The Status of Occupational Burnout and Its Influence on the Psychological Health of Factory Workers and Miners in Wulumuqi, China.

Yaoqin Lu,Jiwen Liu,Lijiang Zhang,Huan Yan,Zhe Zhang,Sunyujie Gao

doi:10.1155/2020/6890186

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to investigate the status of occupational burnout and its influence on the psychological health of factory workers and miners, in order to provide theoretical basis and reference for alleviating occupational burnout and promoting psychological health. The cross-sectional study investigated 6130 factory workers and miners with online questionnaire; the Chinese Maslach Burnout Inventory (CMBI) and Symptom Check List-90 (SCL-90) were used. In total, 6120 valid questionnaires were collected; effectiveness was 99.8%. The percentage of the factory workers and miners suffering from occupational burnout was 85.98% and psychological health problems was 38.27%. A statistically significant difference was observed in relation to the prevalence of occupational burnout among factory workers and miners of different sex, education level, labor contracts, work schedule, monthly incomes, weight, hypertension, age, working years, working hours per day, working hours per week, coal dust, silica dust, asbestos dust, benzene, lead, and noise. The detection rate of psychological health was higher for males than females. The detection rate of psychological health was higher for working days per week less than 5 days than more than 5 days. The detection rate of psychological health with high school education, senior professional title, night shift, divorced, monthly income less than 3000 yuan, weight more than 75 kg, age more than 45 years, and working years between 25 and 30 years was higher than that of the other groups. The results showed that sex, education level, professional title, work schedule, monthly income, hypertension, age, working years, asbestos dust, benzene, and occupational burnout affected psychological health among factory workers and miners. Factory workers and miners had high levels of occupational burnout, and occupational burnout was a risk factor that can lead to psychological health.

Highlights

Occupational burnout refers to physical or mental exhaustion caused by overwork or stress [1]; it can be described as a psychological syndrome characterized by exhaustion, cynicism, depersonalization, and reduced professional efficacy [2]
The survey results showed that 85.98% of workers and miners experienced occupational burnout in varying degrees
The results showed that the detection rate of psychological health was higher for males than females (P = 0:003)

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Introduction

Occupational burnout refers to physical or mental exhaustion caused by overwork or stress [1]; it can be described as a psychological syndrome characterized by exhaustion, cynicism, depersonalization, and reduced professional efficacy [2]. Previous literature review of studies in different occupational groups has indicated that classic risk factors such as high demands, low job control, high job strain, low BioMed Research International reward, and job insecurity increased the risk for developing burnout [6]. Several studies have showed the effects of occupational burnout on psychological health, such as neurasthenia, anxiety disorder, and depression [7, 8]. The relationship of occupational burnout and mental health needs to be further explored

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