Objective To evaluate the impact of occupational stress on subjective well-being of female field petroleum workers and to provide a scientific basis for further improvement through appropriate occupational stress interventions.
Methods From January to August 2014, using a cluster sampling approach, 700 female field petroleum workers with more than one year of working experience in their positions were recruited from Xinjiang Petroleum Administration Bureau. Occupational Stress Inventory-Revised (OSI-R) and General Well-Being Schedule (GWB) were used to conduct a survey.
Results A total of 637 questionnaires were returned, and the recovery rate was 91.0%. There was no difference in occupational stress between different gender groups (P > 0.05). Female field petroleum workers who had more working years and were married showed higher subjective well-being scores than those who had less working years and were single (P < 0.05). The participants with higher income showed higher scores of health concerns than those with lower income (P < 0.05). Female well drilling workers showed higher scores of life satisfaction and interest, melancholy or pleasant mood, plus control of emotion and behavior than female oil extraction workers (P < 0.05). Female workers' life satisfaction and interest levels were decreased with increasing occupational stress le vel (P < 0.05). The results of multivariate linear regression analysis showed that working age and personal stress response score were the impact factors of subjective well-being. Especially, personal stress response negatively affected subjective well-being (b'=-0.143).
Conclusion The levels of subjective well-being are varied in the studied female field petroleum workers grouped by selected in dividual characteristics. Working age and personal stress response may affect their subjective well-being.
DownLoad: