Annals of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

The Korean Society of Occupational & Environmental Medicine (대한직업환경의학회)
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The Relationship between Work Ability and Job Stress Factors in Manufacturing Industries

일부 제조업 근로자의 노동능력과 직무스트레스 요인 간의 관련성

Ye, Sang-Bum;Kang, Dong-Mug;Kim, Young-Ki;Son, Min-Jeong;Kim, Jong-Eun;Park, So-Min
예상범;강동묵;김영기;손민정;김종은;박소민

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Abstract

Objective: This study was performed to investigate the association between work ability and job stress factors in three manufacturing industries. Methods: The data were gathered from 705 workers of 3 manufacturing industries, from August 2007 to January 2008. A structured, self-reported questionnaire was used to access the demographic, socioeconomic and work related characteristics. Work ability and job stress factors were determined using two questionnaires: the work ability index (WAI) of the Finnish Institute of Occupational Health and the Korean Occupational Stress Scale (KOSS), respectively. Results: According to the logistic regression analysis results, WAI was related to job stress factors after adjustment for age, shift work, employment type and exercise. Of the eight subscales, job demand, interpersonal conflict, lack of reward, occupational climate and total score were significantly associated with WAI. In the analysis of each factory, interpersonal conflict, job insecurity and lack of reward were significantly associated with WAI in factory Ⅱ, and organizational system, lack of reward and total score in factory Ⅲ, but there was no significant association in factory Ⅰ. Conclusions: Job stress factors were significantly associated with WAI in two of the three manufacturing industries. Further and more detailed study needs to be conducted to reduce the job stress and improve the work ability.

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