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A Study on the Cause of Job Stress of Urban Railroad Drivers: Focused on Railroad Companies of Daejeon, Daegu, Incheon and Seoul Metro 9

도시철도 기관사의 직무스트레스 원인 특성에 관한 연구: 대전, 대구, 인천, 서울9호선 운영회사를 대상으로

  • Park, Taesoo (Dept., Crew Management Team, Daejeon Metropolitan Express Transit Corporation) ;
  • Lee, Jinsun (Department of Railroad Management, Woosong University) ;
  • Kim, Hongki (Department of Railroad Management, Woosong University)
  • Received : 2013.07.09
  • Accepted : 2013.08.07
  • Published : 2013.08.31

Abstract

This paper studied the causes of job stress of driving crews working in Metropolitan Transit Authorities in Daejeon, Daegu, Seoul Metro Line 9, and Incheon, analyzing psychological, physical, and environmental factors, along withdriving crews' assignments. Regarding driving crews' assignments, it was found that driving crews had strong senses of obligation for their job, and hence their aptitude for their job was in accordance, and also it was found that most driving crews worked devotedly with a desirable occupational view and pride. However, psychological and physical factors that contributed to stress were identified: lack of sleep, high task burden, physical fatigue, and boring daily life. Furthermore, the driving crews' irregular working conditions and irregular meal time and burden related to on-time transit service with prolonged immobilization raised their stress levels. In terms of external environmental factors, it was found that driving crews' anxiety due to possible accidents caused a roughly four-fold increase in stress levels compared to other factors. Furthermore, personnel system and salary issue were also found to be closely related to the driving crews' job stress.

본 논문은 도시철도 운영회사 중 대전, 대구, 서울9호선, 인천에 근무하는 기관사들의 직무스트레스 원인을 크게 임무(보직), 정신적, 신체적, 외부 환경적 등 네 가지 원인으로 나누어 알아보았다. 임무(보직)에 관련된 내용으로는 기관사의 직업에 대한 강한 책임의식의 발현으로 직업과 적성이 일치함을 알 수 있었으며, 대부분의 기관사가 바람직한 직업관과 긍지를 갖고 헌신적으로 일하는 분위기를 알 수 있었다. 하지만, 정신적인 원인과 신체적인 원인의 스트레스를 확인해 보면 수면 부족, 과제에 대한 부담감, 육체적인 피로, 무료한 일상 등에서 나타났으며 기관사의 불규칙한 근무여건과 부동적인 자세로 정시운행의 중압감, 규칙적이지 못한 식생활습관 등이 스트레스의 수치를 높게 만드는 근원이라 볼 수 있다. 또한, 외부 환경적 원인으로 살펴 보면, 사고장애로 인한 불안도가 심하여 약 4배에 가까운 반응을 보이고, 인사제도나 임금책정 관련 문제 역시 기관사의 직무스트레스 변화와 밀접한 관련이 있음을 알 수 있다.

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