A Pilot Study Examining Stress and Obesity among Employees at a Historically Black College and University (HBCU): Does Job Satisfaction Matter?

IF 3.4 3区医学 Q1 PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH

Ethnicity & Disease Pub Date : 2024-10-22 eCollection Date: 2024-10-01 DOI:10.18865/EthnDis-2023-88

Paul Archibald, Kevin Daniels, Robert Massenburg, Ethan Simms, Roland J Thorpe

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Abstract

Objective: To evaluate the potential of using specific biopsychosocial instruments in capturing data on the relationship between stress and obesity and determine if job satisfaction influences the effect estimate.

Participants: Fifty-three Black employees at a Historically Black College and University (HBCU).

Methods: Logistic regression analyses were used to determine associations.

Results: Initially, perceived stress is not associated with obesity (adjusted odds ratio [AOR], 1.17; 95% CI, 1.01-1.36). The dimension of job satisfaction related to contingent/performance-based rewards had a negative significant relationship with obesity (AOR, 0.60; 95% CI, 0.37-0.96). The relationship between perceived stress and obesity became positively significant in the presence of job satisfaction related to contingent/performance-based rewards (AOR, 1.36; 95% CI, 1.02-1.84).

Conclusions: Results indicate that perceived stress in conjunction with job satisfaction related to contingent/performance-based rewards may be related to obesity. This underscores the need for further investigation of obesity, stress, and job satisfaction among HBCU employees. The instruments and tools used showed promising capacity for use among this understudied population.

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对一所历史悠久的黑人学院和大学（HBCU）员工的压力和肥胖问题进行的试点研究：工作满意度重要吗？

目的评估使用特定生物心理社会工具获取压力与肥胖之间关系数据的潜力，并确定工作满意度是否会影响效果估计值：方法：通过逻辑回归分析确定压力与肥胖之间的关系：方法：使用逻辑回归分析确定相关性：最初，感知到的压力与肥胖无关（调整赔率 [AOR]，1.17；95% CI，1.01-1.36）。与或然/绩效奖励相关的工作满意度维度与肥胖有显著的负相关（AOR，0.60；95% CI，0.37-0.96）。当工作满意度与权变/绩效奖励相关时，感知到的压力与肥胖之间的关系变得正向显著（AOR，1.36；95% CI，1.02-1.84）：研究结果表明，感知到的压力以及与或然/绩效奖励相关的工作满意度可能与肥胖有关。这强调了进一步调查高职高专院校员工肥胖、压力和工作满意度的必要性。所使用的工具和手段显示了在这一研究不足的人群中使用的前景。

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Ethnicity & Disease 医学-公共卫生、环境卫生与职业卫生

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6.30

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审稿时长

6-12 weeks

期刊介绍： Ethnicity & Disease is an international journal that exclusively publishes information on the causal and associative relationships in the etiology of common illnesses through the study of ethnic patterns of disease. Topics focus on: ethnic differentials in disease rates;impact of migration on health status; social and ethnic factors related to health care access and health; and metabolic epidemiology. A major priority of the journal is to provide a forum for exchange between the United States and the developing countries of Europe, Africa, Asia, and Latin America.