Job Stress, Social Support and Health amongst Shrimp Fishermen
Abstract
Samples of shrimp fishermen (n = 211) and land-based workers (n = 99) drawn from a US Gulf Coast community are compared with regard to their degree of exposure to occupational stressors, level of social support, and extent of non-clinical depression and somatization. As hypothesized, shrimp fishermen report significantly greater levels of stressor exposure, support, depression and somatization at the zero-order level. At the multivariate level, with several covariates controlled, shrimpers report greater levels of stressor exposure, support and somatization. A model of the stress process which hypothesizes positive effects of stressors, and direct and indirect negative effects of social support on distress, is evaluated for each group. Occupational stressors predict as hypothesized, but social support does not. An explanation is offered which emphasizes the migratory character of shrimping as an occupation. © 1994 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
Recommended Citation
Johnson, G. D., Thomas, J. S., & Riordan, C. A. (1994). Job Stress, Social Support and Health amongst Shrimp Fishermen. Work and Stress, 8(4), pp. 343-354. Taylor and Francis Group; Routledge.
The definitive version is available at https://doi.org/10.1080/02678379408256541
Department(s)
Psychological Science
Keywords and Phrases
Mental health; Shrimp fishing; Social support; Stress
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
1464-5335; 0267-8373
Document Type
Article - Journal
Document Version
Citation
File Type
text
Language(s)
English
Rights
© 2024 Taylor and Francis Group; Routledge, All rights reserved.
Publication Date
01 Jan 1994
Comments
National Science Foundation, Grant NA85AA-D-SG005