Understanding the link between psychosocial work stressors and work-related musculoskeletal complaints

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• Personal Author:
  Chang C-H ; Eatough EM ; Way JD
• Description:
  It is well established that psychosocial work stressors relate to employees' work-related musculoskeletal disorder (WRMSD) symptoms. Using a model investigating psychological strain as a mediator between work stressors and WRMSD complaints, this study demonstrated that high levels role conflict, low job control, and low safety-specific leadership are associated with increased employee strain. Strain, in turn, was related to higher levels of WRMSD symptoms of the wrist/hand, shoulders, and lower back. Partial mediation of some relationships was also found, suggesting that additional meditational mechanisms for the relationships between stressors and musculoskeletal symptoms are plausible. This work supports the notion that psychosocial stressors in the work environment have important links to employee health, especially WRMSDs. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Mental Health Musculoskeletal Diseases Occupational Health Safety Stress, Psychological Workplace
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Work-related Musculoskeletal Disorders Clinical-symptoms Job-stress Muscle-tension Musculoskeletal-system-disorders Occupational Stress Psychological-factors Psychological-stress Safety-practices Sociological-factors Strain Stress Work-analysis Work-environment Work-organization Work-practices Worker-health

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• ISSN:
  0003-6870
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Florida ; Michigan ; OSHA Region 4 ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  43
• Issue:
  3
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20040374
• Citation:
  Appl Ergon 2012 May; 43(3):554-563
• Contact Point Address:
  Erin M. Eatough, University of South Florida, Department of Psychology, 4202 E. Fowler Avenue, PCD 4118G, Tampa, FL 33620-7200, USA
• Email:
  eeatough@mail.usf.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2012
• Performing Organization:
  Sunshine Education and Research Center, University of South Florida
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Applied Ergonomics
• End Date:
  20290630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:a43786adb5b0a9465e0dcfd2bdcf3354239a94abc8c066daa35412901eb6d104cbf8d59518a6e494959c964b3710406b0ef6e439627bf311b36078a842ff2b00
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/193277/cdc_193277_DS1.pdf
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  [PDF - 308.05 KB ]