Work Seniority Research Articles

Does the Employability Paradox Exist or Not? An Inverted U-Shaped Model.

This paper’s purpose is to test the employability paradox by adopting a combined linear and non-linear approach based on the conservation of resource (COR) theory and the prospect theory and further to discuss it in two groups of employees with different seniority following the career timetable perspective. A total of 623 pairs of matched employee and manager surveys was collected from 27 Chinese enterprises in two waves. Hierarchical regression analysis was used to test the hypotheses. The results show no paradox that perceived employability promotes both an employee’s turnover intention and performance. Specifically, perceived employability has a significant inverted U-shaped effect on turnover intention but no direct influence on job performance. Seniority is a moderator, showing the curvilinear relationship only exhibits for employees with shorter work seniority (≤3 years), and a positive linear relationship between perceived employability and job performance only exists for employees with longer seniority (>3 years). This study emphasizes the value of employability for employers and proposes who is more suitable and what timetable should be followed for employability enhancement in practice. In addition, the study provides an enlightening finding of the inverted U-shaped relationship between perceived employability and turnover intention, applies the COR theory and the prospect theory to explain the non-linear relationship, validates the effect of too much of a good thing (TMGT), and negates the paradox from the perspective of the perceived general employability and career timetable.

Knowledge and Application of Body Mechanics: Nurses of a Hospital in Ecuador

Nursing is a profession that within its role should have knowledge and applicability of body mechanics in patient care, Ecuador maintains high statistics of musculoskeletal symptomatology related to the limited knowledge and applicability of body mechanics. The objective of this article is to analyze the application of the principles of body mechanics during the work performed by the nursing staff of the Alfredo Noboa Montenegro Hospital in the province of Bolivar Guaranda-Ecuador, a non-experimental, descriptive and correlational study. Population of 124 people, census sample, with three instruments for data collection: survey, questionnaire and observation guide. (1) Survey: collects information on social characteristics (age, sex, level of academic training, number of working hours, work shifts, length of service and service in which they work); (2) Questionnaire: collects knowledge on PMC; and (3) Observation guide: evaluates the application of these principles during work. The mean age was 42.20 ± 9.33 years (24-64 years), the predominant sex was female (91.94%), 69.35% were nurses and 30.65% were auxiliary nurses. The 33.72% completed a master's degree or specialization; 71.77% work 40 hours per week and 89.52% work rotating shifts, the work seniority was 14.75 ± 7.66 (1-59 years) and moonlighting was 8.06%. The 78.23% showed deficient knowledge but higher in the assistants, with no significant difference. Ergonomic risk was high (77.42%), even significantly higher for nurses (p<0.001). There was a significant association between ergonomic knowledge and risk, the greater the lack of knowledge of the principles, the greater the ergonomic risk (P <0.01). Conclusion: it is necessary to intervene in this personnel, to raise awareness and use of the BMP and to reduce ergonomic risk during work.

PROCRASTINATION AND WORK SATISFACTION

The article presents the relation between procrastination, considering the soldiering and cyberslacking dimensions and work satisfaction. Differences in procrastination are identified based on sociodemographic variables such as gender, age, and work seniority of the employees. The levels of procrastination of the employees do not differ based on the type of organisation (public or private sector).

Effectiveness of endotracheal intubation among system nurses under simulated conditions – pilot studies

Abstract Introduction. Endotracheal intubation (ETI) may be a procedure necessary to perform by a nurse in the event of sudden cardiac arrest (SCA). Its correct execution improves the course and organization of a rescue operation and contributes to increased self-confidence in stressful situations. Aim. Assessment of the effectiveness of endotracheal intubation among system nurses under simulated conditions. Material and methods. A pilot study of prospective observational simulation study using advanced evaluation tools for intubation phantom (BT-CSIE, Q’ty model) with a tablet (PC-1EA), IntuBrite laryngoscope with curved handle. The results were analyzed with Statistica PL 12.0 and Microsoft Office Excel 2016, using the Student’s t and chi-square tests. Results. Nurses with specialization intubated twice faster (30.4 s) than nurses during specialization (68.8 s) or without specialization (67.5 s). The shortest time of inserting an endotracheal tube demonstrated subjects with over 10 years of work experience (37.0 s). The mean pressure on the incisors during the procedure was 10.9 N. Ventilation with an average tidal volume of 543 cm3 (p=0.024) was in line with the recommendations of the European Rescue Council (ERC). Conclusions. Work seniority and specialization significantly affected the effectiveness of the intubation procedure in time, while maintaining the recommended frequency and volume of mechanical ventilations.

