Moderating Effect of Stress Coping Strategies on the Relationship between a National Statistics Office Workers' Occupational Stress and Mental Health.
10.4306/jknpa.2015.54.4.587
- Author:
Yuran JEONG
1
;
Bo Hyun YOON
;
Eun Joo OH
;
Je Heon SONG
;
Soo Hee PARK
;
Haran JUNG
;
Moon Doo KIM
;
Man Ki BAEK
;
Eun Rak SON
;
Ja Young JUNG
Author Information
1. Department of Psychiatry, Naju National Hospital, Naju, Korea. yoonbh@chollian.net
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Occupational stress;
Stress coping strategy;
Mental health;
Moderating effect;
National statistical office workers
- MeSH:
Checklist;
Mental Health*;
Thinking
- From:Journal of Korean Neuropsychiatric Association
2015;54(4):587-595
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVES: This study examined the moderating effects of stress coping strategies on the relationship between occupational stress of national statistical office workers and mental health. METHODS: Subjects were 133 workers at a regional statistics office. Occupational stress, stress coping strategies, and mental health were examined using the Korean Occupational Stress Scale (KOSS), Ways of Coping Checklist, and The Symptom Check-List-90-R. Stress coping strategies were composed of problem-focused coping, social support coping, emotion-focused coping, and wishful thinking coping. RESULTS: Moderated regression indicated that the social support coping and emotion-focused coping style positively moderated the relationship between occupational stress and mental health in national statistical office workers. The social support coping style positively moderated the relationship between interpersonal conflict (KOSS subscale) and mental health in national statistical office workers. The emotion-focused coping style positively moderated the relationship between job insecurity (KOSS subscale) and mental health in national statistical office workers. The emotion-focused coping style negatively moderated the relationship between job demand (KOSS subscale) and mental health in national statistical office workers. CONCLUSION: The implications of this study included that negative results due to high occupational stress can be varied by use of suitable stress coping strategies.
