Authors : Gyeong-Ha Lee, Cheong-Hwan Lim and Hong-Ryang Jung
Abstract: The purpose of this study was to examine potential drinking and smoking differences among workers according to their age, the existence of job stress and its levels to find ways of coping with it. This also meant provides information on stress relief in a corporate environment.The sample consisted of 555 workers of a South Korean company. A self-administered survey and structured interviews were conducted. The Korean Occupational Stress Scale (KOSS) was administered and the amount of drinking and smoking measured. t-tests and one-way ANOVA were carried out, followed by Duncan’s multiple range test for multiple comparisons to evaluate intergroup job stress differences.The Cronbach alpha coefficient of the instrument used in this study was 824 which indicates a high internal consistency. There were significant gender differences. With regard to smoking, job stress differed according to “physical environments” and “job demands” (p<0.05) but not the amount of drinking (p>0.05). The number of male workers who drank seven glasses of alcohol or more which is a problem behavior was 404 (72.8%) while there were 24 females (52.1%). The findings were statistically significant at the p<0.05 level. Smoking history was positively correlated with “physical environments” and negatively correlated with job demands improvements/applications. It is required to exert an effort for the improvement of health-related behaviors including smoking and businesses should provide temperance and anti-drinking programs for employee’s stress regulation to promote their health.
Gyeong-Ha Lee, Cheong-Hwan Lim and Hong-Ryang Jung, 2018. Relationship Between Manufacturing Worker’s Job Stress Levels and Health Risk Behavior. Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, 13: 3715-3718.