Seafarers' mental health status and life satisfaction: Structural equation model
BackgroundA variety of factors influence seafarers' health. Such factors might affect their satisfaction with life.AimsTo examine the relationships between seafarers' mental health status and satisfaction with life by using a structural equation method.MethodsIn this survey, 470 seafarers...
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| author | Fereshteh Baygi Andrew Smith Nami Mohammadian Khonsari Fatemeh Mohammadi-Nasrabadi Zohreh Mahmoodi Armita Mahdavi-Gorabi Mostafa Qorbani Mostafa Qorbani |
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| description | BackgroundA variety of factors influence seafarers' health. Such factors might affect their satisfaction with life.AimsTo examine the relationships between seafarers' mental health status and satisfaction with life by using a structural equation method.MethodsIn this survey, 470 seafarers were selected via convenience sampling method from two shipping companies. Validated questionnaires including Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS), generalized anxiety disorder-7 (GAD-7), Post-traumatic Stress Disorder-8 (PTSD-8), Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9), General Health Questionnaire-12 (GHQ-12), Perceived Health status and Depression-Anxiety-Stress scale-21 (DASS-21) were used to assess different aspects of well-being and life satisfaction. The stratified path analysis method was applied to analyze the data.Results439 seafarers (200 officers and 237 non-officers) with a mean age of 34.5 (SD: 8.05) participated in the current study. The GHQ score directly affected satisfaction with life in both officers (β = 0.35) and non-officers (β = 0.40). Also, perceived health status directly and indirectly affected satisfaction with life among officers (β = 0.19) and non-officers (β = 0.06). While officers working days per month indirectly impacted satisfaction with life through the general anxiety disorder, perceived health status, depression, anxiety, stress and current mental health. In non-officers, generalized anxiety disorder had the most potent indirect effects on satisfaction with life through perceived health status and current mental health.ConclusionPerceived health status, directly and indirectly, affected seafarers' satisfaction with life. Measures should be taken in order to improve seafarers' perceived health status and its effects on satisfaction with life. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-27053221c8744cb8b2176a4b7579c4652022-12-22T04:36:42ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Public Health2296-25652022-11-011010.3389/fpubh.2022.969231969231Seafarers' mental health status and life satisfaction: Structural equation modelFereshteh Baygi0Andrew Smith1Nami Mohammadian Khonsari2Fatemeh Mohammadi-Nasrabadi3Zohreh Mahmoodi4Armita Mahdavi-Gorabi5Mostafa Qorbani6Mostafa Qorbani7Research Unit of General Practice, Department of Public Health, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, DenmarkCentre for Occupational and Health Psychology, School of Psychology, Cardiff University, Cardiff, United KingdomStudent Research Committee, Alborz University of Medical Sciences, Karaj, IranFood and Nutrition Policy and Planning Research Department, National Nutrition and Food Technology Research Institute (NNFTRI), Faculty of Nutrition Sciences and Food Technology, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IranSocial Determinants of Health Research Center, Alborz University of Medical Sciences, Karaj, IranNon-communicable Diseases Research Center, Alborz University of Medical Sciences, Karaj, IranNon-communicable Diseases Research Center, Alborz University of Medical Sciences, Karaj, IranChronic Diseases Research Center, Endocrinology and Metabolism Population Sciences Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IranBackgroundA variety of factors influence seafarers' health. Such factors might affect their satisfaction with life.AimsTo examine the relationships between seafarers' mental health status and satisfaction with life by using a structural equation method.MethodsIn this survey, 470 seafarers were selected via convenience sampling method from two shipping companies. Validated questionnaires including Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS), generalized anxiety disorder-7 (GAD-7), Post-traumatic Stress Disorder-8 (PTSD-8), Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9), General Health Questionnaire-12 (GHQ-12), Perceived Health status and Depression-Anxiety-Stress scale-21 (DASS-21) were used to assess different aspects of well-being and life satisfaction. The stratified path analysis method was applied to analyze the data.Results439 seafarers (200 officers and 237 non-officers) with a mean age of 34.5 (SD: 8.05) participated in the current study. The GHQ score directly affected satisfaction with life in both officers (β = 0.35) and non-officers (β = 0.40). Also, perceived health status directly and indirectly affected satisfaction with life among officers (β = 0.19) and non-officers (β = 0.06). While officers working days per month indirectly impacted satisfaction with life through the general anxiety disorder, perceived health status, depression, anxiety, stress and current mental health. In non-officers, generalized anxiety disorder had the most potent indirect effects on satisfaction with life through perceived health status and current mental health.ConclusionPerceived health status, directly and indirectly, affected seafarers' satisfaction with life. Measures should be taken in order to improve seafarers' perceived health status and its effects on satisfaction with life.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2022.969231/fullseafarerwellbeingmental healthphysical healthsatisfaction with life |
| spellingShingle | Fereshteh Baygi Andrew Smith Nami Mohammadian Khonsari Fatemeh Mohammadi-Nasrabadi Zohreh Mahmoodi Armita Mahdavi-Gorabi Mostafa Qorbani Mostafa Qorbani Seafarers' mental health status and life satisfaction: Structural equation model Frontiers in Public Health seafarer wellbeing mental health physical health satisfaction with life |
| title | Seafarers' mental health status and life satisfaction: Structural equation model |
| title_full | Seafarers' mental health status and life satisfaction: Structural equation model |
| title_fullStr | Seafarers' mental health status and life satisfaction: Structural equation model |
| title_full_unstemmed | Seafarers' mental health status and life satisfaction: Structural equation model |
| title_short | Seafarers' mental health status and life satisfaction: Structural equation model |
| title_sort | seafarers mental health status and life satisfaction structural equation model |
| topic | seafarer wellbeing mental health physical health satisfaction with life |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2022.969231/full |
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