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KMID : 0362520090110020133
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Journal of The Korean Academy of Dental Hygiene
2009 Volume.11 No. 2 p.133 ~ p.145
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Relationship among Health-Related Behavior, Behavioral Type A, Physical/Mental Stress and Job Stress in Dental Health Care Workers in Some Regions
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Kim Mi-Jeong
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Abstract
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The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship among the occupational characteristics of dental health care workers, their health-related behavior, behavioral type A, physical/mental stress and job stress in a bid to improve the collaborative job performance of dental health care workers, to boost a differentiated management of job stress and ultimately to bolster their job satisfaction.
The subjects in this study were 244 dental personnels who worked in dental hospitals and clinics in some regions. The findings of the study were as follows:
1. As to connections between occupational characteristics and job stress, the dentists and dental hygienists suffered the most relational conflicts The assistant nurses suffered the most stress with physical environments. The type of occupation made a significant difference to their job stress
with job autonomy, job insecurity, organizational system and underpayment.
Concerning links between the length of service and job stress, all the groups suffered the most relational conflicts, no matter whether they worked for one or 11 years. The length of service made a significant difference to their job stress with underpayment.
2. As for relationship between health-related characteristics and job stress, the smokers felt the most stress with physical environments, and the nonsmokers faced the most stress with job autonomy. The workers suffered the most relational conflicts, no matter whether they drank or not. And they felt the most relational conflicts as well, no matter whether they exercised or not. Out of the health-related behaviors, whether to smoke made a significant difference to stress with job autonomy, and whether to work out made a significant difference to stress with job autonomy, organizational system and underpayment.
3. Regarding links between behavioral type A and job stress, whether they were of behavioral type A made a significant difference to stress with job requirements and job autonomy.
4. As for the influence of job stress on physical/mental stress, stress with job requirements, job autonomy and underpayment had something to do with physical/mental stress. Heavier stress with those factors led to more physical/mental stress, and physical/mental stress was significantly different according to stress with job autonomy, job insecurity and underpayment (F=4.547, R2=0.119).
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