Study on the relationship between occupational stress and psychological health state among oil workers / 中华劳动卫生职业病杂志

ABSTRACT

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To study the relationship between occupational stress and psychological health state among oil workers.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>1,230 oil workers in 122 work types of oil industry were selected and written occupational stress questionary(OSQ) and symptom check list (SCL-90).</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>Petroleum workers' psychological health states were poor with increasing occupational stress degree. The scores in physical symptoms(1.87 +/- 0.80, 1.72 +/- 0.70), depression(1.74 +/- 0.76, 1.62 +/- 0.67), horror(1.48 +/- 0.65, 1.39 +/- 0.55) in the high and medium stress group were obviously higher than those in low stress group(1.55 +/- 0.61, 1.43 +/- 0.54, 1.28 +/- 0.46, respectively, P < 0.05). The score of mood state in the high and medium stress group was obviously higher than that in low stress group(P < 0.05). Psychological health states and mood state in the petroleum workers with short service length are significantly poorer than that with long service length(P < 0.01).</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>Occupational stress should affect psychological health state of petroleum workers.</p>