Mohammadamir Abbasian Fard, Mastooreh Sedaghat,
Volume 5, Issue 3 (Journal of Ergonomics-Fall 2017)
Abstract
Background: The aim of this study was to compare personality characteristics, job satisfaction and mental health of the personnel who experienced and didn’t experience a disaster in Zamyad Company.
Methods: This is a casual-comparative study. The population consisted of all company personnel in Tehran (2500). Using random sampling, 120 people were selected, of whom 60 people had already experienced an accident and 60 had never experienced one. To collect the required information the mental health questionnaires GHQ, job satisfaction and Ruth Barry field and 5-factor personality inventory (NEO-FFI) were used. For data analysis, statistical methods, measures of central tendency (ANOVA) and independent t-test and chi-square test were used to compare each variable between personnel were who injured and those who weren’t.
Results: Results showed that there is a significant difference among three characteristic components (agreement F: 23.158, being open to experience F: 6.902, nervousness F: 5.476) of the people who were or were not injured. There is also difference between the two groups in job satisfaction (0.000); those who had never experienced an accident were more satisfied with their jobs. The health components (physical symptoms F: 4.804, stress disorders F: 8.652, depression symptoms F: 7.559) also were significantly different between the two groups.
Conclusion: Planning for control and improvement of mental and psychosocial factors and factors such as job satisfaction, personality traits and mental health in the workplace seems necessary. This can achieve higher levels of health and safety for the staff.
