Associations Between Work-Related Factors and Psychological Distress Among Construction Workers. Issue 12 (7th December 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Dennerlein, Jack T.; Eyllon, Mara; Garverich, Suzanne; Weinstein, Daniel; Manjourides, Justin; Vallas, Steven P.; Lincoln, Alisa K.
• Is Part Of: Journal of occupational and environmental medicine. Volume 63:Issue 12(2021)
• Page Start: 1052
• Page End: 1057
• Publication Date: 2021-12-07
• Subjects: occupational health psychology -- occupational mental health -- total worker health; Medicine, Industrial -- Periodicals; Environmental health -- Periodicals; Occupational Medicine -- Periodicals; Environmental Medicine -- Periodicals; Environmental health; Medicine, Industrial; Periodicals; Electronic journals; 616.9803
• DOI: 10.1097/JOM.0000000000002311
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1076-2752

Abstract

Abstract : Supplemental Digital Content is available in the text Abstract : Objective: Identify work-related factors associated with the mental health and well-being of construction workers. Methods: We completed eight key informant interviews, six worker focus groups, and a survey, informed by the interviews and focus groups, of 259 construction workers on five construction sites. Negative binomial regressions examined associations between psychological distress and work-related factors including safety climate, work-to-family conflict, psychological demands, social support, harassment, and job security. Results: Three themes emerged from the interviews and focus groups, job demands and structure, social support and workplace relations, and job precarity. From the survey higher psychological demands, higher work-to-family conflict, lower supervisor support, higher discrimination, and higher likelihood of losing a job were associated with higher psychological distress. When combined into a single model job demands and work-to-family conflict remained significant. Conclusions: Work-related factors were associated with high levels of distress.