A Path Analysis of Mental Health Among Thai Immigrant Employees in Pranakron Si Ayutthaya Province

Kaewanuchit, Chonticha; Sawangdee, Yothin

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“…The results founded by Kaewanuchit highlight that job conditions and distance travelled between house and workplace had a direct effect on mental health with a standardized regression weight of 0.581 and 0.443, respectively (p < 0.01). It was found that housing conditions had no effect on mental health, conversely the income variable had a direct influence on mental health with a standardized regression weight of 0.68 (p = 0.01) [119].…”

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Migrant Workers and Psychological Health: A Systematic Review

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Migrant workers show an increase in the incidence of serious, psychotic, anxiety, and post-traumatic disorders due to a series of socio-environmental variables, such as loss of social status, discrimination, and separations from the family. The purpose is to elaborate a systematic review and highlight the prevailing psychological pathologies of these workers and categories most at risk. Our research included articles published from 2009 to 2019 on the major databases (Pub Med, Cochrane Library, and Scopus) using a combination of some keywords. The online search indicated 1.228 references. Using inclusion and exclusion criteria, we analyzed 127 articles, in particular 12 reviews and 115 original articles. Principal emerging disorders from the research are depressive syndrome (poor concentration at work, feeling down, or anger and somatization), anxiety, alcohol or substance abuse, and poor sleep quality. This causes low life conditions, which is also due to marginalization from the social context and strenuous work; in fact, migrant workers may suffer verbal or physical abuse, and they are often employed in dangerous, unhealthy jobs. It is therefore essential to increase the role of occupational medicine and promote wellbeing for this vulnerable job category.

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Section: Poor Mental Healthmentioning

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“…When Thai society formed the AEC (Asian Economic Community) society two years ago, a researcher in Thailand studied the path analysis of mental health among Thai immigrant employees who worked in Pranakron Si Ayutthaya Province, Thailand. It found that job conditions and the distance travelled between their home and workplace had a direct effect on mental health [1]. This research implied that job conditions were an important factor related to mental health [1].…”

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“…It found that job conditions and the distance travelled between their home and workplace had a direct effect on mental health [1]. This research implied that job conditions were an important factor related to mental health [1]. This point reflected that not only national migration but also international migration is sensitive, especially, among Asian immigrant employees (e.g.…”

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A causal model of public health administration, need for mental health care, and mental health status associated with mental health service utilization among Asian immigrant employees after ASEAN community’s policy

Kaewanuchit

Sawangdee

2019

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Background One important outcome national and international migration is the development of economies and societies worldwide. A rapid change amongst Asian immigrant employees who were working and settling down in Thailand, especially, Burmese, Lao, and Cambodian was that it lead to poor physical health and mental health. It lead into an incremental need for a system of public health administration because of the difficulties in accessing both the health service and beneficial health information after ASEAN community’s policy. The aim of this research was to analyze a causal model of public health administration, the need for mental health care, and mental health status associated with mental health service utilization among Asian immigrant employees after ASEAN community’s policy. Methods This study was conducted using a cross-sectional survey with 400 Asian immigrant employees. They were Burmese (200 cases), Lao (100 cases), and Cambodian (100 cases) in 2017. Measures included general characteristics, public health administration, the need for mental health care, and mental health status associated with mental health service utilization. A causal model for mental health service utilization among Asian immigrant employees were verified using path analysis. Result s Public health administration, the need for mental health care, and mental health status in each group all have a direct effect on mental health service utilization. Public health administration among Asian immigrants employees following the ASEAN community policy had the most direct effect on mental health service utilization with a standardized regression weight of 0.758 (p-value < 0.01). The ASEAN community policy; a mediator of this research, also had a direct effect on mental health service utilization. Conclusion This research demonstrates that Public health administration was an important factor related to mental health service utilization among Asian immigrants employees following the ASEAN community policy. It also recommends using qualitative methods for further research among Asian immigrant employees who are from developing countries. Key words: Public health administration; Need for mental health care; Mental health status; Asian immigrant employees; Mental health service utilization Trial Registration Number: The Thai Clinical Trials Registry code, Thailand was TCTR20170713001.

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“…These are also found among females who were working as maids [24]. That is to say, job conditions were important factor that contributed to mental health [17]. It is important and necessary to compare the causal relationships and job stress among employees between those who were supporting their aging parents to the other group who were not.…”

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The comparison of causal relationships of job stress between Thai immigrant employees with and without rearing their aging parents

Kaewanuchit

Sawangdee

2018

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Purpose-The occupational stress is a disadvantage resulting in mental health illnesses that have been found when looking at those migrants who were young adults and migrated to work in the urban areas, leaving behind their aging parents to live alone at home. The purpose of this paper is to compare the causal relationships of job stress between Thai immigrant employees with and without rearing aging parents. Design/methodology/approach-The research was a cross-sectional survey. The sample for this study included 600 Thai immigrant employees (300 cases per group) in 2016. Measures included individual characteristics, working conditions, and a Thai Job Content Questionnaire (Thai-JCQ) on related job stress. The model was verified using a path model by Mplus software. Findings-The distance traveled between the house and the workplace, wages, working conditions had a direct effect on job stress. Working conditions among Thai immigrants employees with rearing aging parents had the most direct effect on job stress with a standardized regression weight of 0.552 (p-value o0.05) as well as working conditions among their without rearing aging parents had the most direct effect on job stress with a standardized regression weight of −0.292. Originality/value-This research demonstrated that working conditions were an important factor.

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A Path Analysis of Mental Health Among Thai Immigrant Employees in Pranakron Si Ayutthaya Province

Cited by 4 publications

References 29 publications

Migrant Workers and Psychological Health: A Systematic Review

Migrant Workers and Psychological Health: A Systematic Review

A causal model of public health administration, need for mental health care, and mental health status associated with mental health service utilization among Asian immigrant employees after ASEAN community’s policy

The comparison of causal relationships of job stress between Thai immigrant employees with and without rearing their aging parents

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