The Influence of Long Working Hours, Occupational Stress, and Well-Being on Depression Among Couriers in Zhejiang, China

Hong, Yu; Zhang, Yixin; Xue, Panqi; Fang, Xinglin; Zhou, Lifang; Wei, Fang; Lou, Xiaoming; Zou, Hua

doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2022.928928

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“…46,47 Working long hours will directly increase the ICU nurses' possibility of coming into contact with sources of occupational stress. 48 Along with differences in scores of HSE management standards based on gender, education, years of experience, monthly income and marital status, these major findings suggest an opportunity for developing intervention plans that take into account interpersonal differences. In addition, the positive correlation between the HSE management standards indicates that improving the performance of one of the standards could lead to improvement of the others.…”

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Exploring Occupational Stress Among Intensive Care Units Nurses in Saudi Arabia Using the Health and Safety Executive Management Standards Indicator Tool

Ageel¹,

Shbeer²

2022

NRR

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Background: Work in intensive care units (ICU) is associated with high levels of stress, which can result in reduced productivity and compromised health care quality, if not managed appropriately. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has developed the Management Standards Indicator Tool (IT) that includes the six HSE Management Standards; demands (workload, work patterns and environment), control (how much say a person has in the way they work), manager support (encouragement, sponsorship, resources provided by organization/line management) and peer support (encouragement and resources from colleagues), workplace relationships (promoting positive working to avoid conflict and deal with unacceptable behavior), roles (whether people understood their role), and change (how organizational change is managed). This study aimed to assess occupational stress and identify the major management standards indicators of organizational psychosocial hazard exposure among ICU nurses in public hospitals in Jazan, Saudi Arabia, using the HSE-IT for occupational stress. Methods: The survey population included all full-time ICU nurses affiliated with the Jazan Region Health Administration. This study used a cross-sectional online survey based on the HSE-IT, which assesses the six HSE Management Standards representing potential stress hazards. The mean scores were interpreted in relation to the HSE benchmarks. It also included a qualitative component in the form of narrative comments regarding the most common sources of occupational stress and recommendations to reduce this stress. The data were analyzed to obtain descriptive and inferential statistics. The demographic variables examined for their association with the HSE-IT Standards. Results: A total of 120 responses were collected from ICU nurses, with a response rate of 66%. The nurses were primarily female (53.3%) and aged between 25 and 34 years (60.0%). They had bachelor's degrees (61.7%) and between 6 and 10 years of experience (55.0%). Most of them lived in urban settings (75.0%), were married (60.0%), and earned between 10,000 and 15,000 Saudi riyals per month (41.7%). In terms of weekly overtime, 66.7% of them did fewer than 5 hours. The results show that in relation to the HSE benchmarks, "good but needs improvement" was indicated in the change standard, "clear need for improvement" was indicated in the demands, peer support and relationships standards, "urgent action needed" was indicated in the control, manager support and roles standards. The qualitative data revealed that the most cited source of occupational stress was unsupportive management. Consequently, the most commonly proposed recommendation to reduce such stress was better management. The associations between sociodemographic characteristics, place of residence and overtime working hours, and the HSE Management Standards were commonly observed. Conclusion:The findings of this study indicate that the risks associated with occupational stress for ICU nurses are not being optimally managed and that the standard...

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Exploring Occupational Stress Among Intensive Care Units Nurses in Saudi Arabia Using the Health and Safety Executive Management Standards Indicator Tool

Ageel¹,

Shbeer²

2022

NRR

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“…Additionally, a study confirmed that working hours are a strong predictor of job stress, well-being, and depression. Long working hours have a significant indirect effect on depression through work stress (Hong et al, 2022). These days, some countries are working on reducing working days and hours.…”

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The Challenges of Tourism Sector Employees in Türkiye: Aegean Region Example

Turan

2024

ICTR

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The aim of this study is to reveal the challenges experienced by employees in the tourism sector in Türkiye and to privede suggestions for the remediation of issus.The method of the research is a qualitative research method. Research sample includes 21 tourism employees in the Aegean Region, which is one of the important regions of the tourism sector for Türkiye. A semi-structured interview form has been used for the research. The form contains 6 open-ended questions and 5 demographic variables. Content analysis has been used in the research. According to the results, the most important challenges of employees have become evident as low wage level, long working hours, lack of social-cultural activities, lack of motivation, and insufficient accommodation opportunities in Türkiye. An important point that draws attention here is that the challenges expressed by employees indicate the dimensions of job satisfaction. At this point, it can be said that tourismsector employees have no/insufficient job satisfaction. In this respect, it may be recommended to measure the job satisfaction of tourism sector employees in future research. In order to eliminate or alleviate these challenges, wage policies can be reconsidered and wage increases can be achieved, wage policies specific to the tourism sector can be developed. Regarding the regulation of long working hours, the 4-day working week model is currently implemented in various countries of the world (such as England and Germany). Pilot applications can be made for tourism workers. In addition, social-cultural activities can be organized for employees at regular intervals. Lodgings and houses close to workplaces can be provided by employers to improve accommodation opportunities for their employees. Thus, improving the problems of employees in the tourism sector, which is an important source of income for Türkiye, will increase both the quality of life and job satisfaction of employees.

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“…Factors such as working hours, income, and job cognition are all related to job satisfaction and have a significant impact on well-being. Hong et al [ 26 ] found that long working hours was associated with occupational stress, well-being, and depression. This paper thus proposes the following research hypothesis:…”

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Measuring Well-Being of Migrant Gig Workers: Exampled as Hangzhou City in China

Chen

Song

et al. 2022

Behavioral Sciences

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The consistent innovations and applications of information technology drive the vigorous development of the gig economy, and generate gig workers such as food delivery workers and couriers, and make a great contribution to stabilizing employment and increasing income. Gig workers, mostly made up of migrants, and suffer from job and status difficulties. Research on the well-being of migrant gig workers can reveal the practical problems and provide suggestions for narrowing the wealth gap to promote social fairness and justice. Taking Hangzhou city in China as an example, this paper explores the well-being of food delivery workers, couriers, and online car-hailing drivers as representatives of migrant gig workers. Firstly, the relevant data are acquired through the questionnaire. Secondly, the characteristics of this group are analyzed through descriptive analysis, namely: most of them are migrant workers aged between 20 and 39with low occupation satisfaction due to insufficient social security coverage and limited well-being, despite relatively high income. Based on the analysis of differences in demographic variables and structural equation modeling, the factors affecting the well-being of migrant gig workers are studied, which mainly are occupation satisfaction, social interaction, and social security. The results show that occupation satisfaction is positively affected by family characteristics, social interaction, and social security. In addition, family characteristics and social security positively impact social interaction, but the former has no significant effect on well-being. Finally, this paper enriches the research on the well-being of specific migrant gig workers and gives policy suggestions for enhancing the well-being of migrant gig workers in Hangzhou city from the perspective of optimizing the mechanism, pilot construction, and platform provision.

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The Influence of Long Working Hours, Occupational Stress, and Well-Being on Depression Among Couriers in Zhejiang, China

Cited by 18 publications

References 43 publications

Exploring Occupational Stress Among Intensive Care Units Nurses in Saudi Arabia Using the Health and Safety Executive Management Standards Indicator Tool

Exploring Occupational Stress Among Intensive Care Units Nurses in Saudi Arabia Using the Health and Safety Executive Management Standards Indicator Tool

The Challenges of Tourism Sector Employees in Türkiye: Aegean Region Example

Measuring Well-Being of Migrant Gig Workers: Exampled as Hangzhou City in China

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