title: [Association between psychosocial aspects of work and quality of life among motorcycle taxi drivers].
abstract: This study aimed to evaluate the quality of life of motorcycle taxi drivers and the association with psychosocial characteristics of their work. This was a cross-sectional epidemiological study with a sample of 400 motorcycle taxi drivers in Jequié, Bahia State, Brazil. The study used a form containing demographic and socioeconomic data, WHO Quality of Life-Bref Questionnaire (WHOQOL-Bref), and the Job Content Questionnaire (JCQ). Motorcycle taxi drivers with greater decision-making control over their work showed better self-rated quality of life in the psychological domain; those with high psychological demands presented better self-rated quality of life in the social relations and environmental domains; those with high strain and active work showed better self-rated quality of life in the social and environmental domains. The psychosocial work environment and especially decision-making autonomy were thus important determinants of self-rated quality of life in this group of motorcycle taxi drivers.
authors.forename: Jules Ramon Brito
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Teixeira
authors.forename: Eduardo Nagib
authors.initials: EN
authors.lastname: Boery
authors.forename: Cezar Augusto
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Casotti
authors.forename: Tânia Maria de
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Araújo
authors.forename: Rafael
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Pereira
authors.forename: Ícaro José Santos
authors.initials: ÍJ
authors.lastname: Ribeiro
authors.forename: Marcela Andrade
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Rios
authors.forename: Camila Rego
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Amorim
authors.forename: Ramon Missias
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Moreira
authors.forename: Rita Narriman Silva de Oliveira
authors.initials: RN
authors.lastname: Boery
authors.forename: Zenilda Nogueira
authors.initials: ZN
authors.lastname: Sales
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001938:Brazil; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003657:Decision Making; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009049:Motorcycles / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000523:psychology; D016272:Occupational Health; D026684:Personal Autonomy; D011788:Quality of Life / Q000523:psychology*; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013315:Stress, Psychological; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D017132:Workplace