The Relationship between Occupational Stress and Mental Health in Central Bafgh Iron Workers

Introduction: Occupational stress is one of the most important phenomena in the workplace. Mental health, as an important factor in all personal, social, and occupational life aspects, is one of the areas of interest in mental health. The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between job stress and mental health among workers of central iron ore in Bafgh City, Iran. Methods: This was a descriptive correlational study. The statistical population included 2400 people (1600 workers and 800 employees) working in central Bafgh iron ore in 2014. The sample size was estimated as 331 using the Morgan and Krejcie table. Approximately, 216 persons were employed in the labor sector and 115 in the employment sector. Data collection tools included the Goldberg general health questionnaire (GHQ) and Depression Anxiety Stress Scales (DASS). The DASS was designed in three parts. The first part included demographic data (7 items). The second section had 28 questions and dealt with the participants' general health status. The third part included 42 questions and was about occupational stress. Later, Spss21 was used and Pearson correlation coefficient and regression tests were run to analyze the data and test the hypotheses. Results: The results showed that mental health was higher in employees, while job stress was higher among the workers. This indicated a significant association between job stress and mental health in both employees and workers. However, regarding the demographic variables, only gender was related to mental health and rest of the demographic variables had no significant relationship with mental health and job stress (5≥participants). Conclusion: Occupational stress was related to mental health in employees and workers; this can affect the level of production and product quality. Furthermore, occupational tress and mental health not only affect the workers and employees, but also expose the society and other people at risk. Consequently, it is necessary to plan and render different services at the occupation environment to decrease job stress and improve the current situation.

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THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN GENERAL HEALTH, OCCUPATIONAL STRESS AND JOB BURNOUT IN NURSES WORKING SHOHADAYE KARGAR HOSPITAL OF YAZD

Malaysian Journal of Public Health Medicine ◽

10.37268/mjphm/vol.20/no.3/art.841 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 20 (3) ◽

pp. 173-179

Author(s):

Khabazzadeh Fatemeh ◽

Nimetcan Mehmet ◽

Alabed Ali A. Alabed

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Occupational Stress ◽

General Health ◽

Mental Health Problems ◽

Pearson Correlation ◽

General Health Questionnaire ◽

Maslach Burnout Inventory ◽

Job Burnout ◽

General Function ◽

Cross Sectional

Aim of this study is to determine levels of general health, occupational stress and burnout in nurses who are working in Shohadaye Kargar Hospital of Yazd. A cross- sectional study was conducted among nurses who are working in Shohadaye Kargar Hospital of Yazd in 2017-2018 years. The sample was randomly selected and total 200 nurses were enrolled to the study. The study instruments included Occupational stress questionnaire, Maslach Burnout Inventory and General Health Questionnaire. Collected Data were analyzed by using descriptive test and Pearson correlation coefficient and multivariate regression in SPSS. The findings of research indicated that total levels of occupational stress were high among 58.85 % of nurses. Regarding burnout, 35.93% of nurses had reported high levels of burnout. Less than one percent (0.37 %) of nurses have high mental health problems and 0.44 percent reported mid mental health problem. There was a statistically significant correlation between occupational stress with mental health (p<.001) and job burnout with mental health (p<.001). Occupational stress and job burnout may have undesired influences on nursing mental health and general function.

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Evaluation of Noise Exposure and the Relationship between Job Stress and Sleep Disturbance in Workers of an Iranian Construction Industry

Occupational Hygiene and Health Promotion ◽

10.18502/ohhp.v3i2.1390 ◽

2019 ◽

Author(s):

Ehsan ASIVANDZADEH ◽

Zeynab JAMALIZADEH ◽

Afshin MOHEBI ◽

Peyman YARI ◽

Seyyed POORYA FAZELI

Keyword(s):

