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- Title
Domains of Psychosocial Risk Factors Affecting Young Construction Workers: A Systematic Review.
- Authors
Frimpong, Samuel; Sunindijo, Riza Yosia; Wang, Cynthia Changxin; Boadu, Elijah Frimpong
- Abstract
Despite being a key provider of employment, construction work significantly contributes to poor mental health among young construction workers worldwide. Although there are studies on the psychosocial risk factors (PRFs) that make young construction workers susceptible to poor mental health, the literature is fragmented. This has obscured a deeper understanding of PRFs and the direction for future research, thus making it challenging to develop appropriate interventions. To address this challenge, we systematically reviewed the literature on young construction workers' PRFs using meta-aggregation, guided by the PICo, PEO, and PRISMA frameworks. We sought to synthesize the domains of PRFs that affect young construction workers' mental health, and to determine the relationships between the PRF domains, psychological distress, and poor mental health. A total of 235 studies were retrieved and 31 studies published between 1993 and 2020 met the inclusion criteria. We identified 30 PRFs and categorized them into ten domains, which were further classified into personal, socio-economic, and organizational/industrial factors. The findings of this review contribute to achieving an in-depth understanding of young construction workers' PRF domains and their patterns of interaction. The findings are also useful to researchers and policymakers for identifying PRFs that are in critical need of attention.
- Subjects
YOUNG workers; CONSTRUCTION workers; PSYCHOSOCIAL factors; PSYCHOLOGICAL distress; MENTAL health
- Publication
Buildings (2075-5309), 2022, Vol 12, Issue 3, p335
- ISSN
2075-5309
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/buildings12030335