Work life experiences, stressors, and coping of factory workers

Date of Publication

2015

Document Type

Bachelor's Thesis

Degree Name

Bachelor of Arts Major in Psychology

Subject Categories

Psychology

College

College of Liberal Arts

Department/Unit

Psychology

Abstract/Summary

The study focuses on the work life experiences of factory workers, what they do and experience in their daily lives at work. It also discusses the stressors that they face in their workplace and the coping strategies that they use to alleviate these stressors. This study had a sample of 33 participants, everyone came from factories from Valenzuela City. The researchers made use of a qualitative method of inquiry in order to obtain data. The researchers used interview as their main method of collecting data. The results showed the different tasks that these workers do in their work (machine work, manual stitching, routine jobs, diverse jobs), their stressors (salary concerns, biased supervisors, concerns about the management, physical surroundings, and their contract status), and how they cope with these stressors (bonding with family and co-workers).

Abstract Format

html

Language

English

Format

Print

Accession Number

TU21139

Shelf Location

Archives, The Learning Commons, 12F, Henry Sy Sr. Hall

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