title: Relationship of psychosocial work factors and health-related quality of life in male automotive assembly workers in Malaysia.
abstract: The present study investigates the relationship between psychosocial work factors and health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in male automotive assembly plant workers in Malaysia.
  
  
  METHODS
  A total of 728 male workers were recruited in March-July 2005 from 2 major automotive assembly plants in Selangor and Pahang. In this cross-sectional study, information on socio-demography, psychosocial work factors using the 97-item Job Content Questionnaire (JCQ) and an abbreviated 26-item version of the World Health Organization Quality of Life-Brief Version (WHOQOL-BREF) questionnaire containing 4 domains (physical health, psychological, social relationship, and environment) was self-administered to all workers involved.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The prevalence of reported good or very good overall HRQOL and general health was 64.9% and 53.7%, respectively. Multiple linear regression analysis indicated that created skill was positively associated with physical health and psychological domains; whilst, skill discretion was positively associated with social relationship and environment domains. Social support was positively associated with physical health and environment domains; whilst, co-worker support was positively associated with psychological and social relationship domains. Job insecurity and hazardous condition were negatively associated with all domains, whilst psychological job demands was negatively associated with the environment domain of HRQOL.
authors.affiliation: Division of Occupational Medicine, Department of Community Medicine, School of Medical Sciences, Health Campus, Universiti Sains Malaysia.
authors.forename: Bin Abdin
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Edimansyah
authors.forename: Bin Nordin
authors.initials: BN
authors.lastname: Rusli
authors.forename: Lin
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Naing
authors.forename: Bin Abdullah
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Mohamed Rusli
authors.forename: Than
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Winn
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001336:Automobiles; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D007221:Industry; D008296:Malaysia / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology*; D015995:Prevalence; D011788:Quality of Life / Q000523:psychology*; D012944:Social Support; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D017132:Workplace / Q000523:psychology*