Article
Engineering, Industrial
Shang Zhang, Riza Yosia Sunindijo, Samuel Frimpong, Zhenwen Su
Summary: Recent research has shown that the mental health of construction employees is poor. However, there is a lack of research on mental health in the construction industry of mainland China, which is vital to the global construction industry. This study aims to understand the mental health stressors, coping strategies, and outcomes of Chinese construction employees. The results reveal significant stressors and the need for interventions to improve their mental health outcomes.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Chunhui Suh, Laura Punnett
Summary: This study investigated the association between emotional demands and depression or anxiety in a wide range of jobs. The results showed that emotional demands were widespread in the entire economy and not limited to specific occupations. Emotional demands had a negative impact on mental health, especially in work environments with high psychological demands, low social support, and low job security.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH
(2022)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Kaisin Yee, Hui Peng Peh, Yee Pin Tan, Irene Teo, Emily U. Tong Tan, Justin Paul, Mahalakshmi Rangabashyam, Mothi Babu Ramalingam, Weien Chow, Hiang Khoon Tan
Summary: This study aimed to understand the concerns and coping strategies of migrant workers during the COVID-19 pandemic, in order to provide support during the crisis and inform on comprehensive support needed after the crisis. The results showed that migrant workers faced challenges in providing for their families, susceptibility to infection in crowded dormitories, receiving a COVID-19 diagnosis while asymptomatic, and coping with the isolating conditions of quarantine.
Review
Construction & Building Technology
Samuel Frimpong, Riza Yosia Sunindijo, Cynthia Changxin Wang, Elijah Frimpong Boadu, Ayirebi Dansoh, Rasaki Kolawole Fagbenro
Summary: In order to address the challenges faced by young construction workers in coping with psychosocial risks, a systematic literature review was conducted to identify their coping mechanisms and the factors influencing their choice of coping practices. The review identified 28 coping practices categorized into eight mechanisms and three domains, along with 11 determinants of coping choices. The findings highlight the need for further research on influencing factors and provide an evidence base for developing interventions to promote beneficial coping practices among young construction workers.
Review
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Mohammad Tanvi Newaz, Helen Giggins, Udara Ranasinghe
Summary: This research critically analyzes mental health risk factors and identifies strategies to mitigate risks and promote employees' mental health in the construction industry. The findings highlight gaps in mental health research in the construction industry and suggest areas for future research. This information is valuable for industry practitioners and can assist in making decisions to improve the mental wellbeing of construction workers.
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Mariana Rabelo Gomes, Tania Maria de Araujo, Jorgana Fernanda de Souza Soares, Camila Carvalho de Sousa, Iracema Lua
Summary: The study revealed an association between occupational stressors and work accidents due to exposure to biological material among health workers. High psychological demand, high effort, and high commitment to work were associated with such accidents. Combining the two models increased the association with the outcome, with significantly higher risks observed in the complete combined models.
REVISTA DE SAUDE PUBLICA
(2021)
Article
Construction & Building Technology
Emil L. Jacobsen, Jochen Teizer, Soren Wandahl
Summary: This study presents a novel method for work estimation, aiming to develop an accurate and reliable work classification algorithm for monitoring construction sites. Deep learning algorithms are utilized to classify multivariate time-series data collected from inertial measurement units mounted on the worker. Three models with different window sizes are developed, and the best performing model achieves 90% accuracy and an F1 score of 0.876. The model is analyzed and pruned using expected gradients for feature selection, reducing the input space by 60% equivalent to 3 sensors. This is an initial step towards a general model for classifying productivity measures for workers on construction sites, which can provide valuable input for monitoring activities and forecasting productivity.
AUTOMATION IN CONSTRUCTION
(2023)
Review
Nursing
Ken Hok Man Ho, Ingrid M. Wilson, Janet Yuen-Ha Wong, Lisa McKenna, Sonia Reisenhofer, Ferry Efendi, Graeme D. Smith
Summary: This scoping review aims to map and synthesize the stressors, problems, and coping strategies surrounding the health issues of migrant domestic workers. The findings reveal that migrant domestic workers face stressors such as abuse, poor health service accessibility, ongoing financial hardship, and social isolation. They mainly rely on social networks and religion to cope with these stressors and health problems. The study suggests that training peer leaders and involving them in interprofessional teams can help nurses promote the health and well-being of migrant domestic workers.
Article
Engineering, Industrial
Imriyas Kamardeen, Abid Hasan
Summary: Poor mental health is widespread in the global construction industry, causing losses in productivity, profit, and quality of life for workers. This study analyzes workers' compensation data from the Australian construction industry to identify vulnerable trades, common incident mechanisms, and recurring psychological injuries. The findings highlight the need for optimized occupational health and safety management programs to improve the mental health of construction workers.
