Objectives: Understanding the impact of job demands and mental health disorders on individual job performance is crucial to achieving a more productive workforce and should be empirically investigated. Therefore, the main purpose of this study is to assess the impact of job demands and mental health disorders on individual job performance among construction workers. In addition, we examined the interaction effect between job demands and some demographic characteristics (income, marital status, experience and area of residence) on the job performance of construction workers in two dimensions.
Methods: For this purpose, a new conceptual model and three different hypotheses were introduced. A survey was designed and administered to 513 construction workers. While the measurement items demographic characteristics, job demands and mental health disorders were asked to construction workers, the last part related to job performance of construction workers was asked to site managers of workers to obtain more objective results. A structural equation modelling approach was adopted to assess the validity of the model and to test the hypotheses. Results: The results of this study show that while job demands have a significant and high impact on individual job performance, the effect of mental health disorders on job performance is significant with moderate level. In addition, the demographic characteristics of marital status and area of residence have a significant interaction effect on job performance when combined with job demands.
Conclusion: Providing individualized support systems, resources and opportunities for construction workers can help mitigate the negative effects of excessive demands and mental disorders on labor productivity.