INVESTIGATION OF MORAL SENSITIVITY IN NURSES

Nurses should have an advanced moral sensitivity, which is defined as the ability to distinguish ethical problem, in order to make the right decision regarding the identification and analysis of ethical problems.Each nurse may have different perspective on ethical problems and solution approach respectively. Moral sensitivity level in nurses is a major factor in such variation. Hence, the analysis on moral sensitivity among nurses and identification of different variables affecting their moral sensitivity are crucial. This study aims to measure the moral and ethical sensitivity of hospital nurses towards the patients and other staff. The sample of this study, which was planned as descriptive and cross-sectional, is the voluntary nurses from two training hospitals (n=600). Introductory information form and Moral Sensitivity Scale were both used in data collection. The research data was analysed with Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) 24.0. Frequency analysis was utilised for the distribution of socio-demographic characteristics; the comparison of data set with normal distribution was analysed with Kolmogorov-Smirnov test and Mann-Whitney U test and Kruskal-Wallis H test – non-parametric hypothesis tests were conducted as data found not compatible with normal distribution. In consideration with results, majority of nurses encounter with ethical problems at their departments. While 50.86% of nurses overcome such problems, around 20% of them are not able to solve their problems accordingly. Conclusion: The findings reflected that the moral sensitivity levels among nurses positively differ with their professional seniority and way of work whereas some factors negatively affect the moral sensitivity levels.

Construction of the Index of Social Work Professional Identity

Purpose: The present study applied the Dynamic Systems Model of Role Identity to construct an index of social work professional identity. Methods: The data were obtained from a longitudinal study of social work in China in 2019. Exploratory structural equation modeling and multigroup confirmatory factor analysis were used to confirm the factor structure. Independent samples t test was adopted to test the difference among different groups. Results: The four-factor (i.e., social, role, target, and action perceptions) index of social work professional identity showed acceptable reliability and good validity. Measurement invariance was observed across different groups (i.e., gender, education background, professional certification, job position, and work seniority). Differences were observed on professional identity among different genders, educational backgrounds, and professional certification groups. Conclusions: The index of social work professional identity can contribute to policymaking, educational curriculum design, and evidence-based interventions aimed at promoting professional identity.

PTSD symptoms and coping mechanism of nurses in Poland before the COVID-19 pandemic. A cross-sectional study

Abstract Introduction. Secondary traumatic stress (STS) is a consequence of the indirect experience of trauma. The symptoms of STS are similar to those experienced by people who directly experience traumatic events in the form of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Aim. The aim of the study was to determine the frequency of the symptoms of PTSD and to establish the role of coping strategies in the development of PTSD symptoms among Polish nurses. The study was conducted before the COVID-19 pandemic. Material and methods. The study was conducted in the Podkarpackie Province (Poland) in clinical hospitals and hospital out-patient clinics. The results of studies conducted among 509 nurses were analyzed. The mean age of the respondents was 35 years, and the mean work seniority was 11 years. The IES-R scale and Mini-COPE were used in the study. Results. At least moderate PTSD symptoms were found in 42.4% of the surveyed nurses. The results showed that maladaptive stress coping strategies played a major role in the development of PTSD symptoms in the group of nurses. Conclusion. Nurses are a professional group exposed to a high risk of traumatic encounters that may result in PTSD/STS, therefore this professional group should be targeted at prophylactic programs and training in dealing with traumatic stress. The COVID pandemic and the related restrictions, organizational chaos, constant fear and a sense of danger are serious traumatizing factors and can seriously contribute to the increase in stress disorders among nurses and other medical professionals.

The relationship between personality, organizational and interpersonal counterproductive work challenges in industry 4.0

