TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2022//
TI  - Seafarers' mental health status and life satisfaction: structural equation model
JO  - Frontiers in public health
A1  - Baygi, Fereshteh
A1  - Smith, Andrew
A1  - Mohammadian Khonsari, Nami
A1  - Mohammadi-Nasrabadi, Fatemeh
A1  - Mahmoodi, Zohreh
A1  - Mahdavi-Gorabi, Armita
A1  - Qorbani, Mostafa
SP  - e969231
EP  - e969231
VL  - 10
IS  - 
N2  - BACKGROUND: A variety of factors influence seafarers' health. Such factors might affect their satisfaction with life. AIMS: To examine the relationships between seafarers' mental health status and satisfaction with life by using a structural equation method. <br><br>METHODS: In this survey, 470 seafarers were selected via convenience sampling method from two shipping companies. Validated questionnaires including Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS), generalized anxiety disorder-7 (GAD-7), Post-traumatic Stress Disorder-8 (PTSD-8), Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9), General Health Questionnaire-12 (GHQ-12), Perceived Health status and Depression-Anxiety-Stress scale-21 (DASS-21) were used to assess different aspects of well-being and life satisfaction. The stratified path analysis method was applied to analyze the data. <br><br>RESULTS: 439 seafarers (200 officers and 237 non-officers) with a mean age of 34.5 (SD: 8.05) participated in the current study. The GHQ score directly affected satisfaction with life in both officers (β = 0.35) and non-officers (β = 0.40). Also, perceived health status directly and indirectly affected satisfaction with life among officers (β = 0.19) and non-officers (β = 0.06). While officers working days per month indirectly impacted satisfaction with life through the general anxiety disorder, perceived health status, depression, anxiety, stress and current mental health. In non-officers, generalized anxiety disorder had the most potent indirect effects on satisfaction with life through perceived health status and current mental health. <br><br>CONCLUSION: Perceived health status, directly and indirectly, affected seafarers' satisfaction with life. Measures should be taken in order to improve seafarers' perceived health status and its effects on satisfaction with life.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 2296-2565
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2022.969231
ID  - ref1
ER  -