PURPOSE To get knowledge of the work environment for seafarers sailing under the Swedish flag, in terms of safety climate, ergonomical, chemical and psychosocial exposures, and the seafarers self-rated health and work ability. METHODS A Web-based questionnaire was sent to all seafarers with a personal e-mail address in the Swedish Maritime Registry (N = 5608). Comparisons were made mainly wit...

OBJECTIVES To assess the effectiveness of a comprehensive workplace stress management program consisting of participatory action-oriented training (PAOT) and individual management. METHODS A comprehensive workplace stress management program was conducted in a medium-sized enterprise. The baseline survey was conducted in September 2011, using the Korean Occupational Stress Scale (KOSS) and Wor...

BACKGROUND Using the Chinese version of the Global School-based Health Survey (GSHS), this article describes the prevalence of being bullied among a nationally representative sample of Chinese students in grades 6-10 and explores the relationships between being bullied and selected indicators of psychosocial adjustment. METHODS A total of 9015 students in middle schools in Beijing, Hangzhou, ...

Workplace bullying is defined as negative behaviors directed at organizational members or their work context that occur regularly and repeatedly over a period of time. Employees' perceptions of psychosocial safety climate, workplace bullying victimization, and workplace bullying perpetration were assessed within a sample of nearly 5,000 workers. Linear and nonlinear approaches were applied in o...

OBJECTIVES Evaluate whether breastfeeding (BF) duration predicts later psychosocial development (PD) in a large low socioeconomic status (SES) sample in the Philippines. METHODS The sample consists of 2,752 children aged 5-6 years who were measured in 2004 as part of the Philippine government's Early Childhood Development Project. Duration of any BF was the primary independent variable in reg...

The purpose of this study is to know the effect that self-esteem has on the development of interpersonal relationships and, at the same time, on the psychosocial climate within a group. The objectives aim at determining the self-esteem level of the participants, the evaluation of their capacity to develop human relationships with the other members of the group, as well as establishing the effec...

Classroom climate is a major contributor to student behavior and learning, serves as an indicator of overall school performance. Currently, researchers examining classroom have choice between two models the Student Personal Perception Climate (SPPCC) scale. International adoptationsof SPPCC scale alternate four factor six dimensional. This research assesses psychometric properties found in Turk...