Job Satisfaction and Perceived Health in Spanish Construction Workers during the Economic Crisis

Yolanda Navarro-Abal, Luis Carlos Sáenz- de la Torre, Juan Gómez-Salgado and José Antonio Climent-Rodríguez
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Yolanda Navarro-Abal: School of Labour Sciences, University of Huelva, Avda, 3 de marzo s/n, 21007 Huelva, Spain
Luis Carlos Sáenz- de la Torre: School of Labour Sciences, University of Huelva, Avda, 3 de marzo s/n, 21007 Huelva, Spain
Juan Gómez-Salgado: School of Nursing, University of Huelva, Avda. 3 de marzo s/n, 21007 Huelva, Spain
José Antonio Climent-Rodríguez: School of Labour Sciences, University of Huelva, Avda, 3 de marzo s/n, 21007 Huelva, Spain

IJERPH, 2018, vol. 15, issue 10, 1-14

Abstract: The attitude towards work, either satisfaction or dissatisfaction, could influence the way in which workers perceive their health status. To check this hypothesis, this study analyses job satisfaction and its relationship with occupational health perception of Spanish construction workers. A descriptive, cross-sectional, observational study was carried out through a socio-demographic data questionnaire, the General Scale of Job Satisfaction and the SF-36 Health Survey. The study was conducted from January 2014 to June 2015, on a sample of 302 individuals belonging to Andalusian companies using the stratified random method to access companies from different provinces and sizes. The findings indicate that work experience in the sector increases general satisfaction: workers above 55 years of age are more satisfied with their work than those between 36 and 45. Likewise, workers with an experience of 2–5 years show higher levels of overall satisfaction, in opposition to workers with 6 months and 2 years of experience. On the other hand, workers without a contract and interns are the most dissatisfied in job terms. Also, there is a positive correlation between job satisfaction and the positive dimensions of health perception (physical functioning and physical and social role functioning), as well as a negative correlation between job satisfaction and bodily pain and general health perceived.

Keywords: job satisfaction; occupational health; construction industry; work-life balance; work performance; psychosocial factors; occupational risks; occupational risk prevention (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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