Publication: A path model of job stress using Thai job content questionnaire (Thai-JCQ) among Thai immigrant employees at the central region of Thailand
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2016-08-28
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22516093
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22516085
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Mahidol University
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Iranian Journal of Public Health. Vol.45, No.8 (2016), 1020-1028
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Chonticha Kaewanuchit, Yothin Sawangdee A path model of job stress using Thai job content questionnaire (Thai-JCQ) among Thai immigrant employees at the central region of Thailand. Iranian Journal of Public Health. Vol.45, No.8 (2016), 1020-1028. Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/20.500.14594/41140
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A path model of job stress using Thai job content questionnaire (Thai-JCQ) among Thai immigrant employees at the central region of Thailand
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© 2016, Iranian Journal of Public Health. All rights reserved. Background: The aim of this study was to verify a path model of job stress using Thai-JCQ. Methods: The population of this cross-sectional study was 800 immigrant employees in the central region of Thailand in 2015 by stratified random sampling. Instruments used both the applied and standard questionnaires. Job stress was measured using Thai-JCQ dealt with psychosocial work factors. A path model of job stress using Thai-JCQ was verified using M-plus. Results: Variables could explain the job stress change by 22.2%. Working conditions, job securities, workloads had direct effect on job stress while, workloads had indirect effect as well. Wages did not have any significance. Conclusion: The results of this study have implications for public health under occupational health research and practice by making public health and occupational health professionals aware of the importance a comprehensive approach to job stress prevention in the vulnerable population.