The current study is related to the empirical gap on the relation between personality traits and counterproductive behavior, which is especially important for literature concerning Central and Eastern post-transformation economies. Therefore, the main empirical goal of the article is to determine how the personality traits (Extraversion, Neuroticism, Conscientiousness, Agreeableness, and Openness to experience) influence the extent of organizational and interpersonal counterproductive work behaviors (CWB; CWB-O; CWB-I) and how this relation is moderated by the demographic and professional characteristics of employees (sex, age, seniority or type of work). The research objectives were met using a survey conducted in April 2020 among 454 professionally active people in Poland. Structural equation modeling (SEM) was applied to analyze the empirical data. The proposed theoretical model was intended to determine how particular types of personality impact CWB. Based on the empirical results, we determined that personality traits strongly affect counterproductive work behaviors. The strongest predictors of organizational CWB proved to be Conscientiousness (negative relation) and Agreeableness (positive relation). There was no direct effect of personality traits on CWB-I. Moreover, the relationship between personality traits and CWB-O/I was significantly moderated by the demographic and professional characteristics of employees (sex, age, seniority, or type of work). The discussed result is reached based only on Polish employees' sample, which can be considered its important limitation. However, it still contributes significantly to international behavioral economics literature in the field. Due to many institutional characteristics and similar social context, the conclusions can be generalized and attributed at least for other Central European economies which are at the same level of development and which are characterized by many social and cultural similarities. From the practical perspective, the obtained results can be of special importance for human resource management in the reality of Industry 4.0 challenges.

Examining the Views on the Formation of Teacher Career Ledders: Mixed Method Research

The purpose of this study, in Turkey on the establishment of education in teacher career ladder, to determine the views of education supervisor, school principals and teachers. In this research, it has been tried to determine the creation of career ladder, whether it can be a catalyst that can provide significant improvements in the professional development of the teacher. According to the opinions of teachers, school administrators and education supervisor; “The effect of the formation of career ladder on the professional development of the teacher, how to build the career ladder, which criteria should be used in the promotion of career ladder, how to use the teacher in the upper career ladder were searched for answers. The research was a mixed research design was used. In the research, a semi-structured interview form which is a qualitative data collection tool was prepared by literature review. The questionnaire, which is a quantitative data collection tool, was prepared with the data obtained from the qualitative data collection tool and the literature review. In the study; It was revealed that establishing teacher career ladder would contribute to the professional development of the teacher and contribute to the inner motivation of the teacher. It was found that the legal infrastructure of the teacher by redesigning the career ladder can contribute to the professional development of the teacher. Also, teacher in rising career ladders; "Teachers; supervision and evaluation results, central exam results, master's and doctorate degrees, awards and punishments, technical, social, cultural and sports skills, publications (books, articles), seniority and place of work, projects prepared, in-service training courses, knowing foreign languages” can be used. Career ladders can be staged as “prospective teachers, teachers, expert teachers and head teachers”.

Edad y antigüedad laboral de los profesionales de enfermería como antecedentes del compromiso afectivo en los hospitales privados de Jalisco, México

espanolEl Compromiso organizacional es uno de los constructos de estudio tanto de las ciencias sociales como economico administrativas, iniciando por los autores Meyer y Allen (1991), quienes consideraron que es importante conocer el sentir de las personas hacia su empresa propusiera tres dimensiones a investigar el compromiso afectivo, el normativo y de continuidad. Para la realizacion de este trabajo se utilizo una muestra de 149 profesionales de la salud de Guadalajara y Zapopan, (Jalisco) para determinar los factores sociodemograficos de los participantes. Se utilizo el modelo del Compromiso Organizacional propuesto por Meyer y Allen (1991) y para los propositos de este estudio se utilizo solamente la dimension del compromiso afectivo, que tiene 6 items, con el objetivo de determinar si la edad y antiguedad laboral son determinantes o antecedentes de la permanencia en el trabajo. Los resultados obtenidos muestran que la edad y la antiguedad laboral influyen en el compromiso afectivo de los profesionales de la salud, los resultados coinciden con los autores Dorien y Cols (2010) y Ng y Fieldman (2011) citados por Bohrt, Solares y Romero (2014), concuerdan que el compromiso afectivo es mas bajo en empleados de mayor edad y de antiguedad laboral y es mas debil o va disminuyendo a medida que aumentaban los anos de antiguedad laboral, los resultados obtenidos en este estudio coinciden con los autores mencionados y se concluye que de los 149 profesionales de enfermeria de Guadalajara y Zapopan, (Jalisco) a mayor edad y antiguedad laboral del profesional de enfermeria en los hospitales privados de estudio de Guadalajara y Zapopan disminuye el compromiso afectivo. Otra de las conclusiones es que los profesionales de enfermeria no serian felices en pasar el resto de su vida en la misma empresa EnglishOrganizational commitment is one of the study constructs of both the social and administrative economic sciences, beginning with the authors Meyer and Allen (1991), who considered that it is important to know the feelings of people towards their company, proposing three dimensions to investigate the affective, normative and continuity commitment. To carry out this work, a sample of 149 health professionals from Guadalajara and Zapopan, (Jalisco) was used to determine the sociodemographic factors of the participants. The Organizational Commitment model proposed by Meyer and Allen (1991) was used and for the purposes of this study only the affective commitment dimension, which has 6 items, was used in order to determine if age and work seniority are determining or not. history of permanence at work. The results showed that age and work seniority influence the affective commitment of health professionals, the results coincide with the authors Dorien and Cols (2010) and Ng and Fieldman (2011) cited by Bohrt, Solares and Romero (2014), agree that affective commitment is lower in older and older employees and is weaker or decreases as the years of work seniority increased, the results obtained in this study coincide with the authors mentioned and it is concluded that of the 149 nursing professionals from Guadalajara and Zapopan, (Jalisco), the older and the older the nursing professional in the private study hospitals of Guadalajara and Zapopan decrease affective commitment. Another conclusion is that nursing professionals have not been happy to spend the rest of their lives in the same company.

