| Document ID (ISN) | 103957 |
| CIS number |
05-37 |
| ISBN(s) |
0-7176-2953-8 |
| Year |
2005 |
| Convention or series no. |
HSE Research Report 308
|
| Author(s) |
Smith A., Wadsworth E., Shaw C., Stansfeld S., Bhui K., Dhillon K.
Health and Safety Executive |
| Title |
Ethnicity, work characteristics, stress and health |
| Bibliographic information |
HSE Books, P.O. Box 1999, Sudbury, Suffolk CO10 2WA, United Kingdom, 2005. x, 90p. 94 ref. Price: GBP 20.00. Downloadable version free of charge. |
| Internet access |
http://www.hse.gov.uk/research/rrpdf/rr308.pdf [in English]
|
| Abstract |
The purpose of this study was to investigate the prevalence of reported occupational stress and psychiatric disorder in Black Caribbean, South Asian and White workers and to understand the reasons for differences in occupational stress between ethnic groups. In an earlier study, 30% of the non-White group reported very high, or extremely high, levels of stress at work compared to 18% of white workers. For the present study, a household interview design was chosen in an ethnically-diverse part of London. Approximately 200 persons from each of the three ethnic groups were interviewed. A second interview was held with six men and women from each of the ethnic groups who had reported moderate to high work stress during the first interview. Results suggest that the combination of racial discrimination with gender and ethnicity is powerfully influential in work stress; Black Caribbean women who had faced racial discrimination were particularly likely to experience work stress. The implications of these findings are discussed. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
race-linked differences; United Kingdom; stress factors; psychology and sociology; mental disorders |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
report; state of health; discriminatory practices; women; mental health |
| Document type |
E - Books, reports, proceedings |
| Country / State or Province | United Kingdom |
| Subject(s) |
Psychology and sociology
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
General safety, health and conditions of work
Stress, psychosocial factors
Physiology, ergonomics
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Mental health
Psychological factors
Mental stress and burnout
|
