Date of filling in this questionnaire or last update: 09/09/2021
1. JOB-EXPOSURE MATRICES
JEM name
Swedish psychosocial JEM
Institute
Karolinska Institutet and Centre for Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Stockholm
Country
Sweden
Contact person
Daniel Falkstedt
Email
daniel.falkstedt@ki.se
References (weblinks)
  • https://ki.se/en/imm/a-sustainable-new-working-life-sustainable-work
Year JEM was developed
2018
Agents
  • Psychosocial Domains
Job task characteristics/organization of work
  • Job control, autonomy
  • Psychological job demands
  • Social support at work from supervisors
  • Skill use opportunities
Work/non-work interface
  • Other (specify)
Work/non-work interface | Specify: Other
Index variables; also job strain
Occupation Axis
Yes
Coding system
  • ISCO 1988
  • Other
Specify: Other
SSYK96 (Swedish version of ISCO 1988)
Coding system (Number of digits used)
4
Industry Axis
No
Intensity
No
Probability
No
Duration
Yes
Duration categories/levels
Proportion of time: Three scales: 1) a. Always, b. Mostly (3 out of 4 days), c. Mostly not (1 day out of 4), d. Never; 2) a. Every day, b. A couple of days per week, c. One day per week, d. A couple of days per month, e. Not at all/rarely; 3) a. Almost all the time, b. About ¾ of the time 3, c. Half of the time, d. About ¼ of the time, e. About 1/10 of the time, f. Not at all
Frequency
No
Frequency categories/levels
NA
Peaks
No
Peaks categories/levels
NA
Data source(s)
  • Self-reported data
Studies to which the JEM has been applied: Texts
  • Several ongoing studies on common mental disorder and early exits from the labor market where manuscripts will soon be submitted.
Relation with other JEMs
Swedish job exposure matrix for physical workload
Validation studies done: Texts
  • Ongoing
Availability
  • Upon request
Strengths
Two time periods: 1989-1997, 1997-2013. Sex-specific.