Effect of Economic Depression on Psychosocial Distress of Industrial Workers / 대한산업의학회지
Korean Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
;
: 484-492, 1998.
Article
in Korean
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| ID: wpr-17232
ABSTRACT
This study was carried out to assess the effect of economic depression on psychosocial distress, and to assess the relationship between differences of psychosocial distress and job characteristics (job strain), and to find out the effect of social support on psychosocial distress. We measured job characteristics(job demand, job control), and social support(coworker support, supervisor supports) at work by a self-administered questionnaire. Psychosocial distress was measured by PWI(Psychosocial Well-being Index), a 45-item self-administered instrument. Among the 152 respondents, the prevalence of high job strain was 27% (41 persons). The Odds ratio of high job strain was 3.11 (95% CI; 2.12~4.11), and those of passive group and active group were 2.01(95% CI; 0.83~2.76) and 1.80(95% CI; 0.83~2.76), respectively. Our results supported the association between psychosocial distress and job strain. The odds ratio of high strain isolates group (high strain group+low social support) was 3.59 (95% CI; 2.05~5.13), but the odds ratio of high strain collective group was 1.32 (95% CI; 0.23~2.41). Social support at work was modifying factor of the association between psychosocial distress and job strain. Therefore we reviewed the evidence that economic depression was associated with psychosocial distress in this study, and that the strength of the social support was important in maintain health.
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Main subject:
Odds Ratio
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Prevalence
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Data Collection
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Surveys and Questionnaires
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Economic Recession
Type of study:
Etiology study
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Health economic evaluation
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Prevalence study
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Risk factors
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Korean Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
Year:
1998
Type:
Article
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