Factors affecting work ability index among polish nurses working in hospitals - A prospective observational survey.

AimsTo assess the ability to work of Polish nurses by age groups.BackgroundThe ability to work is widely discussed in the literature in the context of nurses' productivity; thus, it is necessary to identify the ability to work when facing an increasing demand for services.MethodsThe observational study involved 349 professionally active nurses aged 46.9 ± 9.7 years, with a length of service of 23.5 ± 9.6 years. The Work Ability Index (WAI) was used to assess the nurses' ability to work.ResultsThe ability to work decreases with age (r s = −0.324, p < .000) and with seniority (r s = −0.257; p < .000). Nurses with higher education presented higher Work Ability Index scores. Also, the age (B = −0.25, p < .001), work seniority (B = −0.19, p < .001) and education (masters' degree: B = 1.41, p = .012; ref. secondary) affect work ability.ConclusionsThe ageing process and seniority of nurses negatively affect their ability to work. A lack of programmes to maintain physical condition for nurses can result in a shortage of staff.Implications for nursing managementProgrammes can be developed to create or improve healthy working environments to increase productivity.

Turnover intention among primary health workers in China: a systematic review and meta-analysis

ObjectivesTo analyse the prevalence and determinants of turnover intention (TI) among primary health workers (PHWs) in China to provide evidence for improving retention measures.DesignSystemic review and meta-analysis.Data sourcesFour English-language databases...

Implicațiile factorilor cognitivi si de personalitate în luarea deciziilor – un model teoretico-explicativ

This study is aimed to show the influence of cognitive and non-cognitive factors on decisional efficiency through the design of a theoretical-explicative model and by testing it against reality. This model reflects the link between cognitive variables, personality variables and decisional performance.&#x0D; The participants in this study (N=88) are managers in a IT&amp;C company and have an average age of 32.3 years and a average working seniority of 8.6 years, 74.9% being males and 25.1 % being females.&#x0D; The instruments used were California Psychological Inventory (CPI 260 items form), a questionnaire for assessing the decisional style, a decision making questionnaire, decisional skills test (BTPAC), and Raven standard test, Plus form, a questionnaire for assessing cognitive complexity and Melbourne decision making questionnaire. In order to evaluate decisional performance I developed an behaviorally anchored scale.&#x0D; The evaluation of cognitive competencies, defined in behavioral terms like decision making performance and cognitive complexity, together with the personality dimensions, help us to select managers with an increased adaptive orientation to organizational change and a better decisional performance

Intensive Care Unit Nurses: Critical Thinking Skills and Caring Behaviors

Background: Intensive care unit (ICU) nurses must think critically in order to identify and deal with patients problems and thus provide better care. Currently, however, no existing research has explored ICU nurses’ critical thinking skills and caring behaviors. Purpose: To investigate the associations among the personal characteristics, critical thinking skills, and caring behaviors of ICU nurses in Taiwan. Methods: A cross-sectional correlational study was conducted. A convenience sample of 352 ICU nurses was recruited from three hospitals in southern Taiwan. Data were collected using self‐report measures including a Personal Characteristics Questionnaire, the Critical Thinking Skills Scale, and the Caring Behaviors Scale. Results: (a) The critical thinking skills and caring behaviors of the ICU nurses were found to be “moderate”, with index scores of 52.5 and 65.6, respectively. (b) The nurses’ overall critical thinking skills were associated by their clinical ladder, with their “Inference skills” being affected by their seniority and their “Interpretation skills” being affected by their position titles. (c) Their caring behaviors were affected by their age, marital status, clinical ladder, hospital work seniority, and ICU work seniority. (d) Their critical thinking skills and caring behaviors were not associated. Conclusions: In the healthcare sector, managers should seek to enhance ICU nurses’ critical thinking skills and teach them specific behaviors to help them better care for ICU patients.

