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Somatization, obsessive-compulsive symptoms, and job satisfaction of the prison medical workers in Jiangxi, China

PURPOSE: This study evaluated the current situation and possible influencing factors associated with prison medical workers’ (PMWs’) somatization, obsessive-compulsive symptoms, and their job satisfaction. PARTICIPANTS AND METHODS: The Chinese version of Symptom Checklist-90-R (SCL-90-R) was used to...

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Autores principales: Liu, Xiaojun, Jiang, Dongdong, Li, Baojing, Lu, Yuanan, Mao, Zongfu
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Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6055889/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30050332
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/PRBM.S166868
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author Liu, Xiaojun
Jiang, Dongdong
Li, Baojing
Lu, Yuanan
Mao, Zongfu
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Jiang, Dongdong
Li, Baojing
Lu, Yuanan
Mao, Zongfu
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description PURPOSE: This study evaluated the current situation and possible influencing factors associated with prison medical workers’ (PMWs’) somatization, obsessive-compulsive symptoms, and their job satisfaction. PARTICIPANTS AND METHODS: The Chinese version of Symptom Checklist-90-R (SCL-90-R) was used to assess PMWs’ mental health conditions. Logistic regression analysis was used to identify the main factors associated with PMWs’ somatization, obsessive-compulsive symptoms, and their job satisfaction. The correlations between PMWs’ somatization, obsessive-compulsive symptoms, and job satisfaction were examined. RESULTS: The positive detection rates of somatization and obsessive-compulsive symptoms among the PMWs were 22.73% and 47.27%, respectively. Age, educational level, and length of working in prison were factors related to the PMWs’ mental health. Half of the PMWs were not satisfied with their current job, particularly the females and young workers with a shorter period of service. PMWs’ somatization is strongly positively correlated with obsessive-compulsive symptoms, while job satisfaction is negatively correlated with having somatization symptoms and obsessive-compulsive disorders. CONCLUSION: PMWs with lower educational level, elderly workers, and new employees have higher risk and more serious somatization and obsessive-compulsive symptoms. The female and young PMWs with a short service time were particularly not satisfied with their job. Findings from this study indicated that it is important and necessary to improve PMWs’ job satisfaction in order to reduce their somatization symptoms and obsessive-compulsive disorders.
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spelling pubmed-60558892018-07-26 Somatization, obsessive-compulsive symptoms, and job satisfaction of the prison medical workers in Jiangxi, China Liu, Xiaojun Jiang, Dongdong Li, Baojing Lu, Yuanan Mao, Zongfu Psychol Res Behav Manag Original Research PURPOSE: This study evaluated the current situation and possible influencing factors associated with prison medical workers’ (PMWs’) somatization, obsessive-compulsive symptoms, and their job satisfaction. PARTICIPANTS AND METHODS: The Chinese version of Symptom Checklist-90-R (SCL-90-R) was used to assess PMWs’ mental health conditions. Logistic regression analysis was used to identify the main factors associated with PMWs’ somatization, obsessive-compulsive symptoms, and their job satisfaction. The correlations between PMWs’ somatization, obsessive-compulsive symptoms, and job satisfaction were examined. RESULTS: The positive detection rates of somatization and obsessive-compulsive symptoms among the PMWs were 22.73% and 47.27%, respectively. Age, educational level, and length of working in prison were factors related to the PMWs’ mental health. Half of the PMWs were not satisfied with their current job, particularly the females and young workers with a shorter period of service. PMWs’ somatization is strongly positively correlated with obsessive-compulsive symptoms, while job satisfaction is negatively correlated with having somatization symptoms and obsessive-compulsive disorders. CONCLUSION: PMWs with lower educational level, elderly workers, and new employees have higher risk and more serious somatization and obsessive-compulsive symptoms. The female and young PMWs with a short service time were particularly not satisfied with their job. Findings from this study indicated that it is important and necessary to improve PMWs’ job satisfaction in order to reduce their somatization symptoms and obsessive-compulsive disorders. Dove Medical Press 2018-07-20 /pmc/articles/PMC6055889/ /pubmed/30050332 http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/PRBM.S166868 Text en © 2018 Liu et al. This work is published and licensed by Dove Medical Press Limited The full terms of this license are available at https://www.dovepress.com/terms.php and incorporate the Creative Commons Attribution – Non Commercial (unported, v3.0) License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/). By accessing the work you hereby accept the Terms. Non-commercial uses of the work are permitted without any further permission from Dove Medical Press Limited, provided the work is properly attributed.
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title Somatization, obsessive-compulsive symptoms, and job satisfaction of the prison medical workers in Jiangxi, China
title_full Somatization, obsessive-compulsive symptoms, and job satisfaction of the prison medical workers in Jiangxi, China
title_fullStr Somatization, obsessive-compulsive symptoms, and job satisfaction of the prison medical workers in Jiangxi, China
title_full_unstemmed Somatization, obsessive-compulsive symptoms, and job satisfaction of the prison medical workers in Jiangxi, China
title_short Somatization, obsessive-compulsive symptoms, and job satisfaction of the prison medical workers in Jiangxi, China
title_sort somatization, obsessive-compulsive symptoms, and job satisfaction of the prison medical workers in jiangxi, china
topic Original Research
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6055889/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30050332
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/PRBM.S166868
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