Workload and Its Effects on Employees' Psychological Health in Some Construction Companies in Mbam et Kim Division, Centre Region of Cameroon
Njapnchak Bosco Langeh
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Department of Counseling Psychology, Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Faculty of Education, University of Bamenda (UBa), Cameroon.
Messanga Gustave Adolphe
Department of Philosophy-Psychology-Sociology, Social psychology, Faculty of Letters and Social Sciences, University of Dschang (UDs), Cameroon.
Sigala Maxwell Fokum
Department of Counselling Psychology, Vocational and Career Counselling, Faculty of Education, University of Bamenda (UBa), Cameroon.
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Abstract
This study investigated the relationship between psychosocial risk factors (workload, job insecurity, and lack of control) and employees' psychological health in the construction industry in Cameroon. A cross-sectional survey was conducted among employees of construction companies in the Centre Region of Cameroon. The results showed that workload, job insecurity, and lack of control are significant predictors of employees' psychological health, with workload being the strongest predictor. The study found that these psychosocial risk factors explain approximately 86.1% of the variance in psychological health. The findings highlight the importance of addressing psychosocial risk factors in the construction industry to promote employees' psychological health and well-being. The study's results have implications for the development of interventions aimed at mitigating the negative effects of psychosocial risk factors on employees' psychological health in the construction industry.
Keywords: Construction, companies, employees, health, risk