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JOEM-21–8942: Associations between work-related factors and psychological distress among construction workers
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7 07 2021
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Source: J Occup Environ Med.
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Alternative Title:J Occup Environ Med
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Description:Objective:
Identify work-related factors associated with the mental health and well-being of construction workers.
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We completed eight key informant interviews, six worker focus groups, and a survey, informed by the interviews and focus groups, of 259 construction workers on five construction sites. Negative binomial regressions examined associations between psychological distress and work-related factors including safety climate, work-to-family conflict, psychological demands, social support, harassment, and job security.
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Three themes emerged from the interviews and focus groups, job demands and structure, social support and workplace relations, and job precarity. From the survey higher psychological demands, higher work-to-family conflict, lower supervisor support, higher discrimination, and higher likelihood of losing a job were associated with higher psychological distress. When combined into a single model job demands and work-to-family conflict remained significant.
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Work-related factors were associated with high levels of distress.
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Pubmed ID:34238907
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Pubmed Central ID:PMC8642263
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