Association of mental health,job burnout and mental fatigue in mental workers / 中国职业医学

ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE: To explore the association of mental health,job burnout and mental fatigue in mental workers.METHODS: A total of 276 mental workers in 11 research institutes in Ningxia were selected as research subjects by convenient sampling method. The questionnaire survey was carried out using the scales of Self-Reporting Inventory( SCL-90),Maslach Burnout Inventory-General Survey and Mental Fatigue subscale of Fatigue Scale-14 to investigate the workers' mental health,job burnout and mental fatigue. RESULTS: The scores of SCL-90 and job burnout in mental workers were( 142. 4 ± 42. 2) and( 41. 8 ± 10. 5). The medium( P25,P75) mental fatigue total score was [3. 0( 2. 0,4. 0) ].The correlation analysis showed that the total score of SCL-90 was positively correlated with that of mental fatigue and job burnout( P < 0. 01). The job burnout was the intermediate variable between mental fatigue and mental health( 43. 4% of the total effect). The dimension of low sense of accomplishment was the regulating variable. CONCLUSION: Job burnout plays an intermediate role between mental fatigue and mental health in mental workers. The low sense of accomplishment plays a regulatory role.