The epidemiological characteristics and correlated factors of daily hassles for thermal power plant workers

• Published in: Zhōnghuá yùfáng-yīxué zázhì Vol. 46; no. 7; p. 619
• Main Authors: Wu, Hui, Yu, Shan-fa, Zhou, Wen-hui, Gu, Gui-zhen
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Chinese
• Published: China 01.07.2012
• Subjects: Adult; Burnout, Professional - epidemiology; Female; Humans; Male; Occupational Diseases - epidemiology; Power Plants; Stress, Psychological - epidemiology; Surveys and Questionnaires
• ISSN: 0253-9624

This study aimed to investigate the epidemiological characteristics and correlated factors of daily hassles among thermal power plant workers. A mass screening of daily hassles and correlated factors was conducted on 498 workers from a thermal power plant in Zhengzhou in July, 2008. The questionnaires included Daily Hassles Questionnaires, Work Roles Questionnaires, Job Content Questionnaires (Chinese version), Effort-Reward Imbalance (Chinese version), Work Locus of Control Scale and Type A Behavior Scale, with content covering demographic characters and occupational stress correlated factors among subjects. The daily hassles was divided into lower level and higher level according to scores, and the epidemiological characteristics and correlated factors of daily hassles were analyzed. A total of 446 qualified questionnaires were obtained, effective response rate was 89.6% (446/498). For respondents, the age was (36.96 ± 6.49) years old, working length of the current job was (12.05 ± 7.54) years, the daily ha