What question did this study set out to answer?

To develop and assess the EuroJEM for evaluating psychosocial exposures related to depression.

March 12, 2026Open Access

Development of a European job exposure matrix (EuroJEM) for psychosocial exposures and their association with diagnosed depression in register-based cohorts

Key Points

To develop and assess the EuroJEM for evaluating psychosocial exposures related to depression.
Development of the EuroJEM focusing on psychosocial factors
Analysis of register-based cohorts
Assessment of decision authority and job strain as key exposures
Identified consistent associations between depression and EuroJEM-based exposures
Job strain and decision authority showed strong links to depression
Performance for job demands was found to be suboptimal

Abstract

We found consistent associations between diagnosed depression and EuroJEM-based psychosocial exposures. Especially decision authority and job strain indicate a good performance of this JEM. The performance for job demands may be suboptimal.

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