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NUSHIMOTO Aya
Department Hiroshima shudo University The Faculty of Economic Sciences Position Associate Professor |
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| Language | English |
| Publication Date | 2022/01 |
| Type | Articles |
| Peer Review | With peer review |
| Title | Job stress and mental health among social workers: evidence from a field experiment at a public employment support institution in Japan |
| Contribution Type | Co-Authored Publication |
| Journal | Japanese Economic Review |
| Journal Type | Another Country |
| Volume, Issue, Pages | (73),pp.123-146 |
| Author and coauthor | Ishikawa, Y., Kohara, M., and Nushimoto, A. |
| Details | This study examines the causal effects of job stress on workers' mental health. We conduct a field experiment at a public employment support institution in Japan. In the experiment, we randomly assign counsellors to jobseekers who are visiting the institution for the first time. We then collect counsellors’ daily records on mental health conditions for 4 consecutive weeks, matching the responses with the random assignment data on job counselling. The results reveal that the job stress driven by newly assigned problematic jobseekers deteriorates aspects of counsellors’ objective mental health, whereas it does not appear to affect their subjective mental health. This result suggests that workers can accumulate the negative effects of job stress on mental health that they may be unaware of. |