企業労働者の精神健康度調査

Abstract

The psychiatric health of employees of a large company was assessed using two scales (GHQ, ZDS). The subjects comprised 655 employees (480 males, 175 females ; mean age 42.7 years). Findings are summarized as follows : 1) Significant correlation was noted between GHQ and ZDS scores. 2) For the entire study population, 23.8% of the subjects had a tendency toward neurosis, as rated by GHQ, and 35.0% had a tendency toward depression, as rated by ZDS. Regarding sex difference, a tendency toward neurosis was significantly more often noted in females than in males. 3) Degree of subjective dissatisfaction with job significantly correlated with both tendencies. 4) Regarding job type, the tendencies toward neurosis and depression were significantly less often noted in engineers and workers less involved in customer reception than in clerical employees and workers mainly in charge of customer reception. 5) The tendencies toward neurosis and depression were significantly less often noted in subjects who took 30 ml of alcohol (about 180 ml of Japanese sake) daily than in subjects who took no alcohl, and who took 60 ml (about 360 ml of Japanese sake) or more daily. 6) The tendencies toward neurosis and depresson were less often noted in subjects living with four family members than in those living with another number of family members. Further investigation will be needed to determine ways of improving job satisfaction, and to clarify the relationship between family composition and stress.