J Korean Neuropsychiatr Assoc.  2015 Nov;54(4):587-595. 10.4306/jknpa.2015.54.4.587.

Moderating Effect of Stress Coping Strategies on the Relationship between a National Statistics Office Workers' Occupational Stress and Mental Health

• Jeong Y
• Yoon BH
• Oh EJ
• Song JH
• Park SH
• Jung H
• Kim MD
• Baek MK
• Son ER
• Jung JY

• KMID: 2149343
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4306/jknpa.2015.54.4.587

Abstract

OBJECTIVES
This study examined the moderating effects of stress coping strategies on the relationship between occupational stress of national statistical office workers and mental health.
METHODS
Subjects were 133 workers at a regional statistics office. Occupational stress, stress coping strategies, and mental health were examined using the Korean Occupational Stress Scale (KOSS), Ways of Coping Checklist, and The Symptom Check-List-90-R. Stress coping strategies were composed of problem-focused coping, social support coping, emotion-focused coping, and wishful thinking coping.
RESULTS
Moderated regression indicated that the social support coping and emotion-focused coping style positively moderated the relationship between occupational stress and mental health in national statistical office workers. The social support coping style positively moderated the relationship between interpersonal conflict (KOSS subscale) and mental health in national statistical office workers. The emotion-focused coping style positively moderated the relationship between job insecurity (KOSS subscale) and mental health in national statistical office workers. The emotion-focused coping style negatively moderated the relationship between job demand (KOSS subscale) and mental health in national statistical office workers.
CONCLUSION
The implications of this study included that negative results due to high occupational stress can be varied by use of suitable stress coping strategies.

Keyword

Occupational stress; Stress coping strategy; Mental health; Moderating effect; National statistical office workers

MeSH Terms

Checklist
Mental Health*
Thinking

Figure

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  Fig. 1 Moderating effect of social support coping on the relationship between occupational stress and GSI. GSI : Global severity index.

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  Fig. 2 Moderating effect of emotion-focused coping on the relationship between occupational stress and GSI. GSI : Global severity index.

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  Fig. 3 Moderating effect of social support coping on the relationship between interpersonal conflict and GSI. GSI : Global severity index.

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  Fig. 4 Moderating effect of emotion-focused coping on the relationship between job demand and GSI. GSI : Global severity index.

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  Fig. 5 Moderating effect of emotion-focused coping on the relationship between job insecurity and GSI. GSI : Global severity index.

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