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Stress among package truck drivers

P Orris1, D E Hartman, P Strauss

  • 1Illinois Health Hazard Evaluation Program, Great Lakes Center for Occupational and Environmental Safety and Health, University of Illinois, Chicago School of Public Health, USA. porris@uic.edu

American Journal of Industrial Medicine
|February 1, 1997
PubMed
Summary

Package truck drivers experience significantly higher psychological distress than the general working population. Job stress, particularly role overload, is identified as a major health hazard for this occupation.

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Area of Science:

  • Occupational Health
  • Psychological Medicine
  • Transportation Safety

Background:

  • Package truck drivers represent a significant segment of the workforce.
  • Understanding occupational stressors is crucial for public health.
  • Previous research has not fully elucidated the psychological health of this specific occupational group.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To assess the level of psychological distress among package truck drivers.
  • To identify factors contributing to psychological distress in this population.
  • To determine if job stress poses a health hazard for package truck drivers.

Main Methods:

  • A cross-sectional questionnaire study was conducted with 317 package truck drivers across four US sites.
  • The Symptom Checklist-90-Revised (SCL-90-R) was used to measure psychological distress.

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  • The Occupational Stress Inventory was utilized to assess job-related stressors, including role overload.

    • Main Results:

    • Package truck drivers scored significantly higher on all SCL-90-R scales compared to US working population norms.
    • The Global Severity Index (GSI) T score for drivers was 64.20 (91st percentile).
    • Drivers reported increased perception of and sensitivity to daily stressful events, with role overload being a key correlate of distress.

    Conclusions:

    • Package truck drivers exhibit substantial psychological distress.
    • Job-related stress, especially role overload, is a significant occupational health hazard for these drivers.
    • Interventions targeting job stress may be necessary to improve the psychological well-being of package truck drivers.