Investigation on mental health status and influencing factors of workers in electronic enterprises in a city

Objective  To understand the mental health status and influencing factors of workers in electronic enterprises in a city.

Methods  From January to July 2023, a purposive sampling method was adopted to select workers from 9 electronic enterprises in a city as the study subjects. The China Occupational Stress Measurement Core Scale, the Chinese version of the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9), and the Chinese version of the Generalized Anxiety Disorder Scale (GAD-7) were used to evaluate occupational stress, depressive symptoms, and anxiety symptoms, respectively. A binary logistic regression model was used to analyze the influencing factors.

Results  A total of 468 valid questionnaires were collected, with an effective recovery rate of 97.50%. The detection rates of occupational stress, depressive symptoms, and anxiety symptoms among these workers were 34.62%, 73.50%, and 34.83%, respectively. The regression analysis results showed that the occupational stress risk of workers in management positions was 3.399 times (P < 0.01) higher than that of workers in production positions. The risk of occupational stress for workers with an employment time of 2-4 years was 6.601 times higher than that of workers with an employment time longer than 10 years (P < 0.05), and the risk of occupational stress in the 5-10 year group was 4.016 times higher than that of workers with an employment time longer than 10 years (P < 0.05). The risk of depressive symptoms of workers in medium-sized enterprises was 1.816 times (P < 0.01) higher than that of workers in small and micro-enterprises. The risk of anxiety symptoms of workers in medium-sized enterprises was 1.961 times (P < 0.01) higher than that of workers in small and micro-enterprises, and the risk of anxiety symptoms of workers in management positions was 2.289 times (P < 0.01) higher than that of workers in production positions.

Conclusions  The workers in electronic enterprises in the city had a relatively high level of occupational stress, and health problems such as depressive symptoms and anxiety symptoms were prominent. It is recommended that enterprises ensure the weekly working hours within 48 hours, appropriately increase the salary and benefits, reasonably arrange job positions according to individual characteristics, and adopt appropriate health intervention measures to reduce the risk of mental health problems among employees.