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Association between Self-Perceived Social Support in the Workplace and the Presence of Depressive/Anxiety Symptoms

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  • Juyeon Oh

    (Department of Information Statistics, Wonju Christian Yonsei University, Wonju 26493, Korea)

  • Seunghyun Lee

    (The Institute for Occupational Health, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul 03722, Korea)

  • Juho Sim

    (Department of Public Health, Graduate School, Yonsei University, Seoul 03722, Korea)

  • Seunghan Kim

    (Department of Preventive Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul 03722, Korea)

  • Ara Cho

    (Department of Occupational Health, Graduate School of Public Health, Yonsei University, Seoul 03722, Korea)

  • Byungyoon Yun

    (Department of Preventive Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul 03722, Korea)

  • Jin-Ha Yoon

    (The Institute for Occupational Health, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul 03722, Korea
    Department of Preventive Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul 03722, Korea)

Abstract

This study aimed to investigate the association of support from colleagues and supervisors at the workplace on depressive and anxiety symptoms in wage earners from Korea. The data used in this study were from the fifth Korean Working Conditions Survey (KWCS) conducted in 2017 and analyzed using a multivariate logistic regression model. Furthermore, we measured the odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) of depressive and anxiety symptoms by stratifying covariates. The ORs of depressive and anxiety symptoms for the “non-support” group were higher than for the “support group” in terms of support from both colleagues and supervisors. The results of the stratified analysis of covariates, male, young, highly-educated, full-time, and white-collar groups were associated with the lack of support. Support from colleagues and supervisors was significantly associated with the Korean wage worker’s mental health—depressive and anxiety symptoms, respectively. Further longitudinal and clinical studies on the relationship between mental health and support at the workplace are required.

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  • Juyeon Oh & Seunghyun Lee & Juho Sim & Seunghan Kim & Ara Cho & Byungyoon Yun & Jin-Ha Yoon, 2021. "Association between Self-Perceived Social Support in the Workplace and the Presence of Depressive/Anxiety Symptoms," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(19), pages 1-11, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:18:y:2021:i:19:p:10330-:d:647698
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