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Lim, Kim, Choi, Chang, Lee, Choi, Oh, Choi, and Jeoung: Relationship between Community Social Support and Psychosocial Distress in Workers
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Korean Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine 2006; 18(4): 327-338.

Published online: 30 January 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.35371/kjoem.2006.18.4.327

Relationship between Community Social Support and Psychosocial Distress in Workers

Hwa Young Lim, Hyeong Su Kim, Young Hwan Choi, Soung Hoon Chang, Kun Sei Lee, Kyunghee Jung Choi, Won Ki Oh, Jae Wook Choi, Chun Hwa Jeoung

Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, Graduate School of Public Health, Korea University, Korea.

Department of Preventive Medicine, School of Medicine, Konkuk University, Korea.

Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Chungju Hospital, Konkuk University Medical Center, Korea.

Department of Health and Safety Engineering, Semyung University, Korea.

mubul@kku.ac.kr

Copyright © 2006 The Korean Society of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Abstract

OBJECTIVE

This study was performed to examine the relationship between community-based social support and psychosocial distress in workers.

METHODS

The study subjects were 596 workers recruited from 11 companies in Chungju city. A structured questionnaire was used to assess sociodemographics, health-related behaviors, job characteristics, job stress, work-based social support, community-based social support and level of psychosocial distress.

RESULTS

Hierarchical multiple regression analysis showed that workers with no chronic disease, exercise and sufficient sleep had a higher score of psychosocial distress than those with chronic disease, no exercise, and not enough sleep. Coworker's work-based social support and community-based social support were negatively associated with psychosocial distress. The R square value of total independent variables on psychosocial distress was 0.409, and that of community-based social support on psychosocial distress was 0.052.

CONCLUSION

This study showed that community-based social support served as a protective factor against psychosocial distress in some workers. We recommend the establishment of a worksite stress reduction program in occupational level as well as community-based social support.

Keywords: Psychosocial distress, Social support

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