Stressors, resources, and well-being among Latino and White warehouse workers in the United States.
BACKGROUND
Social forces and cultural factors may contribute to Latino and White workers experiencing similar jobs differently. This study examines the psychosocial stressors and resources experienced by Latino and White workers in manual material handling jobs in the US and the effects of these stressors and resources on worker well-being.


METHODS
Fifty-nine Latino warehouse workers were matched with White workers by job title, job tenure, and warehouse facility. Matched sample t tests and linear regression analyses models were conducted.


RESULTS
Results reveal similar psychosocial stressors and resources for both groups. However, Latino workers reported better well-being. For Latino workers, social resources at work such as management fairness and supervisor support have a stronger relationship with well-being. For White workers wage fairness is the most significant predictor for well-being.


CONCLUSIONS
These differential results challenge us to consider how cultural factors, expectations and the prior work history of Latino workers may influence their experience of work and the effect of work on health.
Stanford University, Stanford Prevention Research Center, Palo Alto, California 94304, USA. ahoppe@stanford.edu
Annekatrin
A
Hoppe
Catherine A
CA
Heaney
Kaori
K
Fujishiro
D000328:Adult; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D054242:Emigrants and Immigrants; D004651:Employment / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006630:Hispanic or Latino / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D016014:Linear Models; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016272:Occupational Health / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D012456:Salaries and Fringe Benefits; D012944:Social Support; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000523:psychology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014481:United States; D044465:White People / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D017132:Workplace / Q000523:psychology*