Does Psychosocial Work Environment Factors Predict Stress and Mean Arterial Pressure in the Malaysian Industry Workers?

Psychosocial risks are considered as a burning issue in the Asia-Pacific region. The aim of this study was to investigate the impact of psychosocial work environment factors on health of petrochemical industry workers of Malaysia. In lieu to job demands-resources theory, significant positive associa...

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Main Authors: Javaid, M.U., Isha, A.S.N., Sabir, A.A., Ghazali, Z., Nübling, M.
Format: Article
Published: Hindawi Limited 2018
Online Access:https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85045890824&doi=10.1155%2f2018%2f9563714&partnerID=40&md5=e140967e9cb20cfd1c7c35b52e26fd10
http://eprints.utp.edu.my/20615/
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Summary:Psychosocial risks are considered as a burning issue in the Asia-Pacific region. The aim of this study was to investigate the impact of psychosocial work environment factors on health of petrochemical industry workers of Malaysia. In lieu to job demands-resources theory, significant positive associations were found between quantitative demands, work-family conflict, and job insecurity with stress, while a significant negative association of role clarity as a resource factor with stress was detected. We also found that quantitative demands were significantly associated with the mean arterial pressure (MAP). Multistage sampling procedure was used to collect study sample. Structural Equation Modeling was used to identify relationship between the endogenous and exogenous variables. Finally, the empirically tested psychosocial work environment model will further help in providing a better risk assessment in different industries and enterprises. © 2018 Muhammad Umair Javaid et al.