Job Stress, Health Behaviors and related of Quality of Life on a High-tech Company Workers in Taiwan

Introduction: Given the amount of time spent at work, workers are likely exposed by undesirable working conditions, and experience adverse impacts of exposure on their physical and psychological well-being.The main purpose of this study is to explore the high-tech, industries employees job stress, health behaviors and related of quality of life.

Methods: The data came from a teaching hospital project, high-tech company employees who accepted the hospital health examination from September to December 2009 were purposive selected into the study. There were 657 subjects have who completed the questionnaire (response rate 92.02%).Research instrument is a questionnaire which included quality of life, job stress, health behaviors and personal background information etc. Data were used descriptive statistics, t-test, ANOVA, Pearson's correlation, and multiple hierarchical regression statistical analysis.

Results: There were 83.3% males, and the average age was 36.09years, most of the individuals were above master degree (51.0%). In the hierarchal multiple regression analysis, while controlling the background variables, diet and exercise habits, job demand, job control and social support, significantly predicted physiological domain quality of life (&DeltaR2= 0.155).Similar results were found for psychological and environment domain quality of life (&DeltaR2= 0.109, 0.136). But only job control and social support significantly predicted social relationships domain quality of life (&DeltaR2= 0.138).

Conclusion: To improve workers overall quality of life, the findings suggest that workplace should enhance workers healthy diet and regular exercise. Furthermore, building a friendly work environment also need to be advocated.