Jungsun Park1, Boyoung Han, Yangho Kim. 1. Department of Occupational Health, Catholic University of Daegu, Gyeongsan (Dr Park); Department of Sociology, Yonsei University, Seoul (Ms Han); Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Ulsan University Hospital, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Ulsan (Dr Kim), South Korea.
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: We evaluated an association of workplace exposure to physical factors (physical, chemical, and ergonomic hazards) and psychosocial factors, and of job satisfaction and job security with the subjective health and well-being of Korean workers. METHODS: This was a secondary analysis of data from the fourth Korean Working Conditions Survey of 2014. RESULTS: Exposure to physical factors (especially ergonomic factors) and psychosocial factors were negatively associated with good subjective health and well-being. After adjustment for confounding by physical factors and psychosocial factors, job satisfaction and job security were positively associated with good subjective health and well-being. CONCLUSION: Korean workers with high job satisfaction and job security are more likely to have good subjective health and well-being, even when they are exposed to physical and psychosocial workplace factors. However, job satisfaction cannot be treated as a proxy for good working conditions.
OBJECTIVES: We evaluated an association of workplace exposure to physical factors (physical, chemical, and ergonomic hazards) and psychosocial factors, and of job satisfaction and job security with the subjective health and well-being of Korean workers. METHODS: This was a secondary analysis of data from the fourth Korean Working Conditions Survey of 2014. RESULTS: Exposure to physical factors (especially ergonomic factors) and psychosocial factors were negatively associated with good subjective health and well-being. After adjustment for confounding by physical factors and psychosocial factors, job satisfaction and job security were positively associated with good subjective health and well-being. CONCLUSION: Korean workers with high job satisfaction and job security are more likely to have good subjective health and well-being, even when they are exposed to physical and psychosocial workplace factors. However, job satisfaction cannot be treated as a proxy for good working conditions.
Authors: Jeung-Hee Kim; Weon-Young Lee; Song Soo Lim; Young Taek Kim; Yeon-Pyo Hong Journal: Int J Environ Res Public Health Date: 2020-09-26 Impact factor: 3.390