| Document ID (ISN) | 48097 |
| CIS number |
87-947 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0096-1736 - Journal of Occupational Medicine |
| Year |
1987 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Cooper G.L., Sutherland V.J. |
| Title |
Job stress, mental health, and accidents among offshore workers in the oil and gas extraction industries |
| Bibliographic information |
Feb. 1987, Vol.29, No.2, p.119-125. 18 ref. |
| Abstract |
Psychological and occupational stressors among 194 male employees on drilling rig and production platform installations in the United Kingdom and Dutch sectors of the North Sea were studied. Mental well-being and job satisfaction were also assessed, with attention to the incidence of accidents offshore. Workers in this occupational group were found to be much less satisfied with their jobs than their onshore counterparts. Although overall mental well-being compared favourably with that of the general population, levels of anxiety were significantly higher. Multivariate analyses showed "relationships at work and at home" to be a strong predictor of both job dissatisfaction and mental ill-health. Type A coronary-prone behaviour was also found to be a significant predictor of reduced mental well-being and increased accident rates offshore. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
neuropsychic stress; offshore oil extraction; heavy work; occupational diseases |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
Netherlands; United Kingdom; job dissatisfaction; cardiovascular diseases; causes of accidents; petroleum and natural gas industry; questionnaire survey |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Subject(s) |
Chemicals, plastics and rubber
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Industries and occupations
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Mental stress and burnout
Petroleum and natural gas industry
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