• 한국직업건강간호학회지
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• 제13권2호
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• pp.89-103
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• 2004

One of the major health problems of working women is job stress according to many studies. However, existing job stress questionnaires are suitable for men and men's job environments only, and do not reflect emotional labor for sales people. The aim of this research is to find women's job stress factors. The subjects of this investigation are married working women in sales since they experience emotional labor in addition to physical and psychological labor and the work-family conflict is very important job stressor for them. The job stressor of married sales women was analyzed through qualitative research. After I had in-depth interviews with 20 married sales women, I identified 49 new concepts, 3 main categories and 17 sub categories. The results are like the following. 1. 3 main categories are job factor, aggravate factor, and compensate factor. 2. Job factor has 5 sub-categories including 'increasing of selling', 'emotional labor' and 'physical burden'. 3. Aggrabate factor has 6 sub-categories including 'work/family conflict', 'relationship with higher office' and 'relationship with a fellow worker' 4. Compensate factor has 6 sub-categories including 'opportunity of employment', 'discrimination', and 'prestige' Consequently this study newly found some major job stressors for married working women in sales department.

• Safety and Health at Work
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• 제7권1호
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• pp.1-5
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• 2016

Background: Several studies have investigated the relationship between specific occupations and suicide mortality, as suicide rates differ by profession. The aim of this study was to investigate suicide mortality ratios across broad occupational groups in Greece for both sexes in the period 2000-2009. Methods: Data of suicide deaths were retrieved from the Hellenic Statistical Authority and comparative mortality ratios were calculated. Occupational classification was based on the International Classification of Occupations (ISCO-88) and the coding for Intentional self-harm (X60-X84) was based on the international classification of diseases (ICD-10). Results: Male dominant occupations, mainly armed forces, skilled farmers and elementary workers, and female high-skilled occupations were seen as high risk groups for suicide in a period of 10 years. The age-productive group of 30-39 years in Greek male elementary workers and the 50-59 age-productive group of Greek professional women proved to have the most elevated number of suicide deaths. Conclusion: Further research is needed into the work-related stressors of occupations with high suicide mortality risk and focused suicide prevention strategies should be applied within vulnerable working age populations.

• The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business
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• 제10권2호
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• pp.1-14
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• 2023

The purpose of this study is to discover the possible solutions for the problem faced by academicians during online learning by means of employing qualitative and quantitative approaches. Using a qualitative approach, selected academicians were interviewed, and their feedback was transcribed and used to develop the survey instrument. The quantitative research design was later used to determine the most plausible solutions for the problem that could be obtained and implemented by distributing the questionnaire to academicians at a public university. Multiple regression analysis results indicate that work-life conflict and lack of support are the main contributors to academicians' mental and emotional health issues. The study's major findings help higher education institutions craft appropriate strategies to enhance the effectiveness of online teaching and learning by providing the necessary support to the academicians. The study's findings suggest that academicians should separate work and family requirements to concentrate on their job. Furthermore, the immediate supervisor must be considerate in determining the number of tasks, the deadlines, and the assistance required to complete the task. Lastly, academicians must equip themselves with emotional intelligence to cope with stressors.

• 대한간호
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• 제28권1호
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• pp.77-88
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• 1989

The purpose of this study is to propose the baseline data for -developing the occupational stress measurement tool for Psychiatric nurses Working in the hospital. 135 staff nurses in psychiatric unit of 11. hospital were participated during the period from August 1 to August 20, 1988. Though the pretest and literature review a questionnaire was coristructed with 88 stressors which were experienced by the psychiatric nurses in the hospital. Subjects were given instruction to rate 1~6 likert type scale according to the level of stress experienced by each stressor described. Reliability of the tool was tested by Cronbach's Alpha and the reasult was ${\alpha}=0.94871$. Factor analysis was applied to organize 88 items together: As the result, 14 factors were obtained. The factors were; 1) Administration problem 2) Work overload 3) Role conflict as a profession 4) Lack of professional knowledge and skill 5) Conflict with nurses 6) Conflict with other health teams 7) Conflict in nurse-clint relationship 8) Conflict with supervisor 9) Conflict with suborinate 10) Low reward 11) Scheduling probrem 12) Inappropriate physical environment 13) Staff inadequate 14) Inadequate of equipment.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제14권8호
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• pp.3704-3714
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• 2013

