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Factors associated with symptoms of poor mental health among women factory workers in China’s supply chain
OBJECTIVE: Foreign direct investment (FDI) to China has motivated increased labor migration to export processing zones (EPZs). Work environments with high occupational stress, such as production line jobs typical in EPZs, have been associated with adverse mental health symptoms. METHODS: A cross-sec...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8743097/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35001196 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00420-021-01820-w |
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author | Sznajder, K. K. Harlow, S. D. Wang, J. Tso, L. Ashagre, Y. Han, C. |
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description | OBJECTIVE: Foreign direct investment (FDI) to China has motivated increased labor migration to export processing zones (EPZs). Work environments with high occupational stress, such as production line jobs typical in EPZs, have been associated with adverse mental health symptoms. METHODS: A cross-sectional survey that examined occupational stress and symptoms of poor mental health was implemented among Chinese women factory workers in three electronic factories in the Tianjin Economic-Technological Development Area. Symptoms of mental health measured in the survey were hopelessness, depression, not feeling useful or needed, and trouble concentrating. Crude and adjusted prevalence odds ratios and their 95% confidence intervals were calculated with logistic regression. RESULTS: Responses were collected from 696 women factory workers. Participants were aged 18–56 years (mean 28 ± 5.8), 66% of whom were married and 25% of whom were migrants. Nearly 50% of participants reported at least one symptom of poor mental health. After adjusting for covariates associated with each outcome in the bivariate analysis, high job strain was associated with hopelessness (OR 2.68, 95% CI 1.58, 4.56), not feeling useful (OR 2.05, 95% CI 1.22, 3.43), and feeling depressed (OR 1.78, 95% CI 1.16, 2.72). CONCLUSION: This study expands on the international body of research on the well-being of women working in the global supply chain and provides evidence on the associations between occupational stressors, migration, and social support on symptoms of poor mental health among women workers. Future research to better understand and improve psychological health and to prevent suicide among workers in China’s factories is critical to improve the health of China’s labor force. |
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spelling | pubmed-87430972022-01-10 Factors associated with symptoms of poor mental health among women factory workers in China’s supply chain Sznajder, K. K. Harlow, S. D. Wang, J. Tso, L. Ashagre, Y. Han, C. Int Arch Occup Environ Health Original Article OBJECTIVE: Foreign direct investment (FDI) to China has motivated increased labor migration to export processing zones (EPZs). Work environments with high occupational stress, such as production line jobs typical in EPZs, have been associated with adverse mental health symptoms. METHODS: A cross-sectional survey that examined occupational stress and symptoms of poor mental health was implemented among Chinese women factory workers in three electronic factories in the Tianjin Economic-Technological Development Area. Symptoms of mental health measured in the survey were hopelessness, depression, not feeling useful or needed, and trouble concentrating. Crude and adjusted prevalence odds ratios and their 95% confidence intervals were calculated with logistic regression. RESULTS: Responses were collected from 696 women factory workers. Participants were aged 18–56 years (mean 28 ± 5.8), 66% of whom were married and 25% of whom were migrants. Nearly 50% of participants reported at least one symptom of poor mental health. After adjusting for covariates associated with each outcome in the bivariate analysis, high job strain was associated with hopelessness (OR 2.68, 95% CI 1.58, 4.56), not feeling useful (OR 2.05, 95% CI 1.22, 3.43), and feeling depressed (OR 1.78, 95% CI 1.16, 2.72). CONCLUSION: This study expands on the international body of research on the well-being of women working in the global supply chain and provides evidence on the associations between occupational stressors, migration, and social support on symptoms of poor mental health among women workers. Future research to better understand and improve psychological health and to prevent suicide among workers in China’s factories is critical to improve the health of China’s labor force. Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2022-01-10 2022 /pmc/articles/PMC8743097/ /pubmed/35001196 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00420-021-01820-w Text en © The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature 2021 This article is made available via the PMC Open Access Subset for unrestricted research re-use and secondary analysis in any form or by any means with acknowledgement of the original source. These permissions are granted for the duration of the World Health Organization (WHO) declaration of COVID-19 as a global pandemic. |
spellingShingle | Original Article Sznajder, K. K. Harlow, S. D. Wang, J. Tso, L. Ashagre, Y. Han, C. Factors associated with symptoms of poor mental health among women factory workers in China’s supply chain |
title | Factors associated with symptoms of poor mental health among women factory workers in China’s supply chain |
title_full | Factors associated with symptoms of poor mental health among women factory workers in China’s supply chain |
title_fullStr | Factors associated with symptoms of poor mental health among women factory workers in China’s supply chain |
title_full_unstemmed | Factors associated with symptoms of poor mental health among women factory workers in China’s supply chain |
title_short | Factors associated with symptoms of poor mental health among women factory workers in China’s supply chain |
title_sort | factors associated with symptoms of poor mental health among women factory workers in china’s supply chain |
topic | Original Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8743097/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35001196 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00420-021-01820-w |
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