Sense of Coherence (SOC), Occupational Stress Reactions, and the Relationship of SOC with Occupational Stress Reactions among Male Nurses Working in a Hospital

Yoshida, Eri; Yamada, Kazuko; Morioka, Ichiro

doi:10.1539/sangyoeisei.b14002

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“…This finding is consistent with previous studies that examined various populations and professions, including nurses in Lithuania [ 20 ], Japanese male nurses,[ 21 ] information technology company workers [ 22 ], manufacturers [ 23 ], software engineers in Japan [ 24 ], and municipal government officers about to retire [ 25 ]. The results from these studies indicate that SOC may affect mental health status regardless of age [ 25 ], gender [ 21 ], country [ 20 , 21 ], or occupation [ 20 , 22 – 25 ]. SOC appears to have a greater effect on mental health in situations where there are many stressors, such as working environment stress, workload-related stressors, and low job control [ 19 ].…”

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confidence: 92%

Sense of coherence, occupational stressors, and mental health among Japanese high school teachers in Nagasaki prefecture: a multiple regression analysis

Kuwato¹,

Hirano

2020

BMC Public Health

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Background International research has indicated that teachers have an increased risk of mental disorders and work-related stress, compared with those working in other fields. In Japan, the deterioration of teachers’ mental health has recently become a serious social issue. Teaching is a high-stress occupation, and job stress can affect teachers’ physical and mental health. This study aimed to determine how sense of coherence, job satisfaction, and workplace social support contribute to the mental health status of public and private high school teachers in Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan. Methods The analytic sample comprised 370 high school teachers from eight public and three private schools in Nagasaki Prefecture who answered an anonymous survey comprising the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12), which is a measure of mental health status, and questions regarding sociodemographic characteristics, occupational stressors, workplace social support systems, job satisfaction, and sense of coherence. A multiple regression analysis was conducted to identify the predictors of mental health. Results The survey was sent to 681 people, of whom 370 responded and were included in the analysis (effective response rate: 54.3%). The analysis indicated that sense of coherence was the strongest predictor of mental health (β = −.391, p < .0001), followed by workload stressors (β = .260, p < .0001), low job control (β = .099, p = .021), and job satisfaction (β = −.088, p = .040). Conclusion The results suggest that a greater sense of coherence and job satisfaction are associated with greater mental health. Meanwhile, workload stressors and low job control undermined mental health status.

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confidence: 92%

Sense of coherence, occupational stressors, and mental health among Japanese high school teachers in Nagasaki prefecture: a multiple regression analysis

Kuwato¹,

Hirano

2020

BMC Public Health

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“…29 Another study reported that the sense of coherence was able to grow through education. 30 These findings sug- gested that training to enhance the sense of coherence might be a useful strategy for retention of medical staff. Our results, however, were at least partly incompatible with these previous reports.…”

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confidence: 97%

“…This study was conducted with the approval of the Medical Ethics Committee of Kyushu Dental University, Fukuoka, Japan (No. [16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30]. Informed consent was considered to have been obtained by agreeing to answer the questionnaires following oral agreement.…”

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Relationship Between Resilience and Self‐Rated Health in Dental Hygiene Students and Registered Dental Hygienists

Isobe

Izumi

Akifusa

2018

Journal of Dental Education

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The aim of this study was to investigate whether two aspects of resilience—acquired and innate resilience—were related to self‐rated health status in registered dental hygienists and students. In May through July 2017, 405 students at three dental hygiene programs and 85 registered dental hygienists, all in Fukuoka prefecture in Japan, were invited to participate in a survey including three scales: the Bidimensional Resilience Scale (BRS) to assess innate and acquired resilience, the Stress Response Scale‐18 (SRS‐18) to assess daily stress responses, and the Sense of Coherence 13‐item scale (SOC‐13) to assess the sense of coherence. Information about self‐rated health status and number of years of clinical experience was also collected. Respondents were 398 students (98.2% response rate) and all 85 dental hygienists (100% response rate). The cohort with a self‐rated “healthy” status scored higher on total scale and each domain of the BRS, SRS‐18, and SOC‐13 scales than the cohort with other self‐rated health statuses. These three scales and self‐rated health status were significantly correlated with each other. When innate resilience increased by one point, average self‐rated health was 1.14‐fold higher. In contrast, when the depression/anxiety domain score of SRS‐18 increased by one point, self‐rated health was 0.84‐fold lower. The number of years of clinical experience was also negatively correlated with self‐rated health. For these participants, innate resilience was a significant predictor of better self‐rated health. To maintain the health of dental hygienists and students, it is important to understand their innate resilience as well as stress responses related to depression/anxiety factors and length of clinical experience.

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“…Consistent with the results of previous studies, our study found that the SOC was significantly correlated with college students' depression, anxiety, and stress, and had a significant negative predictive effect on college students' depression, anxiety, and stress (Schnyder et al, 2000;Gustavsson et al, 2007;Moksnes et al, 2013). The SOC is a controllable and meaningful self-confident tendency that an individual maintains when dealing with internal and external environmental stimuli in his or her life, reflecting one's understanding of environmental stress and his or her ability to use existing resources to cope with difficulties, and his or her attitude to invest energy and take responsibility for difficulties (Eriksson and Lindström, 2007;Yoshida et al, 2014). In other words, individuals with a high SOC will be more likely to see it as a predictable and meaningful challenge that can be actively addressed with appropriate strategies.…”

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confidence: 99%

Sense of Coherence and Mental Health in College Students After Returning to School During COVID-19: The Moderating Role of Media Exposure

et al. 2021

Front. Psychol.

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The COVID-19 pandemic not only threatens people’s physical health, but also affects their mental health in the long term. Although people had returned to work and school, they are closely monitoring the development of the epidemic and taking preventive measures. This study attempted to examine the relationship between media exposure, sense of coherence (SOC) and mental health, and the moderating effect of media exposure in college students after returning to school. In the present study, we conducted a cross sectional survey on 424 college students returning to school around May 2020. Self-report questionnaires were used to assess media exposure scale, SOC, depression, anxiety and stress. Correlation and moderation analysis was conducted. The results showed that (1) negative epidemic information exposure, rather than positive epidemic information exposure, was significantly associated with depression, anxiety, and stress. (2) SOC was also associated with depression, anxiety, and stress. (3) The effect of SOC on depression was modified by negative epidemic information exposure. With the increase of negative epidemic information exposure, the predictive effect of SOC on depression is increasing gradually. These findings demonstrated that negative epidemic information exposure was associated with an increased psychological distress in the sample. A high SOC played a certain protective role in the adaptation of college students in the post-epidemic period. It is important to find more ways to increase the colleges’ SOC level and avoid negative information exposure.

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Sense of Coherence (SOC), Occupational Stress Reactions, and the Relationship of SOC with Occupational Stress Reactions among Male Nurses Working in a Hospital

Cited by 6 publications

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Sense of coherence, occupational stressors, and mental health among Japanese high school teachers in Nagasaki prefecture: a multiple regression analysis

Sense of coherence, occupational stressors, and mental health among Japanese high school teachers in Nagasaki prefecture: a multiple regression analysis

Relationship Between Resilience and Self‐Rated Health in Dental Hygiene Students and Registered Dental Hygienists

Sense of Coherence and Mental Health in College Students After Returning to School During COVID-19: The Moderating Role of Media Exposure

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