Prevalence and Contributing Factors of Job Strain among Crane Operators in a Port Container Terminal in Malaysia
- Author:
Nor Wahida Yakub
;
Sherina Mohd Sidik2
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Job strain;
Job-Content-Questionnaire;
Crane Operators;
Port container terminal;
Malaysia
- MeSH:
Job Satisfaction
- From:Malaysian Journal of Medicine and Health Sciences
2014;10(2):39-46
- CountryMalaysia
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
The information on job strain among crane operators in Malaysia is lacking. The aim of this study was
to determine the prevalence and contributing factors of job strain among crane operators working in port
container terminals. A cross sectional study was carried out at a port container terminal in Malaysia.
Data was collected using validated self-administered questionnaires, which consisted of the Job Content
Questionnaire (JCQ), and the Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale (DASS-21). All crane operators in
the selected terminal participated in the study. Data was analyzed using SSPS version 19. Two-hundredand-forty
crane operators participated in the study.. The prevalence of job strain determined from
the JCQ was 43.8%. Job strain was significantly associated with psychological job demand, decision
latitude, anxiety, physical isometric loads and muscle ache. The prevalence of job strain in this study
was high. There is an urgent need to recognize the existence of this problem among crane operators
by their respective management. Implementation of comprehensive stress management programs are
recommended to reduce job strain among these workers.
Keywords:I
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