Safety and Health at Work Vol. 13 Issue 3 2022
Workability and Life Satisfaction: Effects of Workers’ Positive Perceptions on Their Return to Jobs (Original article)
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Safety and Health at Work Vol. 13 Issue 3 2022
Workability and Life Satisfaction: Effects of Workers’ Positive Perceptions on Their Return to Jobs (Original article)
Workability and Life Satisfaction: Effects of Workers’ Positive Perceptions on Their Return to Jobs (Original article)
Subject
Industrial management, Safety management, Policy analysis, Psychological recovery, Mental health
Description
Background: The death rate of workers due to industrial accidents in South Korea (3.61 persons in 2017) is higher than the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development average (2.43) and the fifth
highest among Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development member countries. Although the pandemic of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has changed, the socioeconomic aspects of Korean society, the number of Koreans suffering accidents and the number of deaths in 2020 have increased. It is necessary to take measures to prevent accidents and make comprehensive efforts to return to work. This study proposes research questions about the effect of workers’ positive perception on whether to work after accidents and the impact of the experience of rehabilitation services on the return to work.
Methods: This research performed a panel logistic regression analysis using data on workers compensation insurance in Korea for two years (2018-2019).
Results: This research finds that workers’ positive perceptions of workability and life satisfaction contributed affirmatively to their re-employment. Several factors related to employment (e.g., work
period, the number of job qualifications) also positively affect their return to work. However, the experience of rehabilitation services did not have a significant effect on re-employment. The variables of
their health conditions (e.g., disability grade, feelings of health problems, age) negatively influenced their return to jobs.
Conclusion: These results suggest the importance of workers’ mental recovery and the need to innovate rehabilitation services for their employment. Positive thinking and self-rehabilitation could be critical for workers, parallel with social welfare policies.
highest among Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development member countries. Although the pandemic of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has changed, the socioeconomic aspects of Korean society, the number of Koreans suffering accidents and the number of deaths in 2020 have increased. It is necessary to take measures to prevent accidents and make comprehensive efforts to return to work. This study proposes research questions about the effect of workers’ positive perception on whether to work after accidents and the impact of the experience of rehabilitation services on the return to work.
Methods: This research performed a panel logistic regression analysis using data on workers compensation insurance in Korea for two years (2018-2019).
Results: This research finds that workers’ positive perceptions of workability and life satisfaction contributed affirmatively to their re-employment. Several factors related to employment (e.g., work
period, the number of job qualifications) also positively affect their return to work. However, the experience of rehabilitation services did not have a significant effect on re-employment. The variables of
their health conditions (e.g., disability grade, feelings of health problems, age) negatively influenced their return to jobs.
Conclusion: These results suggest the importance of workers’ mental recovery and the need to innovate rehabilitation services for their employment. Positive thinking and self-rehabilitation could be critical for workers, parallel with social welfare policies.
Creator
Dongsuk Kang
Publisher
Elsevier Korea LLC
Date
September 2022
Contributor
Sri Wahyuni
Format
PDF
Language
English
Type
Text
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Safety and Health at Work Vol. 13 Issue 3 2022
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Citation
Dongsuk Kang, “Safety and Health at Work Vol. 13 Issue 3 2022
Workability and Life Satisfaction: Effects of Workers’ Positive Perceptions on Their Return to Jobs (Original article),” Repository Horizon University Indonesia, accessed May 11, 2025, https://repository.horizon.ac.id/items/show/2295.
Workability and Life Satisfaction: Effects of Workers’ Positive Perceptions on Their Return to Jobs (Original article),” Repository Horizon University Indonesia, accessed May 11, 2025, https://repository.horizon.ac.id/items/show/2295.