PENGARUH PRESTASI KERJA, SENIORITAS DAN LOYALITAS KARYAWAN TERHADAP PROMOSI JABATAN

This study aims to determine the effect of work performance, seniority and employee loyalty on job promotion at The Royal Pita Maha. This research was conducted at The Royal Pita Maha, using the Proportionate Stratified Random Sampling technique, as many as 79 respondents through the Slovin formula method. Data collection through interviews and questionnaires. The data analysis technique used is multiple regression analysis, classic assumption test, accuracy test regression model, partial regression test. The results of this study indicate that work performance, seniority and loyalty have a positive and significant effect on promotion. The implication in this study is that the management of The Royal Pita Maha needs to pay attention to the indicators of work performance, seniority and employee loyalty to determine promotion, so that employees feel more just and more motivated to work to get higher positions.&#x0D; Keywords: work performance, seniority, loyalty, promotion

Statistical Analysis of Workplace Accidents in Polish Mining Industry

The publication presents a statistical analysis of workplace accidents in Polish mining in 2009-2017. Collecting and studying information on accidents at work is essential element necessary to improve the organization of work and to introduce preventive activities that will reduce the probability of the workplace accident. The analysis was based on the data of the Statistics Poland and the State Mining Authority. Based on the collected data, it has been shown that the number of workplace accidents and persons injured in these accidents in the studied years decreased and amount to 30% (according to the Statistics Poland) less in 2017 than in 2009. Whereas, the incidence rate of accidents at work (defined as the number of injured people per 1000 persons employed) in Polish mining ranges from 13.97 (in 2013) to 17.82 (in 2010) and is twice higher than the incidence rate of workplace accidents for all industries in Poland. The accidents at workplace in the mining industry in the analysed period occured on average every 137.88-223.43 thousand Mg of mined minerals. Additionally, the causes of workplace accidents and the number of persons injured were analysed depending on the age of the persons injured, length of work seniority, specific physical activities performed by the persons injured at the moment of workplace accident and the type of injuries. The highest number of accidents at workplace is related to inappropriate behaviour of a person at work and workplace accidents were most often suffered by persons injured aged 20-49 years (89.47%), who performed different activities at the moment of an accident at workplace: movement (31.46% persons injured), handling of objects (20.22% persons injured), carrying by hand (19.91% persons injured) and working with hand-held tools (13.26% persons injured). The most frequent types of injuries suffered by persons injured at the moment of accident are wounds and wounds and superficial injuries (34.05%), fractures of bones (30.12%) and dislocations, sprains and strains (20.91%).

The impact of harmful occupational factors on the morbidity rate of workers of the railway-car repair plant

The rail transport is the one of the leading sectors of the national economy. More than 50% of the employees of the enterprises of the railway complex work under the unfavourable impact of hazardous and dangerous substances and occupational factors. In the literature issues of working conditions and health of employees of railway carrepairing plant are hardly highlighted. The aim of the study is the evaluation of the morbidity rate shaped under the influence of harmful occupational factors for the elaboration of preventive measures. In the work there were used generally accepted methods of hygienic studies, analysis of morbidity rate with temporary disability (TD), according to records of periodic medical examinations, occupational prevalence. The railway car-repairing plant was established to be characterized by the complex of harmful factors of the working environment and labor process: noise, local vibration, industrial aerosols of complex composition, chemicals, low light, hardness of the labor process. The levels of incidence with temporal disability in the studied groups, depending on the work seniority in the harmful labor conditions, significantly decrease with the experience from 5 to 9 years and increase with the experience more than 10 years. Executed in-depth analysis as of the both morbidity rate and TD, as well results of periodic medical examinations of workers of main shops shows that overall indices of the morbidity rate and TD are significantly higher than in the comparison group; levels of the morbidity rate and TD in the observed groups significantly decline depending on the length of service in hazardous working conditions with a length of the experience offrom 5 to 9 years and increase with the increase in the length of experience of 10 years or more. In the structure of morbidity and TD leading positions are occupied by diseases of the respiratory system, musculoskeletal system and connective tissue, circulatory system and digestive system, diseases of the eye and its appendages. The health damage risk coefficients in the studied groups of workers and the average losses of working time due to the morbidity with TD per 1 employee in all shops are higher than those in the comparison group. The level of the occupational morbidity rate is very low. Harmful working conditions contribute to the development of general and occupationally related diseases.

