediation
Relationship of work health climate (WHC) and BMI as mediated by physical activity and moderated by overtime hours.
Figure 7
Figure 7. Moderated-mediation
Relationship of family health climate (FHC) and BMI as mediated by physical activity and moderated by overtime hours.
Figure 8
Figure 8. Moderated-mediation
Relationship of work health climate (WHC) and BMI as mediated by nutrition and moderated by shift (first, second, third).
Figure 9
Figure 9. Moderated-mediation
Relationship of family health climate (FHC) and BMI as mediated by nutrition and moderated by shift (first, second, third).
Figure 10
Figure 10. Moderated-mediation
Relationship of work health climate (WHC) and BMI as mediated by physical activity and moderated by shift (first, second, third).
Figure 11
Figure 11. Moderated-mediation
Relationship of family health climate (FHC) and BMI as mediated by physical activity and moderated by shift (first, second, third).
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