Psychosocial implications of shift work: a case study

Ahasan, Rabiul; Mohiuddin, Golam; Khaleque, Abdul

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“…In the current study, the high level of stress was shown not necessarily related to presence of psychosis among the security guards. Nevertheless, the findings confirmed that stress may induce mental health problems among security guards, as suggested by previous studies [20] [24][25] [30]. Therefore, stress can be established as a risk factor for mental health problems among security guard.…”

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“…It was found that there is significant relationship between stress and various dimensions of with Aggressiveness: A Study on Security Guards mental health, which may lead to severe mental health problems such as PTSD, and eventually may lead to violence and aggression [27][28]. The needs of the job itself require a significant higher level of stress, as proved in a study where security guard had the highest percentage (65.7%) of extensive job stress of all professions [29], and it has been proved to induce negative mental health and mood instability [20] [24][25] [30]. Therefore, association between stress and mental health problems can be hypothesized.…”

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“…Many researches reported that the major source of stress in a part icular job is shift work, which occupies both occupational and personal stress in term of psychological and psychosocial such as sleep disturbance, mood disturbance, personal health as well as family functioning [20][21][22][23][24][25][26]. It was found that there is significant relationship between stress and various dimensions of with Aggressiveness: A Study on Security Guards mental health, which may lead to severe mental health problems such as PTSD, and eventually may lead to violence and aggression [27][28].…”

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The Kind of Mental Health Problems and it Association with Aggressiveness: A Study on Security Guards

Asghari¹,

Mazlan²

2012

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Work-related violence has been recognized as an increasing occupational hazard in the recent years. The current study aims to identify the risk factors of mental health problems that contribute to work-related v iolence among security guard. A cross-sectional study was designed involving 445 security guards as the participants. Eight psychometric instruments were used to collect the data and the analyses were conducted using statistical applicat ion. The findings showed that presence of five subtypes of mental health problems were notable among the part icipants, considering that the population is not within psychiatric or prison settings. Two causes of mental health problems, childhood trauma experiences, and stress were found significantly related to the five subtypes of mental health problems among the participants. The five subtypes of mental health problems on the other hand were significantly related to aggression. In conclusion, stress and childhood traumas were identified as possible risk factors for mental health problems among security guard. On the other hand, mental health problems are the risk factors for aggressive acts and therefore, risk factors for workp lace vio lence among the security guard.

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Mazlan²

2012

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“…The Scale of the negative effects of worktime is an adapted translation of the original scale by Ahasan et al (37). It covers effects of worktime on family life, social life, and health, with questions such as "My worktime disturbs my family life" or "My worktime restricts my social life".…”

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Conflict Between Work and Family Roles and Satisfaction among Nurses in Different Shift Systems in Croatia: a Questionnaire Survey

Šimunić

Gregov

2012

Archives of Industrial Hygiene and Toxicology

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The objective of this study was to examine the perception of confl ict between work and family roles and job, family, and life satisfaction among nurses in Croatia. One hundred and twenty-nine nurses (married mothers) working in hospitals in Zadar, Šibenik, and Split were divided in four groups according to their worktime schedule. The participants completed a survey, which included a set of sociodemographic-type questions, questions about the level and allocation of family responsibilities between spouses, and scales measuring the perceived negative effects of worktime, psychological demands of the work, work-family confl ict, and semantic differential scales for measuring the affective and cognitive-evaluative component of job, family, and life satisfaction. This was the fi rst study in Croatia to deal with work-family confl ict among nurses or workers with different shift systems. The results of this study indicate that nurses working morning shifts only experienced less confl ict between work and family than other groups of nurses, who worked the morning, afternoon, and the night shift. The cognitive-evaluative component of job satisfaction was the highest among morning shift nurses and the lowest in nurses who worked 12-hour shifts, while the affective component of life satisfaction was the lowest in nurses working irregular and backward rotated shifts. These results confi rm that shiftwork makes the work-family role confl ict even worse. They also support the view that the type of shift rotation matters. Arh Hig Rada Toksikol 2012;63:189-197 Women and worktime stress Although the number of working women is increasing and attitudes about gender roles are changing, the society still expects women to take responsibility for most childcare and household tasks (1). Research results show that women indeed see themselves as more responsible for the family domain than men (2). This "woman's work" often takes priority over other duties and can not be delayed (3). Studies show that levels of stress hormones such as epinephrine, norepinephrine, and cortisol remain high in women after the work day is over, women with children in particular (4). Certain types of work schedules can be a signifi cant stressor for a working mother. For example, shift work has been shown to have negative effects on physical health, sleep quality, and mental health (5-7). KEY WORDS: family satisfaction, job satisfaction, life satisfaction, nursing, shiftwork, work-family confl ict Šimunić A, Gregov Lj. WORK AND FAMILY CONFLICT IN CROATIAN NURSES

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“…It is gaining in importance as the prevalence of non-traditional work arrangements such as flexitime, telework, and irregular shift-work increases. Research largely substantiates the idea that a worker' s social and family life, and the range and frequency of participation in leisure activities are adversely affected by atypical work schedules (Ahasan, Mohiuddin, & Khaleque, 2002;Herbert, 1983;Pocock, van Wanrooy, Strazzari, & Bridge, 2001). Mothers have experienced these problems to a greater extent than fathers because of the gendered nature of domestic responsibilities and the additional time many women spend on housework and child care (Barnes, Bryson, & Smith, 2006;Fast & Frederick, 2004;La Valle, Arthur, Millward, Scott, & Clayden, 2002).…”

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Changing Perspectives on the Work–Leisure Relationship

Hilbrecht

2007

Annals of Leisure Research

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in this paper, selected theories and research on the work-leisure relationship are reviewed and approaches that might be developed further in relation to changing workplace cultures and socio-economic trends are discussed, with a particular focus on canada. Key concerns in studying and theorising about work and leisure are highlighted and potential areas for development are discussed. Beginning with foundational work-leisure theories based on a manufacturing economy, selected theories of advanced capitalism are introduced along with contemporary theorising about the work-leisure relationship in response to social and structural changes. the varied nature of employment experiences suggests that it is unlikely a grand, overarching theory of the work-leisure relationship is desirable, or even possible. While globalisation will lead to some shared experiences, other factors that influence experiences of work and leisure such as cultural differences, geographic variability, and gender relations should not be overlooked in future research into the work-leisure relationship.

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Psychosocial implications of shift work: a case study

Cited by 9 publications

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The Kind of Mental Health Problems and it Association with Aggressiveness: A Study on Security Guards

The Kind of Mental Health Problems and it Association with Aggressiveness: A Study on Security Guards

Conflict Between Work and Family Roles and Satisfaction among Nurses in Different Shift Systems in Croatia: a Questionnaire Survey

Changing Perspectives on the Work–Leisure Relationship

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