Resilience and well-being amongst seafarers: cross-sectional study of crew across 51 ships
Resilience and well-being amongst seafarers: cross-sectional study of crew across 51 ships
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DOI：
10.1007/s00420-015-1063-9
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发表时间：
2016-02-01
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3
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McVeigh, Joanne
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作者：
Doyle, Niamh;MacLachlan, Malcolm;McVeigh, Joanne
除了先前的航海经验和适应力在持续时间和压力之间的中介作用外，研究了海上持续时间作为海员潜在的慢性压力源。在横断面设计中，通过电子邮件向一家国际航运公司的53艘油轮发送问卷，问题涉及海上持续时间、感知压力、个性耐受力和工作特征。样本包括387名海员（98%为男性），包括在船上工作0至24周的普通船员、船员、高级船员、工程师和餐饮人员。在海上的持续时间与自我报告的感知压力无关，即使在控制了以前的航海经验和耐力之后。额外的回归分析表明，自我报告的较高水平的恢复力、较长的航海经验和更大的工具工作支持与自我报告的较低水平的海上压力显著相关。这些结果表明，至少在出海的前24周，暴露在航海环境中不会成为慢性压力源。船舶的密闭环境为引入适应力和工作支持方案提供了特别的机会，以帮助海员管理和减轻压力，并提高他们在海上的福祉。
Duration at sea was investigated as a potential chronic stressor amongst seafarers in addition to the mediating roles of previous seafaring experience and hardiness between duration and stress.In a cross-sectional design, questionnaires were emailed to 53 tanker vessels in an international shipping company with questions relating to duration at sea, perceived stress, personality hardiness and work characteristics. The sample comprised 387 seafarers (98 % male) including ratings, crew, officers, engineers, and catering staff that had been on board their ship between 0 and 24 weeks.Duration at sea was unrelated to self-reported perceived stress, even after controlling for previous seafaring experience and hardiness. Additional regression analyses demonstrated that self-reported higher levels of resilience, longer seafaring experience and greater instrumental work support were significantly associated with lower levels of self-reported stress at sea.These results imply that at least for the first 24 weeks at sea, exposure to the seafaring environment did not act as a chronic stressor. The confined environment of a ship presents particular opportunities to introduce resilience and work support programmes to help seafarers manage and reduce stress, and to enhance their well-being at sea.