Abstract
Using the Culture-Work-Health model, this study investigates the factors influencing the quality of life of seafarers. This study conducted a survey of 320 seafarers who have lived and worked on a ship for more than six months. This self-administered questionnaire included questions on organizational culture and support, self-efficacy, perceived fatigue, as well as the quality of work life. Organizational culture and self-efficacy were identified as factors affecting the quality of work life, while organizational support was found to have an indirect effect through self-efficacy and perceived fatigue. The final model accounts for 63.1% of the variance in seafarers’ quality of life. As such, this study shows that self-efficacy is important for the quality of life of seafarers, having both direct and indirect effects. Moreover, organizational support may prove to be the primary intervention point for relieving perceived fatigue and enhancing self-efficacy, thus improving the quality of work life.
Highlights
An individual’s quality of life is directly influenced by their job, which shapes both their economic and health status
Hypotheses 1 (H1): The hypothesis that the organizational culture of the seafarers will have a positive effect on organizational support was statistically significant (t = 17,031, p < 0.001) and the hypothesis was supported (β = 0.893)
Hypotheses 2 (H2): The hypothesis that the organizational culture of seafarers will have a positive effect on self-efficacy was statistically significant (t = 3.621, p < 0.001) with the direct effect (β = 0.507)
Summary
An individual’s quality of life is directly influenced by their job, which shapes both their economic and health status. Job-related stress is known to have a negative influence on the health and quality of work life [1]. Seafarers can spend more than six months onboard a ship once leaving port. They are typically exposed to a poor working environment—with high noise levels due to the ship’s onboard operations—while having to cope with physiological changes resulting from a three-shift work schedule. The diverse and rapid changes to the natural environment while at sea make it difficult to maintain physical homeostasis [2]. Seafarers endure a highly stressful work environment and a significant degree of fatigue relative to other areas of employment
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