Concealing Emotions at Work Is Associated with XXXX in Korea.

@entity1 @entity1984 @entity56 @entity2023
Concealing emotions at work can cause considerable psychological stress. While there is extensive research on the adverse health effects of concealing emotions and the association between @entity56 and stress, research has not yet investigated whether concealing emotions at work is associated with @entity2023 . @entity2023 is a common disease in many industrialized countries, and its prevalence is increasing. Thus, our aim was to determine the strength of this association using data from three years (2007-2009) of the 4th Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. @entity1 (aged 20-64) were 8,345 individuals who were economically active and who had completed the questionnaire items on concealing emotions at work. Odds ratio (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (95% CIs) were calculated for @entity2023 using logistic regression models. Among all @entity1 , 3,140 subjects (37.6%) reported concealing their emotions at work: 1,661 @entity1 and 1,479 @entity1 . The OR (95% CIs) for @entity2023 among those who concealed emotions at work versus those who did not was 1.318 (1.148-1.512). Stratified by sex, the OR (95% CIs) was 1.307 (1.078-1.585) among @entity1 and 1.346 (1.105-1.639) among @entity1 . Thus, individuals who concealed their emotions at work were significantly more likely to have a diagnosis of @entity1984 in comparison to those who did not. Because concealing emotions at work has adverse health effects, labor policies that aim to reduce this practice are needed.
