Prospective associations between psychosocial work factors and smoking

Objective: The objectives were to examine the prospective associations between psychosocial work factors and smoking-related variables. Methods: The study was based on prospective data among a national French sample of 1994 workers followed up between 2010 and 2014 (ESPS survey). Psychosocial work factors were assessed at baseline in 2010. We studied: smoking, smoking cessation, and increase in tobacco consumption at follow-up. Robust Poisson regression models were performed to explore the exposure-outcome associations. Results: Among the study sample, 22.7% were smokers at follow-up. Among the smokers in 2010, 24.5% had quit smoking by 2014. Among those who smoked in 2010 and/or 2014, 28.0% had an increase in tobacco consumption. Psychosocial work factors were not prospectively associated with smoking-related variables. Conclusion: No prospective association was found between psychosocial work factors and smoking.