Association between mental health, fear of COVID-19, and job insecurity among bus service workers during the COVID-19 pandemic

Akagawa Keiko, Watai Izumi

doi:10.1539/sangyoeisei.2023-013-b

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新型コロナウイルス感染症流行下におけるバス事業労働者のメンタルヘルスと新型コロナウイルス恐怖および雇用の不安定性との関連
シンガタコロナウイルスカンセンショウリュウコウカニオケルバスジギョウロウドウシャノメンタルヘルストシンガタコロナウイルスキョウフオヨビコヨウノフアンテイセイトノカンレン

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<p>Objective: The purpose of this study is to examine the association between mental health, fear of COVID-19, and job insecurity among bus service workers during the second wave of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic in Japan. Methods: In September 2020, 1,889 employees of three private railway bus companies in the Tokai region were administered an anonymous self-questionnaire to be filled out at their workplace. The survey items were depression, anxiety, fear of COVID-19, job insecurity, demographics, and work characteristics. Logistic regression analysis was used to calculate the odds ratio and 95% confidence interval. Results: Overall, 1,316 valid responses, excluding those from workers with a history of mental illness and others, were included in the analysis (valid response rate: 69.7%). Multiple logistic regression analysis revealed that the prevalence of depression and anxiety were significantly higher in groups with medium and high levels of fear of COVID-19 or job insecurity than in the group with a low level of fear of COVID-19 or job insecurity. Discussion and Conclusion: Fear of COVID-19 and job insecurity were found to be risk factors for depression and anxiety among bus service workers during the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, the latter being the stronger risk factor. Hence, comprehensive COVID-19 prevention measures as well as mental health-related measures to reduce job insecurity should be implemented in the bus service industry.</p>

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SANGYO EISEIGAKU ZASSHI

SANGYO EISEIGAKU ZASSHI 66 (1), 15-25, 2024-01-20

Japan Society for Occupational Health

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