철강회사 남성 근로자의 직무스트레스, 우울, 건강관련 행위, A형 성격과의 관련성

A Study on the Correlation among Occupational Stress, Depression, Health - Related Behavior and Type A Behavior Patterns of Male Workers at a Steel Factory

Purpose: This study investigates the relationship between job stress, depression, health-related behavior and type A behavior patterns among male workers at a steel factory. Methods: The study was done on 171 male workers, using the structured questionnaire. The data were collected in April, 2009 and analyzed by descriptive statistics, t-test, ANOVA, and pearson correlation coefficient. Results: The results showed that 65.5% of workers were under moderate stress, 25.7% high stress and 0.6% extremely high stress. The overall score of these workers occupational stress was 41.9, lower than the Korean workers average. Occupational stress was correlated with depression, type A behavior patterns, a very poor physical condition without sufficient sleep. Conclusion: Stress management program is strongly needed for these subjects working over 45 hours a week, with a very poor subjective physical condition, insufficient sleep, type A behavior patterns and signs of severe depression. Further longitudinal study is recommended to show the effect of such worker s stress management program to mitigate job-related stress.