Date of filling in this questionnaire or last update: 05/03/2026
1. JOB-EXPOSURE MATRICES
JEM name
EuroJEM: Psychosocial exposures
Institute
Finnish Institute of Occupational Health
Country
Finland
Contact person
Laura Salonen
Email
laura.salonen@ttl.fi
References (citation)
  • Salonen L, Falkstedt D, Pan K-Y, Albin M, Mehlum IS, Undem K, Leinonen T, Solovieva S. Development of a European job exposure matrix (EuroJEM) for psychosocial exposures and their association with diagnosed depression in register-based cohorts. Scand J Work Environ Health – online first. doi:10.5271/sjweh.4279
Year JEM was developed
2026
Agents
  • Psychosocial Domains
Job task characteristics/organization of work
  • Job control, autonomy
  • Psychological job demands
Occupation Axis
Yes
Coding system
  • ISCO 1988
Coding system (Number of digits used)
4
Industry Axis
No
Intensity
No
Probability
Yes
Probability categories/levels
Low (0-24%), medium (25-49%), medium-high (50-74%), high (50-100%)
Duration
No
Frequency
No
Peaks
No
Data source(s)
  • Other
Data source(s) | Other
  • Harmonisation of existing national JEMs from Finland, Norway, Sweden
Studies to which the JEM has been applied: Texts
  • National register- based cohorts: the State of the Labor Force in Finland (SLFF), the Norwegian Working-Age Cohort (Nor-Work), the Swedish Work, Illness, and Labor Market Participation Cohort (SWIP)
Relation with other JEMs
Harmonisation of existing national JEMs from Finland, Norway, Sweden
Validation studies done: Texts
  • Consistent associations with diagnosed depression
Availability
  • Other
Availability | Other (specify)
https://ki.se/en/imm/eurojem