1.Psychosocial stressors at work and well-being of male employees
Noor Dalila Inche Zainal Abidin ; Rosnah Ismail ; Noor Hassim Ismai
The Medical Journal of Malaysia 2019;74(2):160-167
Introduction: Psychosocial stressors appear to alter the
state of mind and adoption of overeating behaviour,
resulting in high body mass index. This study was
conducted to determine the magnitude of psychosocial
stressors on male employees' well-being.
Method: This study used secondary data retrieved from a
cross-sectional study involving 492 male employees'
completed data. Eligible participants completed validated
questionnaires of the Psychosocial Safety Climate (PSC-12)
scale, short version Demand Induced Strain Compensation
(DISQ 2.1), Oldenburg Burnout Inventory - Emotional
Exhaustion domain and the Three Eating Factor
Questionnaire (TEFQ) -Uncontrolled Eating domain;
assessing psychosocial safety climate, job demands and job
resources, emotional exhaustion, and uncontrolled eating
behaviour, respectively. Body mass index (BMI) was
calculated based on weight and height. The research
statistical model was tested by two-steps of assessment
replicating partial least squares structural equation
modelling (PLS-SEM).
Result: The results show that psychosocial stressors
(psychosocial safety climate, job demands and job
resources) had significant effects on emotional exhaustion
(β= -0.149, p=0.004; β= 0.223, p<0.001; β= -0.127, p=0.013).
Emotional exhaustion predicted by work stressors may act
as a chain reaction which could result in uncontrolled eating
(β=0.138, p=0.005) and high BMI (β=0.185, p<0.001).
Emotional exhaustion does mediate the relationship
between PSC and uncontrolled eating behaviour (β= -0.021
[95% boot CI bias corrected: -0.048, -0.002]).
Conclusion: The psychosocial stressors at work are
significant factors for emotional exhaustion, which further
signifies the positive effect on uncontrolled eating
behaviour and BMI among Malaysian male employees.
2.Thirst as the threshold symptom to prevent worsening heat-related illness
Zawiah Mansor ; Noor Hassim Ismai ; Rosnah Ismail ; Jamal Hisham Hashim
The Medical Journal of Malaysia 2019;74(1):1-7
Introduction: The heat-related illness (HRI) is a continuum
illness ranging from minor health effects to life-threatening
medical emergencies when the pathological effects of heat
load are not prevented. The aim of this study was to
demonstrate the threshold HRI symptom for deciding to take
simple preventative actions both by the individual workers
and employers.