EVALUATION AND COMPARISON OF THE MENTAL LEVEL STRESS IN THE UNEMPLOYED PERSONS AND THE EMPLOYEES IN THE URBAN AREA
Abstract:
The mental stress, permanently present among the population, is one of the most important factors that influence the physical and the mental health in a negative way. The celerity of the social and economic changes from the present Romanian society has caused a very high psychological pressure especially among a certain category, such as the unemployed persons and the employees. The objective of this survey is represented by the evaluation and the comparison of the level of the mental stress regarding the unemployed persons and the employees in the urban area. (Bucharest) Methodology: the social and demographic characteristics and the mental state have been evaluated in a psychiatric interview, and the level of stress has been measured by means of the Perceived Stress Scale - 14 items. A transverse research has been made on two categories: a category of unemployed persons (384 persons) and a category of employees (360 persons), selected using the method of randomized and simple sampling. Results: The severe stress is much more often met with people between 19-29 years old for the unemployed persons and 40-49 years old for the employees. The weight of women with severe stress is higher than of men with severe stress both for the employees and the unemployed persons, while the moderate stress is more often met with men. The severe stress is more common for men (51,7%) and for women without secondary education (50,5%). The persons with higher education have the lowest level of stress. The status of not married person and divorced/widowed (single person) presents a risk factor regarding the presence and the high level of stress, while the status of married person is a factor of protection. The unemployed persons present a higher risk of severe stress than the employees. Conclusions: The measuring of the stress level for the unemployed persons is important from the scientific and practical point of view for the setting up of some prevention and treatment methods of the mental disease caused by the unemployment
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