Safety and Health at Work Vol. 10 Issue 1 2019
Effect of Co-Driver on Job Content and Depression of Truck Drivers (Original Article)
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Safety and Health at Work Vol. 10 Issue 1 2019
Effect of Co-Driver on Job Content and Depression of Truck Drivers (Original Article)
Effect of Co-Driver on Job Content and Depression of Truck Drivers (Original Article)
Subject
Co-driver, Depression, Job content, Job stress, Truck driver
Description
Background: Since the presence of a co-driver can be considered as a companion, partner, or friend for a driver through eliminating driver’s loneliness, it plays a significant role in health and safety of drivers. The objective of this study was to investigate the effect of co-drivers on depression and occupational stress on male truck drivers.
Methods: This study was an interventional case-control study. Seventy truck drivers were selected and divided into two groups: case (33 truck drivers with co-drivers) and control (37 truck drivers without co-drivers). Two Goldberg depression inventories (for evaluating driver’s depression) and the Karasek job content questionnaire (for evaluating driver’s job stress) were used to collect data which were completed by interview.
Results: The results showed that job content values for the case group were higher in all dimensions
except job nature. The comparison of the percentages showed significant difference between two groups. Depression rate in drivers with co-driver is truly less than depression rate in drivers without co-driver. There was significant positive relationship between dimensions of job content and depression rate.
Conclusion: According to the results of this study, it can be claimed that a co-driver decreases stress and
loneliness of drivers, as well as increases work performance and job satisfaction, and, in turn, leads to a decrease in job-related depression.
Methods: This study was an interventional case-control study. Seventy truck drivers were selected and divided into two groups: case (33 truck drivers with co-drivers) and control (37 truck drivers without co-drivers). Two Goldberg depression inventories (for evaluating driver’s depression) and the Karasek job content questionnaire (for evaluating driver’s job stress) were used to collect data which were completed by interview.
Results: The results showed that job content values for the case group were higher in all dimensions
except job nature. The comparison of the percentages showed significant difference between two groups. Depression rate in drivers with co-driver is truly less than depression rate in drivers without co-driver. There was significant positive relationship between dimensions of job content and depression rate.
Conclusion: According to the results of this study, it can be claimed that a co-driver decreases stress and
loneliness of drivers, as well as increases work performance and job satisfaction, and, in turn, leads to a decrease in job-related depression.
Creator
Ali Hatami, Shahram Vosoughi, Agha F. Hosseini, Hossein Ebrahimi
Publisher
Elsevier Korea LLC
Date
March 2019
Contributor
Sri Wahyuni
Format
PDF
Language
English
Type
Text
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Safety and Health at Work Vol. 10 Issue 1 2019
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Citation
Ali Hatami, Shahram Vosoughi, Agha F. Hosseini, Hossein Ebrahimi, “Safety and Health at Work Vol. 10 Issue 1 2019
Effect of Co-Driver on Job Content and Depression of Truck Drivers (Original Article),” Repository Horizon University Indonesia, accessed February 5, 2025, https://repository.horizon.ac.id/items/show/1874.
Effect of Co-Driver on Job Content and Depression of Truck Drivers (Original Article),” Repository Horizon University Indonesia, accessed February 5, 2025, https://repository.horizon.ac.id/items/show/1874.