ORIGINAL ARTICLE
Diverging trajectories of job demands, job resources, and psychological distress before long-term mental health-related sick leave among teachers
1
Aichi Medical University, School of Medicine, Aichi, Japan.
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Aichi Prefectural University, School of Nursing & Health, Aichi, Japan.
Submission date: 2026-04-08
Final revision date: 2026-08-06
Acceptance date: 2026-10-02
Online publication date: 2026-10-12
Corresponding author
KEYWORDS
trajectoryjob demandjob resourcepsychological distressmental healthsick leaveteacheroccupational stresslongitudinal studysickness absenceworkplace support
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The author would like to thank the Nagoya municipal education authorities and the participating teachers for their cooperation in the survey.
FUNDING
This work was supported by JSPS KAKENHI Grant Number 26K13248.
CONFLICT OF INTEREST
None
ETHICAL APPROVAL
The study protocol was approved by the Ethics Committee of Aichi Medical University (No. 2024-177). The occupational stress survey was conducted as part of the occupational health program of the Nagoya municipal school system, and participation in the survey was voluntary. Survey data were linked to administrative sick-leave records by the Nagoya City Board of Education, and only anonymized linked data were provided to the research team for analysis.
INFORMED CONSENT
The requirement for individual informed consent for the present study was waived by the Ethics Committee because the study used anonymized existing data.
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