일반병원과 특수 전문병원의 직무스트레스의 유형과 특성을 파악함으로써 각 병원별 특성에 맞는 스트레스 극복을 통해 안정된 직원관리와 완화프로그램의 방향을 제시하고자 하였다. 본 연구의 참여자는 일반병원종사자 109명, 특수 전문병원종사자 117명이 설문에 참여하였으며, 측정도구는 한국산업안전보건연구원에서 지난 2004년 정책연구사업의 일환으로 진행된 '한국인 직무 스트레스 측정 도구의 개발 및 표준화 연구'에 따른 한국형 직무스트레스요인 측정도구를 사용하였다. 본 연구결과 일반병원과 특수 전문병원간의 환경과 조직체계에 따른 서로 다르게 나타나는 스트레스의 특성이 파악되었으며 향후 이 연구 결과를 토대로 각 병원특성에 맞는 스트레스 극복 프로그램의 개발의 기초 자료로 활용되기 바란다.

• 정신신체의학
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• 제10권1호
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• pp.18-26
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• 2002

연구목적: 본 연구의 목적은 만성요통 환자에서 스트레스지각 및 통증지각과 대응전략 간의 관계를 알아보고자 하는데 있다. 본 연구에는 만성요통 환자 80명과 정상대조군 100명이 참여하였다. 방법: 스트레스인자 및 스트레스반응에 대한 지각은 각각 스트레스인자 지각척도 (Global Assessment of Recent Stress Scale) 및 스트레스반응 척도(Stress Response Inventory)를, 대응전략 및 통증지각은 각각 대응척도(The Way of Coping-revised) 및 통증지각척도(Pain Discomfort Scale)를 이용하여 평가하였다. 결과: 만성요통환자들이 정상대조군보다 일 및 직장, 대인관계, 대인관계의 변화, 질병 및 상해에 관련된 스트레스인자 지각점수, 전체 스트레스인자지각 정수가 각각 유의하게 더 높았다. 스트레스반응점수에서는 피로점수가 정상대조군보다 환자군에서 유의하게 더 높았으나, 통증지각에서는 양군 간에 유의한 차이를 보이지 않았다. 대응전략에서는 환자군이 정상대조군에 비해 계획적 문제해결 및 긍정적 재평가를 더 많이 사용하였다. 환자군에서 통증지각은 전체 스트레스반응 점수, 질병 및 상해에 관련한 스트레스인자지각 점수와 각각 유의한 양상관성을 보였다. 도피 회피 점수는 연령과 유의한 음상관성을, 거리감두기 및 도피-회피 점수는 유의한 양상관성을 보였다. 한편 책임수용은 여자가 남자보다 더 유의하게 많이 사용하였다. 그러나 대응전략과 스트레스인자지각 및 스트레스반응 통증지각 간에는 각각 유의한 상관성을 보이지 않았다. 결론: 이상의 결과들은 만성요통환자들이 정상인에 비해 스트레스인자에 대한 지각이 더 높으나, 더 적극적인 대응을 하고 있음을 시사한다. 또한 환자군에서 사용하는 대응전략은 스트레스인자지각, 스트레스반응, 통증지각과 연관성을 보이지 않는 반면 사회인구학적 특정들과 연광성이 높음을 시사한다.

• Safety and Health at Work
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• 제5권3호
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• pp.152-157
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• 2014

Background: As health care workers face a wide range of psychosocial stressors, they are at a high risk of developing burnout syndrome, which in turn may affect hospital outcomes such as the quality and safety of provided care. The purpose of the present study was to investigate the moderating effect of job control on the relationship between workload and burnout. Methods: A total of 352 hospital workers from five Italian public hospitals completed a self-administered questionnaire that was used to measure exhaustion, cynicism, job control, and workload. Data were collected in 2013. Results: In contrast to previous studies, the results of this study supported the moderation effect of job control on the relationship between workload and exhaustion. Furthermore, the results found support for the sequential link from exhaustion to cynicism. Conclusion: This study showed the importance for hospital managers to carry out management practices that promote job control and provide employees with job resources, in order to reduce the burnout risk.