Video Display Operator Complaints: A 10-Year Follow-Up of Visual Fatigue and Refractive Disorders.

Visual fatigue and discomfort are very common complaints for video display operators (VDTs). The aim of our study was to study work-related visual symptoms in relation to refractive disorders and psychosocial factors in 3054 public employees by way of follow-ups for 10 years with periodic medical examinations with eye evaluation in the period 2000–2009. Factors related to visual fatigue were evaluated in the follow-up using generalized equation estimation. Visual fatigue was very common in VDT operators (64.03%). During the follow-up, no relationship between visual fatigue and age, sex, seniority of work, visual acuity and refractory disorders was found. Visual fatigue was significantly associated with anxiety perception in a dose-related matter (odds ratio (OR) 7.40, confidence interval (CI) 95% 1.77–31.3), psychosocial factors (OR 1.03, CI 95% 1.01–1.07), use of lenses (OR 1.34, CI 95% 1.09–1.64) and time of VDT usage (OR 1.27, CI 95% 1.04–1.53). This study confirmed that visual fatigue is common in VDT users and is related to anxiety perception, time of VDT usage, use of lenses and stress. No relationship was found between visual fatigue and refractory disorders or visual acuity.

Satisfaction with life of oncology nurses in Poland.

The purpose of this project was to analyse the level of satisfaction with life amongst Polish oncology nurses compared to their system of values. There are a large number of scholarly reports on job satisfaction and occupational burnout among oncologic nurses, and hardly any impact on their level of life satisfaction. Satisfaction with life, positive feelings and lack of negative feelings are the three important elements of subjective well-being. A cross-sectional survey study design was used. One hundred and forty registered nurses working at oncology centres in Poland were surveyed during the 21st Annual Polish Oncology Nursing Conference. The study used a diagnostic survey method utilizing the Satisfaction With Life Scale, the List of Personal Values and an original survey questionnaire for collecting socio-demographic data. There was significant relationship between the level of satisfaction with life in oncology nurses and their age, work seniority, the working system and family life. Satisfaction with life and work is interconnected, and oncology nursing is characterized by significant physical and mental strain. The level of satisfaction depends on many variables, such as preferred system of values, work organization, age and work seniority. Age and years of work experience affect oncology nurses' satisfaction with life. Working on a shift system and having a second job lower their satisfaction with life. Nurses who identify happiness symbols in the category of happy family life present a higher level of satisfaction with life. The low level of satisfaction with life among Polish oncology nurses is an important factor in the contemporary threats in nursing, and commitment to the improvement of the quality of life in this professional group should become a priority of shaping the image of the profession.

Maternal occupational exposure to chemicals in the textile factory during pregnancy is associated with a higher risk of polydactyly in the offspring

Background: The number of children with polydactyly seen in our clinic is increasing. In addition to genetic factors, an influence of environmental effects during pregnancy is becoming increasingly apparent; however, epidemiological data on these effects are lacking.Methods: This hospital-based, case-control study enrolled 143 patients with polydactyly and 286 control patients with no genetic diseases, to evaluate the association between maternal exposure to a textile factory environment during pregnancy and the likelihood of giving birth to a child with polydactyly.Results: Maternal exposure to a textile factory environment during pregnancy was associated with an increased risk of giving birth to a child with polydactyly (exposure to textile factory environment: unadjusted odds ratio (OR) = 3.31, 95% confidence interval (CI) = 1.75–6.27, p = .0002; work seniority of exposed occupation: unadjusted OR 1.28, 95% CI = 1.13–1.47, p = .0002). Covariate screening indicated that certain risk factors (family monthly income per capita, mother’s emotional state during pregnancy, colporrhagia, passive smoking, smoking, and history of consanguineous marriage) were potential confounding factors. After adjusting for these variables, the OR of exposure to a textile factory environment remained significant (exposure to textile factory environment: adjusted OR = 3.08, 95% CI = 1.32–7.19, p = .0094; work seniority of exposed occupation: adjusted OR = 1.58, 95% CI = 1.20–2.08, p = .0010). The risk of polydactyly increased with the number of years of employment.Conclusions: Maternal exposure to a textile factory environment appears to be a risk factor for polydactyly in newborns.