@article{0f04825dcc154e519d9987a4eff81f15,
title = "Association between workplace discrimination and depressive symptoms among firefighters in South Korea",
abstract = "Background: Workplace discrimination is associated with poor mental health. However, there is a lack of studies examining the effects of discrimination on depressive symptoms among firefighters. Methods: We analyzed a national cross-sectional survey of 6369 firefighters in South Korea. Workplace discrimination during the past year was measured and main reasons for the discriminatory experience (gender, birth region, age, education, field/office work, job division) were identified separately by gender and job division. Depressive symptoms during the previous week were measured by the CES-D11. Results: Overall, 30.3% of firefighters experienced workplace discrimination and the main reasons for discrimination differed by gender and job division. Firefighters who experienced workplace discrimination had a higher likelihood of depressive symptoms than those who did not after adjusting for potential confounders (PR: 1.73; 95%CI: 1.55, 1.92). Conclusions: This finding suggests that experience of workplace discrimination could aggravate the mental health of firefighters who provide an important public service.",
keywords = "South Korea, depressive symptoms, firefighters, workplace discrimination",
author = "Nagyeong Lee and Kim, {Ji Hwan} and Kim, {Ja Young} and Kim, {Seung Sup}",
note = "Funding Information: This study was supported by the National Human Rights Commission of the Republic of Korea and the Ministry of Education of the Republic of Korea and the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF-2015S1A3A2046566). The findings, conclusions, or any content of this paper are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of the National Human Rights Commission of the Republic of Korea. NL conceptualized the study, analyzed the data and wrote the manuscript. J-HK contributed to interpretation of the data, reviewed the draft and provided critical revision of the manuscript. JYK participated in preparation of the manuscript, reviewed the draft and provided critical comments on it. S-SK conceptualized the study, reviewed the draft and revised it critically for important intellectual content. The authors would like to thank the firefighters for participating in the survey. This study was supported by the National Human Rights Commission of the Republic of Korea and the Ministry of Education of the Republic of Korea and the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF-2015S1A3A2046566). The findings, conclusions, or any content of this paper are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of the National Human Rights Commission of the Republic of Korea. This study was performed at Korea University and approved by the Institutional Review Board of Korea University (1040548-KU-IRB-15-110-A-1). Informed consent was obtained from the respondents prior to the study participation. The authors declare no conflicts of interest. Paul Landsbergis declares that he has no conflict of interest in the review and publication decision regarding this article.",
year = "2018",
month = sep,
doi = "10.1002/ajim.22876",
language = "English",
volume = "61",
pages = "741--750",
journal = "American Journal of Industrial Medicine",
issn = "0271-3586",
publisher = "Wiley-Liss Inc.",
number = "9",
}
