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Title:	Association between emotional symptoms and job demands in an Asian electronics factory
Authors:	Huang, WL;Guo, YL;Chen, PC;Wang, J;Chu, PC
Contributors:	National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
Abstract:	Various work-related issues including mental health have been described for the electronic industry. Although East Asian countries play important roles in the electronics industry, the association between job demands and emotional symptoms has been rarely examined. The present study recruited 603 workers from either office or clean room environments in an electronics factory in Taiwan. Their personal factors, work-related factors, and emotional symptoms were assessed by a self-administered questionnaire. The symptoms of depression and hostility were reported in 24.88% and 24.38% of the subjects, respectively, while 14.93% reported both. A multivariate analysis showed that, overall, women workers were more likely to have emotional symptoms than male workers (odds ration (OR) = 1.50, 95% CI = 1.02-2.18). Among clean room workers, working under high pressure (OR = 1.84, 95% CI = 1.05-3.21), conflicting demands (OR = 2.15, 95% CI = 1.30-3.57), and social isolation at work (OR = 2.99, 95% CI = 1.23-7.30) were associated with emotional symptoms. The findings suggest that in the Asian electronics industry, for women, working under high pressure, conflicting demands, and social isolation at work are risk factors for emotional symptoms, especially for clean room workers. Further large-scale, longitudinal studies are necessary to confirm and prevent the mental health problems in this fast-evolving, highly competitive industry.
Date:	2017-09-19
Relation:	International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2017 Sep 19;14(9):Article number 1085.
Link to:	http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph14091085
Cited Times(WOS):	https://www.webofscience.com/wos/woscc/full-record/WOS:000411574400137
Cited Times(Scopus):	https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=85029796913
Appears in Collections:	[Yue-Liang Guo] Periodical Articles

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