Department of Hygiene, Kumamoto University School of Medicine, Honjo 2-2-1, 860-0811, Kumamoto City, Kumamoto Pref., Japan,
Environ Health Prev Med. 2000 Apr;5(1):25-30. doi: 10.1007/BF02935912.
The purpose of this study was to investigate the factorial structure of life satisfaction in agricultural workers. One hundred and sixty-five (87 males and 78 females) agricultural workers mainly engaged in plastic greenhouse cultivation in southern Japan, ranging in age from 19 to 72 years (mean = 44.3 years), completed a questionnaire. Scores of life satisfaction showed a higher tendency in males than in females, and those in elders were higher than in younger people. Conversely, females showed higher stress scores than males, and younger people's score were higher than the elders. Multiple regression analysis was performed to analyze the factorial structure of satisfaction. It is suggested that the level of life satisfaction is positively related to social support, and is negatively related to the impact of stressful life events, globally perceived stress and subjective symptoms of ill health. Stress levels depended on factors concerning the psychological demands of work, work posture, work hours and work environment. Different factorial structures were observed between female and male workers. Findings from this study suggest that a strong social support network may assist in enhancing life satisfaction. Furthermore, the ill health and stress experienced in agricultural work were associated with a reduced life satisfaction.
本研究旨在探讨农业工人生活满意度的因素结构。165 名（男性 87 名，女性 78 名）主要从事日本南部塑料温室种植的农业工人，年龄在 19 至 72 岁之间（平均年龄为 44.3 岁），完成了一份问卷。生活满意度得分显示男性高于女性，老年人高于年轻人。相反，女性的压力得分高于男性，年轻人的得分高于老年人。进行了多元回归分析以分析满意度的因素结构。结果表明，生活满意度水平与社会支持呈正相关，与压力生活事件的影响、整体感知压力和主观健康症状呈负相关。压力水平取决于与工作心理需求、工作姿势、工作时间和工作环境有关的因素。男女工人的因素结构存在差异。本研究结果表明，强大的社会支持网络可能有助于提高生活满意度。此外，农业工作中出现的健康问题和压力与生活满意度降低有关。
