The Psychosocial Problems of Employees Experienced Work Rela Teo Accidents: The Case of Some Selected Organiza Tions in Addis Ababa
| dc.contributor.advisor | Tadesse, Sentayehu (PhD) | |
| dc.contributor.author | Bekele, Moges | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2019-02-04T12:07:54Z | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2023-11-10T14:45:27Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2019-02-04T12:07:54Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2023-11-10T14:45:27Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2009-06 | |
| dc.description.abstract | The study investigated the psychosocial problems of employees who had experienced work related accidents in the last twelve months in two selected organizations in Addis Ababa. In this regard, the manifestatians of psychosocial problems such as stress, family related problems, the possible causes for work related accidents and the intervention strategies of organizations in focus to mitigate the psychosocial problems of employees who had experienced work related accidents were studied. In this study, 103 participants were participated (89 respondents for self reported questionnaire, 2 supervisors as key informants and 12 FGD participants). The descriptive survey research method was employed for this study and two sets of questionnaire, which contained the socio-demographic information and the stress symptom scale, were utilizedfor data coliection. The finding of the study revealed that employees who had experienced work related accidents manifested a moderate level of stress. Although, it was not statistically significant, the finding of the study revealed that participants with different backgrounds such as sex, age, education, marital status and employment were manifested a moderate level of stress. It was also found out in the findings of the study that causes Jor work related accidents include factors such as high work pace, absence of support ji-om supervisors and long working hours. Regarding family problems in connection with work related accidents, the study revealed that conflict of responsibilities, domestic violence, difficulties in daily life logistics and decline of interest for family hobbies were among the factors manifested by the discussants. Concerning the intervention strategies employed by the organizations infocus to mitigate the psychosocial problems of employees with work related accidents, the study revealed that redistribution of work among colleagues, prioritization of tasks, provision of appropriate training and building team work were the most discussed issues by the FGD participants. The finding of the study implies that work related accidents has associations with stress though it is in a moderate level and is not statisticaliy significant based on a one-way ANOVA analysis. Considering the findings obtained, it was recommended that the organizations should employ different approaches such as integration of the counseling service with the existing health service programs by giving due allention for the psychosocial well-being of employees with work related accidents. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://etd.aau.edu.et/handle/12345678/16211 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Addis Ababa University | en_US |
| dc.subject | Experienced Work Rela Teo Accidents | en_US |
| dc.title | The Psychosocial Problems of Employees Experienced Work Rela Teo Accidents: The Case of Some Selected Organiza Tions in Addis Ababa | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |