在COVID-19之前和期间,飞进飞出工人的心理健康:一项比较研究
Jessica M Gilbert1, Laura S Fruhen2, Cindy T Burton1
1Centre for Transformative Work Design, Future of Work Institute, Curtin University, Perth, Australia.
Australian journal of psychology
|July 16, 2025
概括
与一般人群相比,飞进飞出 (FIFO) 工人精神健康状况较差,心理痛苦和倦怠程度增加. COVID-19大流行加剧了FIFO员工面临的这些心理健康挑战.
科学领域:
- 职业健康 职业健康 职业健康
- 心理学 心理学 心理学
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
背景情况:
- 飞进飞出 (FIFO) 工作安排在澳大利亚很常见,特别是在资源行业.
- 人们对FIFO员工的心理健康和福祉存在担忧,原因是要求苛刻的工作条件和长时间的离家缺勤.
- 随着COVID-19大流行,前所未有的压力因素出现,可能会对FIFO员工造成不成比例的影响.
研究的目的:
- 在COVID-19大流行之前和期间评估FIFO工作者的心理健康.
- 将FIFO工人的心理健康与基准和澳大利亚人口规范样本进行比较.
- 确定受FIFO工作和大流行影响的特定心理健康结构.
主要方法:
- 对三个样本进行比较分析:FIFO工人 (COVID-19前),FIFO工人 (COVID-19期间) 和一个基准样本.
- 包括澳大利亚人口规范数据用于心理健康比较.
- 调查测量了心理压力,倦怠,自杀意图以及社会,心理和情感福祉.
主要成果:
- 与基准和标准样本相比,FIFO工人表现出更糟糕的心理健康结果,包括更高的心理痛苦和倦怠,即使在对人口统计学进行控制后也是如此.
- 在COVID-19大流行期间,与大流行前水平相比,FIFO员工的心理健康不良和不良幸福感显著增加.
- 在FIFO工人和基准样本之间,心理痛苦和倦怠的具体差异仍然存在.
结论:
- FIFO员工代表一个面临不利心理健康结果风险较高的人群.
- 与劳动力人口统计数据一起,FIFO工作模式本身也为这些心理健康差异作出了贡献.
- 随着COVID-19大流行,FIFO员工的心理健康脆弱性扩大,需要有针对性的支持和干预.
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