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http://dx.doi.org/10.7782/JKSR.2013.16.4.340

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

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)
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Journal of the Korean Society for Railway / v.16, no.4, 2013 , pp. 340-347 More about this Journal
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.
Keywords
Urban Railroad Drivers; Job Stress; Job Stressors; Mental Cause; Physical Cause;
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