دانلود رایگان مقاله انگلیسی شیوع و پیش بینی استرس شغلی در میان کارگران معدن در روستای راجستان هند - امرالد 2017

Abstract

Purpose – Despite increasing recognition of the importance of mental health at the workplace, there is very little evidence and limited research information on the issue of the poor mental health of the workers, especially miners. The purpose of this paper is to assess the relationship between stress faced by quarry workers in consonance with their socio-demographic characteristics and their working conditions. Design/methodology/approach – This study was a cross-sectional study of quarry workers with comparison groups in the Karauli district of Rajasthan, a state located in north-western India. The study was conducted during the period May-September 2014, as part of a doctoral program. The study sample comprised a total of 218 quarry workers along with a comparison group of 203 non-miners. The level of occupational stress was assessed by using a General Health Questionnaire consisting of 12 questions. Findings – This study found that the comparison group was at a low risk of psychological stress as compared to the mine workers. The independent risk factors for occupational stress among workers were illiteracy, gender ( female), married, divorced/separated, and suffering from some occupational health problem. Social implications – This study concluded that mine workers are at a high level of stress, which underscores the need for urgent interventions from the government to address the issue. This is especially important as mine workers make significant contributions to the national income. Originality/value – This paper fulfills an identified need to study the mental health status of quarry workers, thereby helping fill a persistent gap in Indian research on this issue.

Conclusion

All the mine workers are exposed to different forms of workplace stress in varying degrees, with most of them being personal factors like occupational health and the compulsion to take a loan. Therefore, there is a need for implementing appropriate occupational health and safety measures for mine workers in order to address the preventable risk factors and to reduce the dangerous occurrences of psychosocial hazards among mine workers, which would help in improving the working environment, productivity, and health of workers. Last but not the least, a debt mechanism needs to be put in place, which would help user in an easy loan process to enable the mine workers to repay their loans without being a subject to undue stresses.