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Stressors, resources, and well-being among Latino and White warehouse workers in the United States.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  19774551     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
BACKGROUND: Social forces and cultural factors may contribute to Latino and White workers experiencing similar jobs differently. This study examines the psychosocial stressors and resources experienced by Latino and White workers in manual material handling jobs in the US and the effects of these stressors and resources on worker well-being. METHODS: Fifty-nine Latino warehouse workers were matched with White workers by job title, job tenure, and warehouse facility. Matched sample t tests and linear regression analyses models were conducted. RESULTS: Results reveal similar psychosocial stressors and resources for both groups. However, Latino workers reported better well-being. For Latino workers, social resources at work such as management fairness and supervisor support have a stronger relationship with well-being. For White workers wage fairness is the most significant predictor for well-being. CONCLUSIONS: These differential results challenge us to consider how cultural factors, expectations and the prior work history of Latino workers may influence their experience of work and the effect of work on health.
Authors:
Annekatrin Hoppe; Catherine A Heaney; Kaori Fujishiro
Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  American journal of industrial medicine     Volume:  53     ISSN:  1097-0274     ISO Abbreviation:  Am. J. Ind. Med.     Publication Date:  2010 Mar 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-02-26     Completed Date:  2010-04-22     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8101110     Medline TA:  Am J Ind Med     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  252-63     Citation Subset:  IM    
Copyright Information:
2009 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
Affiliation:
Stanford University, Stanford Prevention Research Center, Palo Alto, California 94304, USA. ahoppe@stanford.edu
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult
Cross-Cultural Comparison*
Emigrants and Immigrants
Employment / psychology*
European Continental Ancestry Group / psychology,  statistics & numerical data
Female
Hispanic Americans / psychology,  statistics & numerical data
Humans
Linear Models
Male
Middle Aged
Occupational Health / statistics & numerical data
Psychiatric Status Rating Scales
Questionnaires
Salaries and Fringe Benefits
Social Support*
Socioeconomic Factors
Stress, Psychological / ethnology*,  psychology
United States
Workplace / psychology*
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
5 R01 OH03914-03/OH/NIOSH CDC HHS

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