Social patterns of pay systems and their associations with psychosocial job characteristics and burnout among paid employees in Taiwan

Yeh, Wan-Yu; Cheng, Yawen; Chen, Chiou-Jung

doi:10.1016/j.socscimed.2009.01.031

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“…In this study, we restricted the sample to employees who were in the age range between 25 and 65 years in consideration of the fact that working conditions of workers in this age range are stable. More information with regard to the sampling process and survey procedures can be found elsewhere 25,26) .…”

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Associations of neighborhood‐level workplace violence with workers’ mental distress problems: a multilevel analysis of Taiwanese employees

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Journal of Occupational Health

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Yoshihisa FUJINO, et al.: Development a work functioning impairment scale ence of workplace violence and other psychosocial work characteristics. Conclusion: Neighborhood-level workplace violence was associated with poor mental health in female workers. Preventative strategies targeting workplace violence should pay attention to neighborhood factors and gender-specific effects that might influence societal tolerance of abusive work practices and workers' vulnerability to mental health impacts of workplace violence. Workplace violence is a growing mental health concern 1, 2) . According to the International Labor Organization (ILO), World Health Organization (WHO), International Council of Nurses (ICN), and Public Services International (PSI), workplace violence is defined as "incidents where staff are abused, threatened or assaulted in circumstances related to their work, including commuting to and from work, involving an explicit or implicit challenge to their safety, well-being or health". Besides physical violence, violent incidents in workplace can also be psychological, such as verbal abuse, harassment, bullying/ mobbing, and threat 3) . In epidemiologic studies, workplace violence is often classified into the following four types: physical violence, verbal violence, psychological violence, and sexual harassment 4−6) . In a survey conducted in the United States, 0.4% of workers reported having experienced multiple forms of nonfatal workplace violence over the past year 7) . In a Dutch survey, 24% employees were found to have experienced workplace violence in the past year 8) . According to the Fifth Workplace violence is known to pose mental health risks. However, whether or not workplace violence in a surrounding area might further increase the risk of mental distress in workers has rarely been examined. Methods:The study subjects were 9,393 male and 7,716 female employees who participated in a nationwide survey in 2010. Their personal experiences of workplace violence over the past 1 year were ascertained by a standardized questionnaire. Also assessed were their psychosocial work characteristics and mental distress problems. Neighborhood-level workplace violence was computed based on aggregated data at the county level and was categorized into low-, medium-, and high-level categories. Multilevel logistic regression models were constructed to examine the associations between neighborhood-level workplace violence and individual-level mental distress problems, with adjustment of individual-level experience of workplace violence. Findings: The neighborhood-level prevalence of workplace violence ranged from 4.7 to 14.7% in men and from 6.4 to 14.8% in women across 22 counties. As compared with those who live in counties of the lowest tertile of workplace violence, female workers who lived in counties of the highest tertile of workplace violence had a 1.72-fold increased risk for mental distress problems after controlling for individual experi-

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Associations of neighborhood‐level workplace violence with workers’ mental distress problems: a multilevel analysis of Taiwanese employees

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“…The national survey outcome was based on a nationally representative sample of paid employees comprising 15,288 subjects aged 25-65 yr in randomly selected households; that survey had been conducted by the Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) of the Taiwanese government in 2004 20,21) .…”

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Active Job, Healthy Job? Occupational Stress and Depression among Hospital Physicians in Taiwan

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Adverse mental health conditions among physiciansincluding stress, burnout, and depression-can result in errors in professional conduct and interfere with the quality of healthcare provision [1][2][3] . Physicians are usually exposed to high levels of occupational stress resulting from heavy workloads and high levels of time pressure, and those in certain employment positions or specialties are at higher risk of suffering from depression disorders than the general population 4,5) . High occupational stress and depression within physicians can even lead to higher suicide ideation or suicide rates 6,7) .Among various risk factors in the work environment, job stress is central to workers' daily lives; its asso- Abstract: This study assessed the levels and association of occupational stress and depression rate among physicians, and to compare physicians' occupational stress with that of Taiwanese employees in other occupations. The subjects were physicians employed at 14 participating regional hospitals in the Around Taiwan Health Care Alliance. Self-administered questionnaires capturing data on demographics, occupational characteristics, occupational stress measured using Job Content Questionnaire (C-JCQ), and health status measured using Taiwanese Depression Questionnaire (TDQ) were sent to eligible physicians. Results revealed that the depression rate (13.3%) was higher than that found in the general population (3.7%) of Taiwan. The mean scores of the JCQ dimensions "work demands" and "job control" were both much higher than those in most occupations in Taiwan. Higher depression scores were found in subjects with higher work demands, 8-10 d of being on duty per month, and more frequent alcohol consumption, while lower depression scores were found in subjects working in the east Taiwan area, with higher job control and with greater workplace social support. On the other hand, gender, smoking, and working hour were not independently correlated with depression, but the interaction of gender and job control also had an independent effect on depression. This study suggests that job stress plays an important role in depression in physicians; it is necessary to pay attention to physicians at high risk of depression, as well as their work environments, for early detection and intervention.

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“…Successful commercial introduction of new electronic products requires strict control in time cycle of manufacturing, and this becomes a considerable challenge for manufacturing organizations (Smith et al 2006). To be globally competitive, these organizations motivate employees to meet aggressive production goals by adopting strategies such as performance-based pay systems, which may increase work hours and stress in employees (Yeh et al 2009). By the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale, the prevalence of depressive symptoms was reported 46.2% in a sample of 290 engineers, and those with long work hours have higher levels of depressive symptoms (Liu 2007).…”

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Job stress models, depressive disorders and work performance of engineers in microelectronics industry

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Social patterns of pay systems and their associations with psychosocial job characteristics and burnout among paid employees in Taiwan

Cited by 50 publications

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Associations of neighborhood‐level workplace violence with workers’ mental distress problems: a multilevel analysis of Taiwanese employees

Associations of neighborhood‐level workplace violence with workers’ mental distress problems: a multilevel analysis of Taiwanese employees

Active Job, Healthy Job? Occupational Stress and Depression among Hospital Physicians in Taiwan

Job stress models, depressive disorders and work performance of engineers in microelectronics industry

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