TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2016//
TI  - Stressful work characteristics, health indicators and work behavior. The case of machine operators
JO  - International journal of occupational safety and ergonomics
A1  - Mościcka-Teske, Agnieszka
A1  - Sadłowska-Wrzesińska, Joanna
A1  - Butlewski, Marcin
A1  - Misztal, Agnieszka
A1  - Jacukowicz, Aleksandra
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - This paper shows the results of research on psychosocial risks for the group of machine and plant operators (n = 1014) from the construction, chemical, energy, mining, metal and food industries in Poland. Mościcka-Teske and Potocka's Psychosocial Risk Scale was used to indicate the occurrence of general and specific occupational stressors and the level of their stressfulness. The results revealed that the studied machine and plant operators experience job context stress - related to working environment features concerning work organization - more frequently than job content stressors - related to the type of tasks they perform. Moreover, a correlation analysis between work features and the health and occupational functioning of the respondents revealed significant but weak relationships between the variables (-0.08 to -0.23). Comparative analysis revealed the differences between the studied sectors. Such a comparison makes it possible to set goals for each sector and to attempt to improve the distinctive areas.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1080-3548
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10803548.2016.1197577
ID  - ref1
ER  -