The relevance of socio-demographic and occupational variables for the assessment of work-related stress risk

BMC Public Health

Sergio Iavicoli¹  Benedetta Persechino¹  Matteo Ronchetti¹  Michela Bonafede¹  Bruna M Rondinone¹  Cristina Di Tecco¹  Marisa Corfiati¹  Pierpaolo Ferrante¹  Alessandro Marinaccio¹ 

[1] Italian Workers’ Compensation Authority, Research area, Occupational medicine department, Via di Fontana Candida 1, Rome 00100, Monteporzio Catone, Italy

关键词: Management standards indicator tool;    Epidemiological survey;    Italy;    Risk factors;    Work-related stress;   

Others  :  1161468
DOI  :  10.1186/1471-2458-13-1157

 received in 2012-11-29, accepted in 2013-11-20,  发布年份 2013

【 摘 要 】

Background

Work-related stress is widely recognized as one of the major challenges to occupational health and safety. The correlation between work-related stress risk factors and physical health outcomes is widely acknowledged. This study investigated socio-demographic and occupational variables involved in perceived risk of work-related stress.

Methods

The Italian version of the Health and Safety Executive Management Standards Indicator Tool was used in a large survey to examine the relationship between work-related stress risks and workers’ demographic and occupational characteristics. Out of 8,527 questionnaires distributed among workers (from 75 organizations) 6,378 were returned compiled (74.8%); a set of mixed effects models were adopted to test single and combined effects of the variables on work-related stress risk.

Results

Female workers reported lower scores on control and peer support and more negative perceptions of relationships and change at work than male workers, most of them with full-time contracts. Age, job seniority, and educational level appeared positively correlated with control at work, but negatively with job demands. Fixed-term workers had positive perceptions regarding job demands and relationships, but more difficulties about their role at work than permanent workers. A commuting time longer than one hour and shift work appeared to be associated with higher levels of risk factors for work-related stress (except for role), the latter having more negative effects, increasing with age.

Conclusions

The findings suggest that the assessment and management of work-related stress risk should consider specific socio-demographic and occupational risk factors such as gender, age, educational level, job status, shift work, commuting time, job contracts.

【 授权许可】

   
2013 Marinaccio et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.

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