Sleep Disturbance ◽

Occupational Stress ◽

Construction Industry ◽

Job Stress ◽

Multivariate Regression ◽

Noise Exposure ◽

Pearson Correlation ◽

Correlation Test ◽

Pearson Correlation Test ◽

The Relationship

Introduction: Noise is considered as a risk factor for a wide range of industrial environments, including construction industry. The aim of this study was to determine the relationship of job stress caused by noise exposure with sleep disturbance. Methods: This descriptive-analytic study was carried out among 134 workers of an Iranian construction industry. To assess the individuals' noise exposure in accordance with the ISO 9612: 2009, the eight-hour occupational exposure level was measured. To assess the occupational stress, the Parker Job Stress Questionnaire and Insomnia Severity Index were applied. Epworth Sleepiness Scale was also used to assess the sleep disturbance. Data were analyzed using Kolmogorov-Smirnov test, Pearson correlation test, and multivariate regression in SPSS version 23. Results: The results of Pearson correlation test and multivariate regression showed that noise can cause sleep disturbance by causing occupational stress in workers. Based on the results of this study, noise exposure, occupational stress, and sleep disturbance have a direct and positive relationship. In other words, increased noise exposure leads to occupational stress and sleep disturbance. Conclusion: Assessment of the noise exposure in workers of a construction industry showed that noise was a very important factor in the psychological problems of workers in this industry. In addition to the direct effects of noise on sleep disturbance, it can indirectly exacerbate the sleep disturbances.

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The Relationship Among Parenting Practice Creativity and Parents Mental Health With Intelligence Quotient and Behavioral Disorder of 7-8 Years Old Children in Qaemshahr City

International Clinical Neuroscience Journal ◽

10.15171/icnj.2019.05 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 6 (1) ◽

pp. 22-27

Author(s):

Nastaran Hasanli

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Significant Relationship ◽

Parenting Practices ◽

Intelligence Quotient ◽

Pearson Correlation ◽

Behavioral Disorder ◽

Parenting Practice ◽

Statistical Population ◽

Significant Difference ◽

The Relationship

Background: The aim of this study was the survey of the relationship of parenting practice, creativity and parent’s mental health with intelligence quotient and behavioral disorder of 7-8 years old children in Qaemshahr city. Methods: In this cross-sectional descriptive-analytical study. The statistical population consisted of seven and eight years old children in Qaemshahr city in 2017. Three hundred children among them selected with stratified random sampling. Data gathered by Baumrind parenting practices questionnaire, Thurstone and Mellinger creativity questionnaire, Derogatis mental health, Wechsler intelligence scale for children and Rutter children’s behavioral disorder. Data analysis executed by one-way ANOVA test and Pearson correlation with SPSS 22. Results: The results showed that there is no significant difference between behavioral disorder rate of boys & girls (P<0.05). Also, there is the significant relationship among parenting practices with intelligence quotient and children behavioral disorder (P<0.05), while there was no significant relationship between intelligence quotient and children’s behavioral disorder with creativity (P<0.05). Moreover, there was a significant relationship between mental health with behavioral disorder among children (P<0.05), however, there was no significant relationship with intelligence quotient (P<0.05). Conclusion: According to research results we can conclude that welfare and educational equipment’s by short-term, medium-term and long-term planning may enhance health and mental comfort among families with their children’s behavioral disorders.

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A study of the relationship between occupational stress and work accidents in employees of fire department and safety services of Yazd city

The Journal of Tolooebehdasht ◽

10.18502/tbj.v18i3.1445 ◽

2019 ◽

Author(s):

Reza Jafari Nodoushan ◽

Gholamhossein Halvani ◽

Ali Sadri ◽

Alireza Mirjalili ◽

Mahsa NAzari ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Decision Making ◽

