Stress-related psychosocial factors at work, fatigue, and risky driving behavior in bus rapid transport (BRT) drivers

Useche, Sergio A.; Ortíz, Viviola Gómez; Cendales, Boris

doi:10.1016/j.aap.2017.04.023

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“…Regarding our first objective, it is worth mentioning that the observed directionality of associations between human factors and infrastructure variables, resulted consistently with other studies previously performed with samples of cyclists [4,32] and diverse groups of road users, especially drivers with high exposure to diverse road risks [33,34]. Specifically, it is worth remarking on the associations reported between age of cyclists and road crash rates in the last 5 years which were in accordance with other empirical sources [35,36], i.e., cyclists with less age tend to accumulate higher crash rates (regardless of severity) when riding compared with those with a higher age/riding experience.…”

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Infrastructural and Human Factors Affecting Safety Outcomes of Cyclists

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Abstract:The increasing number of registered road crashes involving cyclists during the last decade and the high proportion of road crashes resulting in severe injuries and fatalities among cyclists constitutes a global issue for community health, urban development and sustainability. Nowadays, the incidence of many risk factors for road crashes of cyclists remains largely unexplained. Given the importance of this issue, the present study has been conducted with the aim of determining relationships between infrastructural, human factors and safety outcomes of cyclists. Objectives: This study aimed, first, to examine the relationship between key infrastructural and human factors present in cycling, bicycle-user characteristics and their self-reported experience with road crashes. And second, to determine whether a set of key infrastructural and human factors may predict their self-reported road crashes. Methods: For this cross-sectional study, a total of 1064 cyclists (38.8% women, 61.2% men; M = 32.8 years of age) from 20 different countries across Europe, South America and North America, participated in an online survey composed of four sections: demographic data and cycling-related factors, human factors, perceptions on infrastructural factors and road crashes suffered. Results: The results of this study showed significant associations between human factors, infrastructural conditions and self-reported road crashes. Also, a logistic regression model found that self-reported road crashes of cyclists could be predicted through variables such as age, riding intensity, risky behaviours and problematic user/infrastructure interactions. Conclusions:The results of this study suggest that self-reported road crashes of cyclists are influenced by features related to the user and their interaction with infrastructural characteristics of the road.

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Infrastructural and Human Factors Affecting Safety Outcomes of Cyclists

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“…In this regard, recent evidence shows that there are different patterns of involvement in traffic accidents and penalties concerning groups of professional and non-professional drivers, related to stress factors and risky behaviors such as speeding, being aggressive towards other road users, and driving under fatigue-related conditions [60,61]. Indeed, recent researches have documented the actual influence of factors such as fatigue and driver's demographic features [59] on both risky behaviors performed and severity of traffic crashes suffered [37,42,46,62]. Furthermore, the relative risk of accidents caused by human factors is higher among professional drivers, but other occupations that present various factors related to job strain have highly odd ratios of being involved in road accidents when driving as well [61].…”

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“…The latter acquires special relevance when considering that, according to findings from other empirical studies, emotional exhaustion and its related psychosocial outcomes at work not only seem to affect the work-related performance, but -and as we have mentioned when addressing the findings of Li et al [10]-to influence the workers' outcomes in further spheres, such as decision making and safe behaviors at the wheel. In this regard, several studies have systematically shown how emotional exhaustion at work and job stress may affect the driving behavior, potentially influencing the occurrence of human-based traffic crashes linked to risky driving behaviors [45,46]. However, the evidence linking work environment settings, driving-related decision making and driving performance is still scarce [47,48], a fact that highlights the need of performing further empirical studies on this matter.…”

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Job stress and emotional exhaustion at work in Spanish workers: Does unhealthy work affect the decision to drive?

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ObjectivesThe purpose of this study was to assess the relationships among the following elements: unhealthy work indicators (job stress and emotional exhaustion at work), the decision to drive (or not), and driving crashes suffered by Spanish workers. MethodsFor this cross-sectional study, a full sample of 1,200 Spanish drivers (44% women and 56% men) was used, their mean age being 42.8 years. They answered a questionnaire divided into three sections: demographic and driving-related data; burnout, job stress, and life stress; and self-reported road behaviors and driving safety indicators.

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“…In addition, fatigue is a multifactorial phenomenon that can be influenced by psychosocial factors. For instance, it is reported that fatigue was related with occupational stress and psychological distress among bus drivers and industrial workers (13,14). Fatigue and occupational stress also showed a significantly positive correlation among nurses (15,16).…”

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The Mediating Role of Psychological Capital in the Relationship Between Occupational Stress and Fatigue: A Cross-Sectional Study Among 1,104 Chinese Physicians

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Cui

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Purpose: This study aimed to explore the association of occupational stress with fatigue and to examine the mediating role of psychological capital (PsyCap) among Chinese physicians. Materials and Methods:A cross-sectional study was conducted in Liaoning province, China, in 2018. Using a multistage stratified sampling method, a total of 1,500 physicians participated and 1,104 (73.6%) physicians responded effectively. The study used a self-administered questionnaire consisting of the 14-item Fatigue Scale (FS-14), the Effort-reward Imbalance questionnaire (ERI), the Psychological Capital Questionnaire (PCQ) and items about demographic and working characteristics. Hierarchical multiple regression analyses were performed to explore the association of occupational stress, PsyCap, and fatigue among physicians. Asymptotic and resampling strategies were used to examine the mediating effect.Results: The incidence of fatigue among Chinese physicians was 83.70%. The average level of fatigue was 7.96 ± 3.95 (mean ± SD). Occupational stress and PsyCap were significantly associated with fatigue. PsyCap significantly mediated the association of ERR (a × b = 0.106, bias-corrected and accelerated 95% confidence interval [BCa 95% CI]: 0.078, 0.138) and overcommitment (a × b = 0.068, BCa 95% CI: 0.044, 0.092) with fatigue. Two important components of PsyCap, self-efficacy and resilience, play more important roles in the mediating effect. Conclusions:The level of fatigue among Chinese physicians was high, which should be taken seriously by management. PsyCap could mediate the association between occupational stress and fatigue. The intervention strategies and measures to relieve fatigue could be focused on physicians' positive PsyCap improvement.

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Stress-related psychosocial factors at work, fatigue, and risky driving behavior in bus rapid transport (BRT) drivers

Cited by 204 publications

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Infrastructural and Human Factors Affecting Safety Outcomes of Cyclists

Infrastructural and Human Factors Affecting Safety Outcomes of Cyclists

Job stress and emotional exhaustion at work in Spanish workers: Does unhealthy work affect the decision to drive?

The Mediating Role of Psychological Capital in the Relationship Between Occupational Stress and Fatigue: A Cross-Sectional Study Among 1,104 Chinese Physicians

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