통계청 근무자의 직무 스트레스와 정신건강의 관계에서 스트레스 대처방식의 조절효과

Moderating Effect of Stress Coping Strategies on the Relationship between a National Statistics Office Workers’ Occupational Stress and Mental Health

ObjectivesZZThis study examined the moderating effects of stress coping strategies on the relationship between occupational stress of national statistical office workers and mental health. MethodsZZSubjects were 133 workers at a regional statistics office. Occupational stress, stress coping strategies, and mental health were examined using the Korean Occupational Stress Scale (KOSS), Ways of Coping Checklist, and The Symptom Check-List-90-R. Stress coping strategies were composed of problem-focused coping, social support coping, emotion-focused coping, and wishful thinking coping. ResultsZZModerated regression indicated that the social support coping and emotion-focused coping style positively moderated the relationship between occupational stress and mental health in national statistical office workers. The social support coping style positively moderated the relationship between interpersonal conflict (KOSS subscale) and mental health in national statistical office workers. The emotion-focused coping style positively moderated the relationship between job insecurity (KOSS subscale) and mental health in national statistical office workers. The emotion-focused coping style negatively moderated the relationship between job demand (KOSS subscale) and mental health in national statistical office workers. ConclusionZZThe implications of this study included that negative results due to high occupational stress can be varied by use of suitable stress coping strategies.