Factors Influencing Job Stress in Work Experience of employees with Mentally Disabled

Eun Kyung Byun; Suk Ja Yoon

doi:10.12934/jkpmhn.2010.19.4.447

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Byun and Yoon: Factors Influencing Job Stress in Work Experience of employees with Mentally Disabled

Original Article

Journal of Korean Academy of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing 2010; 19(4): 447-456.

Published online: 31 December 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.12934/jkpmhn.2010.19.4.447

Factors Influencing Job Stress in Work Experience of employees with Mentally Disabled

Eun Kyung Byun¹, Suk Ja Yoon²

¹Visiting Professor, Department of Nursing, Silla University, Korea.

²Full-time Lecturer, Department of Social Welfare & Public Administration, Gyeongju University, Korea.

Address reprint requests to: Yoon, Suk Ja, Department of Social Welfare & Public Administration, Gyeongju University, San 42-1, Hyohyun-dong, Gyeongju 780-712, Korea. Tel: 82-10-2565-8742, Fax: 82-54-748-9468, yoonsj@gju.ac.kr

Received 17 September 2010 Revised 11 December 2010 Accepted 11 December 2010

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Abstract

Purpose

This study was done to identify the degree of job stress for workers with mentally disabled and factors influencing their job stress.

Methods

The participants in this study were employees with mental disabilities employed in job programs sponsored by community mental health centers and social rehabilitation centers. For this study, researchers conducted a survey with structured questionnaires with 221 employees. Data were analyzed using t-tests, ANOVA, Pearson's correlation coefficients and multiple regression analysis with SPSS/WIN 14.0.

Results

There were no significant differences in job stress according to general characters. However, there were significant differences in job stress according to type of employment and monthly-income. Multi-regression analysis showed that type of employment and social support affected job stress.

Conclusion

The findings of this study indicate that following should be emphasized: conditions of employment such as type of employment and social support should be improved to decrease job stress and help the employee to remain in the job.

Keywords: Mentally disabled, Job stress, Social support, Empowerment

Figures and Tables

Table 1

General and Job Characteristics of the Subjects (N=221)

Table 2

Difference of Job-stress according to General and Job Characteristics (N=221)

Table 3

Degree of Perceived Social Support and Empowerment (N=221)

Table 4

Correlation between Job-stress and the Related Variable (N=221)

Table 5

Influencing Factors on Job-stress (N=221)

^†Dummy variables.

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