Work Environment ◽

Occupational Stress ◽

Job Stress ◽

Social Life ◽

Pearson Correlation ◽

Fire Department ◽

Occupational Accidents ◽

Work Accidents ◽

The Relationship

Introduction: Job stress is one of the most important phenomena in social life and is a serious threat to the workforce health worldwide. Job stress can cause occupational accidents, result in injuries to people, and damage equipment of the workplace. Firefighting is also one of the most stressful occupations. Firefighters have one of the most important intensive occupations and need to be physically and mentally fit to perform their missions and tasks safely. The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between occupational stress and work accidents among the staff of fire department and safety services of Yazd province. Methods: This descriptive-survey study was conducted on all personnel of the Firefighting Organization (300 employees) in 2018. The sample group consisted of 160 employees randomly selected from the whole population. The available sampling method and the research tools included two questionnaires of individual-occupational information and Bellik's occupational stress questionnaire (1991). The reliability co-efficient of job stress questionnaire was 0.78 and the validity of both questionnaires was confirmed by several experts. The statistical methods used in this research were descriptive and inferential statistics (t tests, Pearson correlation coefficient, and single-variable regression analysis). Results: The results showed that occupational stress in employees was higher than the average. Moreover, job stress had a significant correlation with physical condition of the work environment, accidents, occupational injuries, time pressure at work, work environment problems, and decision making. Conclusion: Employees exposed to stress are involved with physical weaknesses and suffering from low spirits. Stress also causes unwillingness and coldness to perform the tasks, reduces the staff's energy, decreases the employees' adaptation to the environment, decreases efficiency, causes confusion in decision making, leads to disturbances in organizational relationships, and reduces job values and organizational productivity of employees working in fire department and safety services of Yazd province.

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The Relationship between Happiness, General Health and Life Expectancy of Cancer Patients

European Psychiatry ◽

10.1016/j.eurpsy.2017.01.959 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 41 (S1) ◽

pp. S608-S608

Author(s):

S. Heydari

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Life Expectancy ◽

Cancer Patients ◽

General Health ◽

General Health Questionnaire ◽

Well Being ◽

Human Beings ◽

Statistical Population ◽

Patients With Cancer ◽

The Relationship

IntroductionCancer is a disease that all human beings are afraid of it and anyone, of any age may be affected.ObjectiveThe objectives of this research are relationship between well-being and life expectancy in patients with cancer in Noshahr Shahid Beheshti hospital is the general purpose of this research.AimStudying the relationship between happiness, general health and life expectancy of cancer patients.MethodThe method used in this research is descriptive and correlation. Statistical population contains all the patients who were diagnosed with cancer in Shahid Beheshti hospital Noshahr. The panel sampling used as sampling method and the sample size was limited to 50 people.In order to collect the data, we used Oxford's happiness questionnaire containing 29 multiple-choice phrases, Life expectancy questionnaire by Schneider (1991) and general health questionnaire (GHQ-28). In descriptive review of the collected data the mean, standard deviation and frequency tables were used and in inferentially section in order to determine and compare the obtained scores in these 3 tests, according to the findings, parametric methods were used.ResultThe results show that the correlation between mental health, happiness and life expectancy was significant.ConclusionAs life expectancy increases accountability; Happiness and mental health in patients with cancer increases by the same amount.Disclosure of interestThe author has not supplied his/her declaration of competing interest.

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INVESTIGATION THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN JOB TRAITS AND JOB STRESS (Case study: Shahed University staff and professors)

Australian Journal of Business and Management Research ◽

10.52283/nswrca.ajbmr.20110105a04 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 01 (05) ◽

pp. 24-31

Author(s):

