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Extended shifts in ambulance work: influences on health
Author(s) -
Pisarski Anne,
Bohle Philip,
Callan Victor J.
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
stress and health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.009
H-Index - 61
eISSN - 1532-2998
pISSN - 1532-3005
DOI - 10.1002/smi.935
Subject(s) - psychosocial , coping (psychology) , structural equation modeling , psychology , social support , job control , job strain , work stress , occupational safety and health , work (physics) , social psychology , clinical psychology , medicine , psychiatry , engineering , statistics , mathematics , mechanical engineering , pathology
Shiftwork is a major source of stress for many workers. This study highlights the role that organizational and psychosocial variables play in alleviating the negative health effects of 10‐ and 14‐h shifts. It examines the direct and mediated effects of coping strategies, social support and control of shifts on work/non‐work conflict and subjective health. Participants are 60 ambulance workers, aged 22 to 55 years. A structural equation model with good fit demonstrates complex effects of social support from various sources (supervisors, co‐workers and family), coping and control on work/non‐work conflict and subjective health. Conceptually, the research contributes to the development of a theoretical framework that can assist in explaining how key psychosocial and organizational variables influence the psychological and physical symptoms experienced by shiftworkers. Copyright © 2002 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.