Effects of a favorable pre-disaster work environment on work stressors and stress responses of local government employees affected by a disaster
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- Takahashi Sachiko
- Tamagawa University
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- Matsui Yutaka
- University of Tsukuba
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- Other Title
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- 被災前の職場環境が被災した地方公共団体職員の職場ストレッサーおよびストレス反応に与える影響
- ヒサイ マエ ノ ショクバ カンキョウ ガ ヒサイ シタ チホウ コウキョウ ダンタイ ショクイン ノ ショクバ ストレッサー オヨビ ストレス ハンノウ ニ アタエル エイキョウ
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<p>This study was designed to clarify the process by which a favorable work environment before a disaster affects work stressors and stress responses of local government employees recovering from a natural disaster caused by an earthquake, heavy rains, or localized landslides. The results of a cross-sectional questionnaire survey conducted with 943 employees engaged in disaster response work in two disaster-stricken local governments indicated that 8.6 % of the employees were at high risk for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms and 6.0 % were likely to have mood and anxiety disorders. A path analysis revealed that a more favorable pre-disaster work environment resulted in more positive engagement with citizens and less negative engagement after the disaster, as well as less work-related relationship difficulties. However, experiencing work-related relationship difficulties, heavier workloads, and a lack of a sense of self-control in their work led to stronger PTSD symptoms and mood and anxiety disorders. These results suggest that favorable work environments, as a pre-disaster preparedness measure, might mitigate the work stressors associated with recovery work and thus reduce stress responses.</p>
Journal
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- The Japanese journal of psychology
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The Japanese journal of psychology 94 (2), 181-187, 2023
The Japanese Psychological Association
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Details 詳細情報について
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- CRID
- 1390296575286256512
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- NII Book ID
- AN00123620
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- ISSN
- 18841082
- 00215236
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- NDL BIB ID
- 032932785
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- Text Lang
- ja
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- Data Source
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- JaLC
- NDL
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- Abstract License Flag
- Disallowed