Work-Life Conflict among U.S. Long-Haul Truck Drivers: Influences of Work Organization, Perceived Job Stress, Sleep, and Organizational Support
| Autor: | Brian G. Whitaker, Sevil Sönmez, Michael K. Lemke, Yorghos Apostolopoulos, Adam Hege |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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Male Automobile Driving Health Toxicology and Mutagenesis Applied psychology Psychological intervention lcsh:Medicine long-haul truck drivers work organization Logistic regression Article Structural equation modeling Occupational Stress 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Surveys and Questionnaires Humans 030212 general & internal medicine sleep Balance (ability) Pace job stress Supervisor lcsh:R occupational health disparities Work-Life Balance Work–life balance Psychosocial Support Systems Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Middle Aged 030210 environmental & occupational health United States Motor Vehicles Logistic Models Work (electrical) Female Perception Psychology |
| Zdroj: | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health Volume 16 Issue 6 International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol 16, Iss 6, p 984 (2019) |
| ISSN: | 1660-4601 |
| DOI: | 10.3390/ijerph16060984 |
| Popis: | Work-life balance and job stress are critical to health and well-being. Long-haul truck driving (LHTD) is among the unhealthiest and most unsafe occupations in the U.S. Despite these disparities, there are no extant published studies examining the influence of work, stress and sleep outcomes on drivers&rsquo work-life balance. The current study investigated whether adverse work organization, stress, and poor sleep health among LHTDs are significantly associated with work-life conflict. Logistic regression was used to examine how work organization characteristics, job stress, and sleep influenced perceived stress and a composite measure of work-life conflict among a sample of 260 U.S. LHTDs. The pattern of regression results dictated subsequent analyses using structural equation modeling (SEM). Perceived job stress was the only statistically significant predictor for work-life balance. Fast pace of work, sleep duration and sleep quality were predictors of perceived job stress. SEM further elucidated that stress mediates the influences of fast work pace, supervisor/coworker support, and low sleep duration on each of the individual work-life balance indicators. There is an urgent need to address work conditions of LHTDs to better support their health, well-being, and work-life balance. Specifically, the findings from this study illustrate that scheduling practices and sleep outcomes could alleviate job stress and need to be addressed to more effectively support work-life balance. Future research and interventions should focus on policy and systems-level change. |
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