GholamReza Jandaghi ◽

Sayed Mojtaba Hosseini Fard ◽

Mohammad Saadatmand ◽

Ismaeil Chezani Sharahi ◽

Mahtab Rajabi

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Job Stress ◽

University Staff ◽

Physical And Mental Health ◽

Organizational Productivity ◽

Statistical Population ◽

Comprehensive Plan ◽

Research Population ◽

The Relationship

Stress is a highly serious problem in today world which endangers physical and mental health of individuals. Today organization is a location seriously influenced by stress. As a calamity, stress in organizations weakens and destroys operations and also can promote the organization. There are paramount evidences on the destructive effects of job stress on physical and mental health as well as organizational productivity. Job or job traits are factors that highly impact on stress at organization. In present probe, we study the impacts of job traits on job stress by using Hackman and Oldham job traits model. Below, the relationship between job traits and stress was investigated by two questionnaires (job traits and job stress). Research population in Shahed University’s comprehensive plan with 123 subjects (45 professors and 78 employees) who are selected as available among statistical population. For Information analysis we used descriptive & inferential statistics (Correlation Coefficient). The results are as following:There is a positive and significant relationship between job major aspects and job stress (At Confidence Interval of 90%) of professors while there is no significant and positive relationship between job major aspects and job stress of employees.

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Occupational Stress, Mental Health and Attitude Towards Mental Illness of Nursing Staff Working in General and Psychiatric Hospital: A Comparative Study

Journal of Organization and Human Behaviour ◽

10.21863/johb/2015.4.4.017 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 4 (4) ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Suresh Lukose ◽

Abdul Azeez E.P.

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Mental Illness ◽

Occupational Stress ◽

Nursing Staff ◽

Demographic Data ◽

General Health Questionnaire ◽

Psychiatric Hospitals ◽

Working Environment ◽

Stress Index ◽

Role Overload

Nurses are identified as one of the professional groups with high level of job related stress and related issues. The magnitude of the problem this segment faces is very intensive as a large number of them are women. They are victimized for multiple roles in the home and hospital. Stressors for nurses are always been identified with workload, dual role and pressures which are associated with demands of the existing working environment. The nature of illness/diseases a nurse dealing with has significant effects on the stress and mental health level. Healthcare professionals dealing with psychiatric illness and other chronic/traumatic conditions faces more stress while comparing to the other domains of healthcare. The present study is a cross sectional hospital based study carried out at four centres and 100 samples were collected by judgmental sampling method which consisted of 50 female nursing staff from general hospital and same number from psychiatric hospitals. A socio-demographic data sheet along with General Health Questionnaire was administered and those who have satisfactory health have been considered as further samples. Mental health, stress level, and attitude towards mental illness were analyzed. The results shows that psychiatric nursing staff scored higher in overall occupational stress index and in the subs-domains of role overload, role ambiguity, role conflict, role unreasonable group and political pressure compared to general nursing staff. Also the mental health inventory total score is negatively correlated with role overload sub-domain of occupational stress index scale. Present study implicates the need of comprehensive psycho-social management plans for the professionals working in psychiatric hospitals.

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Attitude toward Aging Mediates the Relationship between Personality and Mental Health in Older Adults

Healthcare ◽

10.3390/healthcare9050594 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 9 (5) ◽

pp. 594

Author(s):

Teshome Sirak Bedaso ◽

Buxin Han

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Older Adults ◽

Life Satisfaction ◽

Demographic Data ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Personality Factors ◽

Health Issues ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Potential Mediator ◽

The Relationship

This study aimed to examine attitude toward aging as a potential mediator of the relationship between personality factors and mental health in terms of depression and life satisfaction among older adults. A cross-sectional study was conducted with 438 Ethiopian elderly individuals aged 60 to 69. The results of the regression-based path analysis showed that after adjusting for demographic data, the relationship between agreeableness and depression in older adults was partially mediated by attitude toward aging. Likewise, attitude toward physical change due to aging and psychological growth subscales jointly mediated the correlation between neuroticism and depression. However, a significant direct path between neuroticism and depression persisted. On the contrary, openness had no significant direct association with depression apart from an indirect through psychosocial loss. The link between life satisfaction and agreeableness as well as openness to experience were partially mediated by psychosocial loss. Therefore, a person’s attitude toward aging and personality characteristics should be taken into consideration while designing interventions for managing mental health issues among older adults.

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