Criticism by community people and poor workplace communication as risk factors for the mental health of local welfare workers after the Great East Japan Earthquake: a cross-sectional study

After a large-scale natural disaster, demand for social welfare services increases, and the mental health of local social welfare workers becomes a matter of great concern because of their dual role as support providers and disaster survivors. We examined whether work-related social stressors, including criticism by community people and poor workplace communication, were associated with increased risk of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depression, or psychological distress 20-22 months after the Great East Japan Earthquake (GEJE; March 11, 2011) in local social welfare workers. Demographic characteristics, disaster-related risk factors (near-death experience, dead/missing family members, loss of housing), and work-related social risk factors (criticism, lack of communication) were obtained 20-22 months after the GEJE from 822 local workers. Questionnaires measured PTSD, depression, and psychological stress. Bivariate and multivariate regression analyses were applied. More local s...大规模自然灾害发生后，社会福利服务需求显著攀升，当地社会福利工作者兼具救助提供者与灾害幸存者的双重身份，其心理健康状况因此受到高度关注。本研究以东日本大地震（Great East Japan Earthquake, GEJE；2011年3月11日）后20至22个月的当地社会福利工作者为研究对象，探讨民众批评、职场沟通不良等工作相关社会压力源，是否与创伤后应激障碍（Post-traumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD）、抑郁或心理困扰的风险升高存在关联。研究于东日本大地震后20至22个月间，从822名当地工作者处收集了人口统计学特征、灾害相关风险因素（包括濒死体验、家人死亡/失踪、住房丧失）以及工作相关社会风险因素（批评、沟通匮乏）相关数据。通过问卷对受试者的创伤后应激障碍、抑郁及心理应激水平进行评估，并采用双变量与多变量回归分析方法开展统计分析。更多当地……