Adverse working conditions and mental illness in poultry slaughterhouses in Southern Brazil
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4769205 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Claudio S Hutz (0000-0002-3252-7339, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul), Cristian Zanon (0000-0003-3822-5275, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul), Hermindo Brum Neto (Ministry of Labor and Employment) |
| Year | 2013 |
| Volume | 26 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 296-304 |
| Publication date | 2013-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Psicologia Reflexão e Crítica (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0102-7972 • E-ISSN: 1678-7153 |
| Publisher | FapUNIFESP (SciELO) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1590/s0102-79722013000200009 |
| OpenAlex | W2001240482 |
| SCIELO_PID | S0102-79722013000200009 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 3 |
Mental illness is one of the reasons for the great number of absences from work due to incapacity in Brazil. Recently, mental disorders were included in the list of occupational diseases of the International Labour Office. In spite of the difficulty in attributing a causal link between an inappropriate work environment and mental illness, studies have shown that workers exposed to high levels of stress are more likely to present psychopathological symptoms. The present study investigated the relationship between working conditions and the Neuroticism personality factor. Participants were 951 workers from southern Brazilian poultry slaughterhouses, who work in positions with varied levels of risk and stress. The neuroticism scores of such employees were compared with those of other samples. A scale which measures the Neuroticism factor in the model of the Big Five Personality Factor validated for use in Brazil was employed. The results showed that workers of the sectors in which the working conditions are highly stressful presented higher levels in all sub-factors of neuroticism than workers in other sectors and groups. These sectors also showed higher indexes of mental disorders
Big Five personality traits · Geography · Job satisfaction · Mental health · Mental illness · Neuroticism · Personality · Psychiatry · Psychopathology · Scale (ratio) · Work environment · Agriculture and Farm Safety · Clinical Psychology · Employment and Welfare Studies · Medicine · Psychology · Social Psychology · Workplace Health and Well-being
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| Unique citing works | 6 |
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| Citations per year | 0,5 |
| Citation span | 2014 - 2023 (10) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |