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http://dx.doi.org/10.14346/JKOSOS.2014.29.5.129

A Study on Job Stress and Work Ability of Technical Workers and Simple Labor Workers in Apartment Construction  

Lee, Jong-Bin (Department of Safety Engineering, Pukyong National University)
Chang, Seong Rok (Department of Safety Engineering, Pukyong National University)
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Journal of the Korean Society of Safety / v.29, no.5, 2014 , pp. 129-135 More about this Journal
Abstract
In recent studies, construction industry workers with higher job stress and lower work ability were more likely to experience accidents at their workplace. Likewise, fatal accidents rate was higher among simple labor workers compared to technical workers. Therefore the evaluation of a worker's job stress and work ability seems to be important in preventing the occurrence of fatal accidents. To search for ways to reduce job stress and to improve work ability, the current study conducted a job stress analysis based on age, years of service, skill level, hobbies, sleep patterns, and monthly income. For this, the Korean occupational stress questionnaire short form and the Work Ability Index (WAI) developed by the Finnish Institute of Occupational Health (FIOH) were used. In this study, SPSS 12.0K statistics program was used for statistical analysis and significance was verified by the Kruskal-Wallis test and non-parametric tests. The results of this study can be summarized as follows : (1) Simple labor workers had higher job stress and less work ability than technical workers. (2) The more experienced workers had lower job stress and higher work ability. (3) In the case of workers who slept a lot, work ability was higher and job stress was less. (4) Monthly income influenced on the job stress and work ability. (5) Job stress and work ability in accordance with the age difference was not significant.
Keywords
technical workers; simple labor workers; job stress; work ability;
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