Mood Emot.  2024 Nov;22(3):78-86. 10.35986/me.2024.22.3.78.

Factors Associated with Depressive Symptoms Among Public Enterprise Employees

• Kim SJ
• Yoon BH
• Kang H
• Sea YH
• Park S
• Song JH
• Kim K
• Jung HR
• Jeong Y
• Yun H
• Jo J

• KMID: 2568069
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.35986/me.2024.22.3.78

Abstract

Background
Employees with depression have complex and serious health consequences, not only for them, including reduced quality of life, but also for businesses and society, leading to social costs such as reduced productivity. This study investigated the prevalence of depressive symptoms and related factors among public enterprise employees in Naju Innovation City, Korea.
Methods
We investigated the sociodemographic and psychosocial characteristics of 1,061 public enterprise employees. Depression, anxiety, and occupational burnout were assessed using the Patient Health Questionnaire-9, Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7, and Maslach Burnout Inventory-General Survey, respectively. Furthermore, the impact of factors on depressive symptoms was examined using a logistic regression model.
Results
The prevalence of overall depressive symptoms was 11.9%. High anxiety (odds ratio [OR]=12.19; 95% confidence interval [CI]=7.17-20.76; p<0.001) and exhaustion (OR=2.79; 95% CI=1.81-4.40; p<0.001) levels were significantly associated with depressive symptoms.
Conclusion
Anxiety symptoms and exhaustion were the most important factors related to depressive symptoms among the public enterprise employees. Hence, when providing an employee assistance program, the psychosocial vulnerability factors of workers with depressive symptoms should be thoroughly addressed.2

Keyword

Depression; Anxiety; Worker; Burnout