Journal of Korean Society of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene (한국산업보건학회지)

Korean Industrial Hygiene Association (한국산업보건학회)
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Association between Job Stress and mental health among Workers in a Large Company

한 대기업 근로자들의 직무스트레스와 정신건강과의 관련성

  • Yu, Kyeong-Yeol (Department of Occupational & Environmental Medicine, Ajou University Hospital) ;
  • Lee, Kyung Jong (Department of Occupational & Environmental Medicine, Ajou University School of Medicine) ;
  • Min, Kyoung-Bok (Department of Occupational & Environmental Medicine, Ajou University School of Medicine) ;
  • Park, Kyu Chul (Department of Occupational & Environmental Medicine, Korea Medical Institute) ;
  • Chai, Sang Kug (Ajou University Graduate School of Medicine) ;
  • Park, Jae-Bum (Department of Occupational & Environmental Medicine, Ajou University School of Medicine)
  • 유경열 (아주대병원 산업의학과) ;
  • 이경종 (아주대학교 의과대학 산업의학교실) ;
  • 민경복 (아주대학교 의과대학 산업의학교실) ;
  • 박규철 (한국의학연구소 산업의학과) ;
  • 채상국 (아주대학교 의과대학 대학원) ;
  • 박재범 (아주대학교 의과대학 산업의학교실)
  • Received : 2011.04.26
  • Accepted : 2011.08.27
  • Published : 2011.09.30
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Abstract

Objectives: This study was conducted to investigate the association between job stress and mental health among male and female workers in a large electric manufacture company. Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out on 3,228 employees who participated in annual medical check-up working in a large electric manufacture company in Gyeonggi Province. Medical check-up and self-administrated questionnaire were performed at the same time. Korean Occupational Stress Scale Short Form (KOSS-SF) and Psychosocial Wellbeing Index Short Form (PWI-SF) were applied to assess occupational stress and mental health. Hierarchical multiple linear regression and multiple logistic regression were performed to estimate the association between job stress and mental health. Results: The proportion of high risk of mental health was 17.1% in male, and 46.9% in women. Job stress had a greater effect on mental health than other general and work characteristics. All subscales of job stress were revealed to affect mental health. Bad occupational climate and lack of reward are the strongest risk factors in mental health of male and female respectively. Conclusions: Our results suggest that job stress could affect mental health among large electronic manufacture workers.

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