Mental distress among shift workers in Norwegian offshore petroleum industry – relative influence of individual and psychosocial work factors

• DOI: 10.5271/sjweh.3191
• Publication Date: 2011-08-26T18:55:48Z
• Authors: Cathrine Haugene ...; Reidar Tyssen; Bjørn Lau
• Keywords: Norwegian; Mental distress

This study aimed to investigate the association between individual and psychosocial work factors mental distress among offshore shift workers in Norwegian petroleum industry.All 2406 employees of a large oil gas company, who worked during two-week period August 2006, were invited participate web-based survey. Completed questionnaires received from 1336 (56% response rate). The outcome variable was distress, assessed with shortened version Hopkins Symptom Checklist (HSCL-5). following adjusted for: age, gender, marital status, locus control. Psychosocial included: night work, demands, control support, work-home interference.The level higher men than women. In regression model, associated distress: (i) high scores on quantitative (ii) low (iii) interference. explained 76% total variance (adjusted R (²)=0.21) final model.Psychosocial factors, such as interference independently distress. Shift schedules only univariately