The role of irrational beliefs on psychological distress among female office workers in Bali
https://doi.org/10.47895/amp.vi0.5527
- Author:
Susy Purnawati
1
;
I Md Ady Wirawan
2
;
I D A I Dwi Primayanti
1
Author Information
1. Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Udayana University, Bali, Indonesia
2. Department of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Udayana University, Bali, Indonesia
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Irrational belief
- MeSH:
Psychological Distress;
Female
- From:
Acta Medica Philippina
2024;58(2):91-97
- CountryPhilippines
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Objectives:This study examined the association between irrational beliefs and psychological distress among
female office workers in Bali, and formulate general equation to predict psychological distress from the irrational belief scores.
Methods:A cross-sectional study was conducted among 111 female office workers in Bali. The irrational beliefs were measured by the Smith Irrational Belief Inventory (SIBI) questionnaire and the psychological distress was assessed by a questionnaire quoted from the Brief Job Stress Questionnaire (BJSQ). Multivariable linear regression was performed to evaluate the role of irrational beliefs on psychological distress scores.
Results:There was a moderate, positive correlation between irrational beliefs and psychological distress, which
was statistically significant (r = 0.451, n = 111, p = 0.000). The R squared was 0.205, indicating that 20.5% of psychological distress variance can be explained by irrational beliefs. The F-ratio in the ANOVA test shows that the independent variables statistically significantly predict the dependent variable, F(3,107) = 9.187, p < 0.0005. The general form of the equation to predict psychological distress from irrational belief scores is: Predicted psychological distress (Y) = 17.909 + (0.392 x Irrational belief scores).
Conclusion:Irrational beliefs are significantly associated with psychological distress among female office workers in Gianyar, Bali. This finding suggests the need for strategies anticipating better health and productivity among female workers.
- Full text:5527-Article Text-98017-2-10-20240208.pdf
