Parent being a physician: Any influence upon job stress in young physicians? A Norwegian prospective and longitudinal cohort study

Abstract Objective To investigate whether being the child of a physician would be of importance for how young physicians experience job stress. Method In a national representative prospective and longitudinal study with five assessment points (NORDOC), young physicians were followed over twenty year...

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Published in:Patient education and counseling 2017-11, Vol.100 (11), p.2144-2146
Main Authors: Gude, Tore, Vaglum, Per
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Female
Humans
Internal Medicine
Job stress
Longitudinal Studies
Male
Norway
Nursing
Occupational Stress - psychology
Parent-Child Relations
Physician parent
Physicians - psychology
Prospective Studies
Sex Factors
Young physicians
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Summary:Abstract Objective To investigate whether being the child of a physician would be of importance for how young physicians experience job stress. Method In a national representative prospective and longitudinal study with five assessment points (NORDOC), young physicians were followed over twenty year after graduation from medical school. Results Female physicians with a physician parent reported higher levels of job stress over the whole period compared with males with a physician parent. This gender difference did not occur within the group without a physician parent. Male young physicians showed a trend (not quite significant) to be less stressed than their peers without a physician parent. Women physicians were overrepresented in a group with persisting high stress level over the period. Conclusions Male physicians with physician parent reporting lower stress levels than their female peers can be interpreted as a consequence of male physicians having more male models during their first working years as the main proportion of older physicians still are men. A father-son relationship may also promote an easier way to lower stress and achieve an identification with the role of doctor than for the females with a father-daughter relationship. With the increasing number of female physician, this gender difference may be prone to changes over time.
ISSN:0738-3991
1873-5134
DOI:10.1016/j.pec.2017.06.018