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- Title
Workplace social capital, mental health and health behaviors among Brazilian female workers.
- Authors
Pattussi, Marcos; Olinto, Maria; Canuto, Raquel; Silva Garcez, Anderson; Paniz, Vera; Kawachi, Ichiro; Pattussi, Marcos Pascoal; Olinto, Maria Teresa Anselmo; da Silva Garcez, Anderson; Paniz, Vera Maria Vieira
- Abstract
<bold>Objective: </bold>Previous studies have investigated the relationship between workplace social capital and mental health, yet few have sought to examine the mediating mechanisms. We sought to explore the role of workplace social capital on health related behaviors and on mental health among female employees in Brazil.<bold>Methods: </bold>A cross-sectional study was undertaken with 553 women aged 28-50 years working in the production line of a poultry processing plant. We assessed workplace social capital, common mental disorders, stress (Perceived Stress Scale) and health related behaviors (physical activity, healthy eating habits and co-occurrence of risk behaviors). We used structural equation modeling to clarify relationships between exposures, outcomes, and mediating variables.<bold>Results: </bold>Our model demonstrated a direct effect of social capital on the outcomes studied. Higher workplace social capital was associated with lower stress and common mental disorders as well as more favorable health-related behaviors. Our model also showed an indirect effect of social capital on mental health and on behaviors that was mediated by lower levels of perceived stress.<bold>Conclusion: </bold>Workplace social cohesion may play an important role in the promotion of mental health and healthy behaviors among women employees.
- Subjects
BRAZIL; SOCIAL capital; MENTAL health; HEALTH behavior; CROSS-sectional method; STRUCTURAL equation modeling; PSYCHOSOCIAL factors; MENTAL illness; EXERCISE; PSYCHOLOGICAL stress; PSYCHOLOGY of women; WORK environment; PSYCHOLOGICAL factors
- Publication
Social Psychiatry & Psychiatric Epidemiology, 2016, Vol 51, Issue 9, p1321
- ISSN
0933-7954
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1007/s00127-016-1232-5