Relationship of job stressors,the coping styles and social supports among medical workers in primary and secondary schools in Guangzhou City / 中国职业医学

ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE: To explore the relationship of job stressors,the coping styles and social supports among medical workers in primary and secondary schools in Guangzhou City. METHODS: A total of 211 medical workers from 168 primary and secondary schools in Guangzhou City were selected as study subjects by random sampling method. The relationship of job stressors,the coping styles and social supports were investigated by the Scale for Occupational Stressors in Clinical Medical Workers,the Ways of Coping Questionnaire and Social Support Questionnaire. RESULTS: The total scale score of job stressors was( 90. 5 ± 16. 7),medium level and above of stress scale( total score≥95. 0) accounted for 41. 2%( 87 /211). The median scores of positive coping dimension score and negative coping dimension score were 2. 0 and 1. 0,the total score of social support was( 41. 2 ± 9. 8). The medium level and above of social support scale( total score ≥32. 0)accounted for 86. 3%( 182 /211). The multiple stepwise regression analysis results showed that the clinicians and the parttime school doctors had higher job stress than those medical workers who were not majored in clinic and full-time school doctors( P < 0. 05). The medical workers with higher monthly income and higher score of social support showed higher job stress( P < 0. 05). The medical workers with higher social support had lower job stress( P < 0. 05). CONCLUSION: High job stress was found in the medical workers in primary and secondary schools in Guangzhou City. Positive coping styles and social supports has important role in relieving job stress of school medical workers.