J Prev Med Public Health.  2016 Nov;49(6):376-385. 10.3961/jpmph.16.046.

The Relationship Between Job Stress, Job Satisfaction, and the Symptom Checklist-90-Revision (SCL-90-R) in Marine Officers on Board

• Kim JH
• Jang SN

• KMID: 2362494
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3961/jpmph.16.046

Abstract

OBJECTIVES
This study was conducted to investigate the relationships among job stress, job satisfaction, and mental health in marine officers.
METHODS
The researchers gathered data on marine officers working at a harbor in Chungcheong Province, South Korea, using a self-reported questionnaire. Mental health was measured by the Symptom Checklist-90-Revision (SCL-90-R), and general characteristics including socioeconomic factors, job stress, and job satisfaction were measured by structured questionnaires. Multiple regression analysis was performed to investigate the relationships among job stress, job satisfaction, and mental health status according to the symptom dimensions of the SCL-90-R.
RESULTS
Among the marine officers, obsessive-compulsive behavior, depression, and somatization were the most problematic symptoms. Those who reported poor health, low job satisfaction, and high job stress had a higher prevalence of psychoticism, somatization, depression, anxiety, and phobic anxiety.
CONCLUSIONS
An occupational health system should be introduced that would regularly check the mental health of marine officers in charge of ships and sailors, in order to help reduce their stress levels, enhance their job satisfaction, and thereby improve their mental health.

Keyword

Mental health; Stress; Job satisfaction; Ships

MeSH Terms

Anxiety
Depression
Humans
Job Satisfaction*
Korea
Mental Health
Military Personnel
Occupational Health
Prevalence
Ships
Socioeconomic Factors