Job Stress and Mental Health of Female Household Head Workers.
10.5807/kjohn.2016.25.4.249
- Author:
Hyung Seon1 KIM
1
;
Min KWON
;
Jinhwa LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Nursing, Bucheon University, Bucheon, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Female household head workers;
Job stress;
Mental health
- MeSH:
Compensation and Redress;
Family Characteristics*;
Female*;
Humans;
Logistic Models;
Mental Health*
- From:Korean Journal of Occupational Health Nursing
2016;25(4):249-258
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: The purpose of this study is to identify job stress and psychological health of female household head workers and investigate the relationship between them. METHODS: This study was cross-sectionally designed. We analysed the secondary data extracted from the 2nd and 3rd Korean Working Condition Survey. 4,807 female employees were included in the final analysis. χ² test and multiple logistic regression using IBM SPSS 23.0 were performed. RESULTS: 46.7% of female household head workers were in poor psychological health. In the area of job stress-related characteristics affecting the level of psychological health, it was found that female household head workers had a higher likelihood of becoming psychologically unhealthy due to organizational relationships and inadequate compensation factors. CONCLUSION: Considering the fact that the number of female household head workers is gradually expanding as a breadwinner, it is necessary to find a way of paying attention to their job stress and psychological health in order to support them.