JOURNAL OF MANAGEMENT IN ENGINEERING
(2023)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
David Lucas, Sandrine Brient, Bisi Moriamo Eveillard, Annabelle Gressier, Tanguy LeGrand, Richard Pougnet, Jean-Dominique Dewitte, Brice Lodde
Summary: This study compared the global health, mental health impact of work stressors, and psychosocial perception of healthcare workers (HCWs) and non-HCWs in a hospital after the first peak of the COVID-19 outbreak in France. The results showed that HCWs were more likely to experience negative effects of work stressors and have negative perception of the work environment. This study emphasizes the need for risk management.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Gregory S. Anderson, Rosemary Ricciardelli, Linna Tam-Seto, Sulaimon Giwa, R. Nicholas Carleton
Summary: Public safety personnel experience high levels of stress and use multiple coping strategies to manage it, including education, self-reliance, and treatment. Those who reported doing better attributed their success to treatment and support from colleagues, family, and friends. Changing workplace culture can help reduce the stigma around stress reactions.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH
(2022)
Article
Construction & Building Technology
Mohammed Albattah, Amna Shibeika, Muhammad Sami Ur Rehman
Summary: The construction industry in the United Arab Emirates is facing issues such as low productivity, high costs, project delays, and construction defects, mainly due to the engagement of unskilled craft workers. Despite these labor issues, the demand for skilled construction craft workers has been increasing rapidly, particularly after Dubai won the hosting of Expo 2020. This study aimed to investigate the reasons and challenges associated with hiring skilled craft workers in the construction labor market of the UAE, based on the views and experiences of construction project managers.
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Pernille Weber Hansen, Vivi Schlunssen, Kirsten Fonager, Jakob Hjort Bonlokke, Claus D. Hansen, Henrik Boggild
Summary: This study investigated the association between self-reported work pace, physical work demands, and occupational accidents among ageing male construction workers in Denmark. The findings revealed that construction workers with high physical work demands had significantly higher odds of experiencing an occupational accident, while perceived work pace showed no significant association with occupational accidents.
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Mohammad Bayattork, Sebastian Venge Skovlund, Emil Sundstrup, Lars Louis Andersen
Summary: The study found a dose-response relationship between neck-shoulder pain intensity and work limitations, and a significant interaction between neck-shoulder pain intensity and physical activity at work, with 77% of workers experiencing work limitations due to pain when they had high pain and high work demands.
INTERNATIONAL ARCHIVES OF OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
(2021)
Article
Ethics
Janine Penfield Winters, Fiona Owens, Elisif Winters
Summary: This article analyzes the ethical issues faced by mental health service providers working in Australian immigration detention centers, pointing out the harms caused by supporting a system that perpetuates human suffering. The article calls for organizations to oppose the employment of their associates in offshore detention centers and provides directions for scrutiny and consideration.
JOURNAL OF MEDICAL ETHICS
(2023)
Article
Construction & Building Technology
Rebecca R. Langdon, Sukanlaya Sawang
JOURNAL OF CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT
(2018)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Jindi Fu, Sukanlaya Sawang, Yuan Sun
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Garry Kuan, Abdulwali Sabo, Sukanlaya Sawang, Yee Cheng Kueh
Review
Environmental Sciences
Zhejun Min, Sukanlaya Sawang, Robbert A. Kivits
Summary: Circular economy has gained global attention for its potential to balance economic development and environmental sustainability. In China, small and medium-sized enterprises play a significant role in the economy, but many still rely on traditional economic methods that harm the environment. The study identifies key barriers such as lack of time, human resources, and finance, as well as enablers like network, innovation, and reputation for Chinese SMEs to adopt circular economy practices.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH
(2021)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Hyun Sung Oh, Sukanlaya Sawang
Summary: This study aimed to explore how employees' sense of obligation to their organization is experienced as either moral imperative or indebted obligation through the dynamic combination of different components in the commitment profile. The findings indicated that regardless of their commitment profile, all participants noted commitment to multiple foci, with differences in the alignment between commitments to these foci among different commitment profiles. This suggests that the interaction of commitment components is more complex than current literature suggests, warranting further theory development beyond the dominant profiles associated with continuance commitment and affective-normative commitment.
Article
Business
Pattanapong Tiwasing, Sukanlaya Sawang
Summary: The study reveals that rural SME members of local Chambers of Commerce networks are more likely to increase sales, but perform similarly to non-members in terms of turnover and profitability. The results underscore the importance of local Chambers of Commerce networks in developing skills, leadership, product/service development, and working practices for rural SMEs.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENTREPRENEURIAL BEHAVIOR & RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Management
Pattanapong Tiwasing, Yoo Ri Kim, Sukanlaya Sawang
Summary: This study examines the impact of being members of social media business networks on the performance of family-owned SMEs. The findings indicate that being members of social media business networks is associated with higher turnover, sales growth, and innovation among family-owned SMEs.
JOURNAL OF FAMILY BUSINESS MANAGEMENT
(2023)
Article
Development Studies
Nanjangud Vishwanath Vighnesh, Patil Balachandra, Deepak Chandrashekar, Sukanlaya Sawang
Summary: The current study aims to investigate the role of cultural values in shaping Sustainable consumption behavior in a non-Western setting. The primary data on cultural orientation and consumption of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) products is collected from about 347 Indian consumers. The study findings offer practical insights for educators, marketers, campaign managers, and religious leaders to develop pedagogical practices and design culturally-relevant messaging to activate norms relevant for pro-environmental behaviors.
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
(2023)
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Sukanlaya Sawang, Peter Joseph O'Connor, Robbert A. Kivits, Paul Jones
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2020)
Review
Business
Jan Henrik Gruenhagen, Per Davidsson, Sukanlaya Sawang
FOUNDATIONS AND TRENDS IN ENTREPRENEURSHIP
(2020)
Article
Health Policy & Services
Sukanlaya Sawang, Cindy Yunhsin Chou, Bao Quoc Truong-Dinh
JOURNAL OF HEALTH ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT
(2019)
Article
Business
Jan Henrik Gruenhagen, Sukanlaya Sawang, Scott R. Gordon, Per Davidsson
JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP
(2018)
Article
Psychology, Applied
Sukanlaya Sawang, Cameron J. Newton
JOURNAL OF EMPLOYMENT COUNSELING
(2018)