title: Fatigue and related factors among hotel workers: the effects of emotional labor and non-standard working hours.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This study assessed fatigue and its association with emotional labor and non-standard working hours among hotel workers.
  
  
  METHODS
  A structured self-administered questionnaire was distributed to 1,320 employees of five hotels located in Seoul. The questionnaire survey included questions concerning the participants' sociodemographics, health-related behaviors, job-related factors, emotional labor, and fatigue. Fatigue was assessed using the Multidimensional Fatigue Scale (MFS). Multiple logistic regression modeling was used to determine the associations between fatigue and emotional labor.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Among male workers, there was a significant association between fatigue and both emotional disharmony (OR=5.52, 95% CI=2.35-12.97) and emotional effort (OR=3.48, 95% CI=1.54-7.86). These same associations were seen among the female workers (emotional disharmony: OR=6.91, 95% CI=2.93-16.33; emotional effort: OR=2.28, 95% CI=1.00-5.16).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  These results indicate that fatigue is associated with emotional labor and, especially, emotional disharmony among hotel workers. Therefore, emotional disharmony management would prove helpful for the prevention of fatigue.
authors: Department of Occupational & Environment Medicine, Soonchunhyang University Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
authors: Ju Jong
authors: JJ
authors: Lee
authors: Department of Occupational & Environment Medicine, Soonchunhyang University Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
authors: Hyun Jey
authors: HJ
authors: Moon
authors: Department of Occupational & Environment Medicine, Soonchunhyang University Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
authors: Kyung-Jae
authors: KJ
authors: Lee
authors: Department of Occupational & Environment Medicine, Soonchunhyang University Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
authors: Joo Ja
authors: JJ
authors: Kim
keywords: Emotional labor; Fatigue; Hotel workers
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