Effects of social determinants on Chinese immigrant food service workers' work performance and injuries: mental health as a mediator

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• Personal Author:
  Thompson EA ; Tsai JH-C
• Description:
  Objective: The effects of social discrimination, job concerns, and social support on worker mental health and the influence of mental health on occupational health outcomes have been documented intermittently. We propose an integrated, theory-driven model to distinguish the impact of social determinants on work performance and injuries and the mediating effects of mental health problems. Methods: The US Chinese immigrant food service workers (N = 194) completed a multimeasure interview; we tested the integrated model using structural equation modeling. Results: Mental health problems, which were associated with decreased work performance and increased injuries, also mediated relationships between job/employment concerns and both work performance and injuries but did not mediate the influences of discrimination and social support. Conclusions: This research reveals mechanisms by which social determinants influence immigrant worker health, pointing to complementary strategies for reducing occupational health disparities. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Aging Demography Food-Processing Industry Food Handling Food Industry Men Mental Health Occupational Health Race Factors Safety Surveys And Questionnaires Women

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• Keywords:
  Age-groups Analytical-models Demographic-characteristics Food-handlers Food-processing-industry Food-processing-workers Health-surveys Humans Injuries Injury-prevention Mental-health Mental-processes Models Racial-factors Service-industries Sociological-factors Task-performance Work-operations Work-practices Worker-health

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• ISSN:
  1076-2752
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 10 ; Washington
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  57
• Issue:
  7
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20046414
• Citation:
  J Occup Environ Med 2015 Jul; 57(7):806-813
• Contact Point Address:
  Jenny Hsin-ChunTsai, PhD, ARNP, PMHCNS-BC, School of Nursing, Department of Psychosocial and Community Health, University of Washington, Box 357263, Seattle, WA 98195
• Email:
  jennyt@u.washington.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2015
• Performing Organization:
  University of Washington
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20080501
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
• End Date:
  20120430
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:b109babc277017511130093eb5ca301cf0279d273522d0a04ce7e5207a473b7102d8e9ec729861e27c72526f62635e10b78daf6600f4763b4e5296b182e026ee
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/201481/cdc_201481_DS1.pdf
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