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Job Strain Among Malaysian Office Workers Of A Multinational Company, Awang Bulgiba
Job Strain Among Malaysian Office Workers Of A Multinational Company, Awang Bulgiba
Awang Bulgiba Awang Mahmud
Aims To investigate the prevalence and factors associated with high job strain among office workers of a multinational company in Malaysia. Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted in November 2007 among 470 eligible workers. Respondents self-administered the Job Content Questionnaire downloaded from the company's intranet. A median-split procedure was applied to create four groups according to the Job Demand-Control Model: active, passive, high and low job strain. Logistic regression models were used to investigate the associations between socio-demographic, occupational and psychosocial factors and high job strain. Results A total of 356 questionnaires were received (response rate 76%). Twenty-one per cent …