• Safety and Health at Work
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• 제14권2호
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• pp.207-214
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• 2023

Background: Occupational safety issues related to food delivery riders emerge with evidence of an increase in associated traffic accidents and injuries along with the rapid growth of the online food delivery business. This paper focuses on food delivery riders' job stress and investigates its relationships with both antecedents and risky riding outcomes. Method: Survey data were collected from 279 Taiwanese food delivery motorcycle riders and analyzed using hierarchical regression analysis. Results: The results show that job overload and time pressure positively impact riders' job stress, while self-efficacy slightly reduces job stress. Job stress positively leads to risky driving behavior and distraction. In addition, time pressure can strengthen the impact of job overload on job stress. Riders' risky riding attitude can also strengthen the impacts of job stress on risky riding behaviors and distraction. Conclusion: This paper advances the literature on online food delivery as well as the occupational safety improvement of food delivery riders. Specifically, this study provides insights into the job stress of food delivery motorcycle riders and the effects of job characteristics and risky behavioral consequences.

• 환경생물
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• 제28권2호
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• pp.101-107
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• 2010

Metal ions are essential to life. However, some metals such as mercury are harmful, even when present at trace amounts. Toxicity of mercury arises mainly from its oxidizing properties. Ionizing radiation (IR) is an active tool for destruction of cancer cells and diagnosis of diseases, etc. IR induces DNA double strand breaks in the nucleus, In addition, it causes lipid peroxidation, ceramide generation, and protein oxidation in the membrane, cytoplasm and nucleus. Yeasts have been a commonly used material in biological research. In yeasts, the physiological response to changing environmental conditions is controlled by the cell types. Growth rate, mutation and environmental conditions affect cell size and shape distributions. In this work, the effect of IR and mercury chloride (II) on the morphology of yeast cells were investigated. Saccharomyces cerevisiae cells were treated with IR, mercury chloride (II) and IR combined with mercury chloride (II). Non-treated cells were used as a control group. Morphological changes were observed by a scanning electron microscope (SEM). The half-lethal condition from the previous experimental results was used to the IR combined with mercury. Yeast cells were exposed to 400 and 800 Gy at dose rates of 400Gy $hr^{-1}$ or 800 Gy $hr^{-1}$, respectively. Yeast cells were treated with 0.05 to 0.15 mM mercury chloride (II). Oxidative stress can damage cellular membranes through a lipidic peroxidation. This effect was detected in this work, after treatment of IR and mercury chloride (II). The cell morphology was modified more at high doses of IR and high concentrations of mercury chloride(II). IR and mercury chloride (II) were of the oxidative stress. Cell morphology was modified differently according to the way of oxidative stress treatment. Moreover, morphological changes in the cell membrane were more observable in the frequently stress treated cells than the temporarily stress treated cells.

• Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
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• 제30권3호
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• pp.540-554
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• 1997

The effects of cigarette smoking on the psychosocial distress, the absenteeism, the occupational injuries, and on the prevalence for the accidents were assessed in 795 male workers who had been employed since March 1994. The results show that the prevalence of current smokers were higher in young men, lower educational level, lower income, single men(unmarried or divorced), alcohol drinkers, and blue collar workers. In the bivariate analyses, the workers with the high job demand and low work control were more likely to smoke, although the relationship was not strong. Those who reported lower satisfaction on his job tended to smoke more. Mean scores of psychosocial well-being index(PWI) were higher in current smokers than nonsmokers. For the hierarchical multiple regression analyses, interaction terms between cigarette smoking and job stressors(job demand and work control) were not significant. For smokers, the odds ratios for the occupational injuries, and the accidents were 1.40(95% confidence interval 0.77-2.57) and 1.96 (95% confidence interval 0.75-5.09), respectively. The mean absent day were 4.13 for smokers, 3.65 for nonsmokers, although the differences were not statistically significant. It seems that cigarette smoking had not caused any crucial effects on the psychosocial well-being status and the occupational risks. Some considerations for the further research on the relationship of cigarette smoking on the mental health status and the occupational risks were also discussed.