ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2021
The Importance of an Emotional Expression Guide to Prevent Work-Related Health Problems in Emotional Laborers.
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- The impact of job stress on job performance among college interns: the mediating roles of psychological contract and perceived organizational support, and the moderating role of physical and mental health.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- Mental health symptoms among dependent contractors in Korea: a cross-sectional study based on the Fifth Korean Working Condition Survey.Annals of occupational and environmental medicine · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundAs the service industry develops, the proportion of emotional laborers is gradually increasing, and their occupational health problems are gradually becoming serious social problems. Researchers must consider various factors, from the personal to the organizational levels, to prevent health problems from arising in the workplace. Many intervention studies have investigated the health and wellbeing of workers, but mainly at the individual level, even though an organization's interest and efforts are essential for addressing work-related health problems. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to verify the importance of organizations' interests to protect emotional laborers from work-related health problems.
methodsWe used data obtained through the 4th Korean Working Condition Survey of 2014. The study cohort comprised 5857 survey participants over the age of 18 years. Employers, self-employed persons and professional soldiers were excluded. Logistic regression was employed to identify associations between an emotional expression guide and work-related health problems using SPSS 22.0 statistical software.
resultsIn the absence of an emotional expression guide, the risk of work-related physical and psychological health problems was increased. Even after adjusting for confounding variables, the risks were statistically maintained, particularly headache (odds ratio (OR) 1.798; 95% confidence interval 95% CI: 1.288-2.508), lower limb muscular pain (OR: 1.627; 95% CI: 1.130-2.342), general fatigue (OR: 1.582; 95% CI: 1.077-2.326) and depressive symptom (OR: 6.149; 95% CI: 1.198-31.563).
conclusionThis study showed that organizations' interests and efforts to prevent workers from being harmed by the effects of emotional labor are important in the prevention of psychosocial and physical health problems; therefore, a national interest in supporting emotional laborers and in introducing policies to support these workers should be established.
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