Mental health and the workplace: issues for developing countries

Chopra, Prem

doi:10.1186/1752-4458-3-4

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“…The latter is also evidenced by the WHO migration report (2004) 21) . Notably, there are stark differences in the workplace environment and standards in the developing world 40) . Generally, legislation, policy and standards development need addressing and/or improving, and so do employment and working conditions.…”

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Perceptions of Psychosocial Hazards, Work‐related Stress and Workplace Priority Risks in Developing Countries

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Leka

Cox

2011

Journal of Occupational Health

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During the last few decades, major global developments in the world of work include an international trend to shift production to developing countries, with wide variations in working conditions and exposure to traditional and emerging occupational risks, such as psychosocial risks. The latter have rarely been addressed or explored in developing and economically-emerging country contexts while we find an abundant body of research from industrialized countries. The research presented, which is part of a larger study, explored the perception of multidisciplinary experts from different regions, as defined by the World Health Organization (WHO), of the nature of psychosocial hazards, and work-related stress, as well as their views on workplace priorities that require urgent attention. Methods: Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 29 experts from developing countries which were subjected to thematic analysis. A two-tiered Delphi survey was completed by 74 experts in the first round with 53 of these experts completing the survey in the second round. Results: Psychosocial hazards and work-related stress were mostly seen as interchangeable in terms of source and effect and all participants perceived them as concern to their workforce. Through the interviews and the Delphi surveys they allude to our contemporary understanding of psychosocial risks. Workplace risks of priority differed by region but primarily work-related stress, injury and accident prevention, and substance abuse and risk behaviors were reported to require urgent attention. Conclusions: The current lack of awareness and research in the area of psychosocial risks and workrelated stress hampers action in developing countries. International experts should support the exchange of information and the development of interventions in workplaces in developing countries with a view to integrating these emerging risks into comprehensive occupational health and safety policy frameworks to make such approaches more effective. (J Occup Health 2011; 53: 144-155)

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Perceptions of Psychosocial Hazards, Work‐related Stress and Workplace Priority Risks in Developing Countries

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Cox

2011

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“…Around the world, with the changing nature of work resulting from a highly competitive agenda and neo-liberalist economy, employees are now confronted with various health and safety issues 15) . Since globalization is likely to create more problems for employees in developing countries as developed countries have more advanced preventive strategies, the research agenda regarding the impact of globalization should focus on developing countries 35,36) .…”

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The Effect of Globalization on Employee Psychological Health and Job Satisfaction in Malaysian Workplaces

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Dollard

Winefield

2011

Journal of Occupational Health

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“…So far, the JD-R model (Bakker, Demerouti, & Verbeke, 2004) and the PSC integrative model (Dollard & Bakker, 2010) have mainly been tested in Western nations. Research on psychosocial factors and work stress in Eastern countries such as Malaysia is lacking (Sadhra, Beach, Aw, & Sheikh-Ahmed, 2001), as it is in most developing countries (Chopra, 2009). Moreover, work and organisational (psychology) research is less advanced in Eastern countries (Burke, 2010).…”

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Integrating psychosocial safety climate in the JD-R model: A study amongst Malaysian workers

2011

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Orientation: Job characteristics are well accepted as sources of burnout and engagement amongst employees; psychosocial safety climate may precede work conditions. Research purpose:We expanded the Job Demands and Resources (JD-R) model by proposing psychosocial safety climate (PSC) as a precursor to job demands and job resources. As PSC theoretically influences the working environment, the study hypothesized that PSC has an impact on performance via both health erosion (i.e. burnout) and motivational pathways (i.e. work engagement).Motivation for the study: So far, integration of PSC in the JD-R model is only tested in a Western context (i.e. Australia). We tested the emerging construct of PSC in Malaysia, an Eastern developing country in the Asian region.Research design, approach and method: A random population based sample was derived using household maps provided by Department of Statistics, Malaysia; 291 employees (response rate 50.52%) from the State of Selangor, Malaysia participated. Cross-sectional data were analysed using structural equation modelling. Main findings:We found that PSC was negatively related to job demands and positively related to job resources. Job demands, in turn, predicted burnout (i.e. exhaustion and cynicism), whereas job resources predicted engagement. Both burnout and engagement were associated with performance. Bootstrapping showed significant indirect effects of PSC on burnout via job demands, PSC on performance via burnout and PSC on performance via the resources-engagement pathway.Practical/managerial implications: Our findings are consistent with previous research that suggests that PSC should be a target to improve working conditions and in turn reduce burnout and improve engagement and productivity.Contribution/value-add: These findings suggest that JD-R theory may be expanded to include PSC as an antecedent and that the expanded JD-R model is largely valid in an Eastern, developing economy setting.

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Mental health and the workplace: issues for developing countries

Cited by 64 publications

References 47 publications

Perceptions of Psychosocial Hazards, Work‐related Stress and Workplace Priority Risks in Developing Countries

Perceptions of Psychosocial Hazards, Work‐related Stress and Workplace Priority Risks in Developing Countries

The Effect of Globalization on Employee Psychological Health and Job Satisfaction in Malaysian Workplaces

Integrating psychosocial safety climate in the JD-R model: A study amongst Malaysian workers

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