L'influence de l'identité professionnelle sur la détresse psychologique dans les métiers spécialisés des secteurs de la construction et manufacturier au Québec.

Abstract

This study explores how the structure of professional identity and its undermining are associated with symptoms ofpsychological distress in the skilled trades, focusing on the construction and manufacturing sectors in Quebec. One limitation of the current research is its neglect of professional identity, even though this concept is important to explaining psychological distress symptoms. The sample includes 282 workers from four manufacturing and seven construction sites in Quebec. Data were collected for the years 2016 and 2017. Multilevel regression analysis was carried out with the statistical software Stata 13. Five variables were controlled in this study: sex, gender, age, type of team and occupational sector. The results of multilevel regression models, addressing variations across 54 participating teams, suggested that a low skilled trades self-esteem, a higher professional identification, a low integration of differences, heavy demands atwork, and job insecurity are associated with psychological distress, as are the factors of being a woman or being a younger worker. Studyresults corroborate the importance of taking preventive actions on identity dimensions to reduce psychological distress symptoms. In particular, at the level of skilled trades culture, it would be beneficial to incorporate values based on a better inclusion of all workers and an open mind with regard to differences.