Sommovigo, V; Setti, I; Maiolo, M E and Argentero, P (2021) Tunnel construction workers' well-being: The role of job control and supervisor support. International Journal of Construction Management, 21(9), pp. 945-957. ISSN 1562-3599
Abstract
The construction industry is one of the most dangerous work environments, since it is characterized by numerous physical and psycho-social risk factors. Nevertheless, only a few studies have been conducted to analyze workers' well-being within this sector. Drawing on the Job Demands-Resources model, this study aimed to investigate whether job resources (i.e. job control and supervisor support) could independently buffer the relationship between job demands (i.e. workload, emotional demands and work pace) and psycho-physical health among alpine transit tunnel construction employees. 96 workers employed in an Italian construction company filled in anonymous self-report questionnaires investigating: job demands, job resources and psycho-physical health. Descriptive analyses, analyses of variance and structural equation models were carried out. Workers who perceived higher job control and supervisor support were less likely to experience psycho-physical malaise, even in presence of high workload and work pace. Fostering job resources is crucial to design interventions aimed at maintaining or improving construction workers' well-being.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | construction workers; job control; supervisor support; well-being; workload |
| Index terms: | variance, tunnel construction, construction industry, supervisor, construction worker, job demand, risk factor, buffer, presence, structural equation model, work environment, drawing, construction company, workload, job control, well-being, questionnaire |
| Subjects: | technical documentation, environmental science, data collection methods, mental health and wellbeing, organization, practitioner, measurement and scaling, industry analysis, environmental hazards, statistical analysis, management, civil engineering, financial risk |
| Topics: | Sustainability, Roles and Professions, Research Practice, Engineering Principles, Business Strategy, Cost Management, Health and Safety, Organizational Design, Human Resources, Design Practice |
| Descriptive scope: | 4 PCTA |
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