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Press releaseWorking hours per capita at record high – increase driven by women

The number of hours worked per capita in Germany has risen sharply in recent years. At just under 29 hours per week, it is at its highest level since reunification. The increase is particularly attributable to women.

Peer-Reviewed Articles in Scientific JournalsZusammenhang von beruflicher Pendelmobilität mit Stresserleben und Gesundheit. Bestehen Unterschiede nach soziodemografischen Gruppen?

Rüger, Heiko; Schulze, Alexander (2016)

Prävention und Gesundheitsförderung 11(1): 27–33

DOI: 10.1007/s11553-015-0521-2

The circular, repetitive travel of workers, such as daily commuting or overnight business travel, is becoming increasingly important. Therefore, the present paper examines the relationships between different forms of circular job-related mobility with subjective health and stress experience, addressing the question of whether the effects differ by the sociodemographic characteristics age, gender and parenthood.