Perceived stress by mototaxi drivers and its relationship with sociodemographic and occupational characteristics

Cidreira, Lídia Cíntia Silva; Teixeira, Jules Ramon Brito; Mussi, Fernanda Carneiro

doi:10.1590/0034-7167-2022-0505

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ORIGINAL ARTICLE • Rev. Bras. Enferm. 76 (4) • 2023 • https://doi.org/10.1590/0034-7167-2022-0505 copy

Perceived stress by mototaxi drivers and its relationship with sociodemographic and occupational characteristics

Estrés percibido por mototaxistas y su relación con características sociodemográficas y ocupacionales

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ABSTRACT

Objective:

To investigate the association of sociodemographic and occupational characteristics with a high level of perceived stress in motorcycle taxi drivers.

Method:

Cross-sectional study carried out with motorcycle taxi drivers who answered instruments on sociodemographic and occupational variables - Perceived Stress Scale, Job Content Questionnaire and Effort-Reward Imbalance. Descriptive statistics, Pearson’s chi-square test and Poisson regression with robust variance were used. Statistical significance was 5%.

Results:

Of the 800 motorcycle taxi drivers, 46.8% had a high level of perceived stress. In the multivariate analysis, a high level of stress was associated with low control over work (PR=7.76; 95%CI=5.19-11.61), low social support at work (PR=3.87; 95%CI =2.95 5.08), working hours longer than eight hours a day (RP=1.47; 95%CI=1.21-1.78) and monthly income less than or equal to two minimum wages (PR=1.34;95%CI=1.13-2.58).

Conclusion:

Long working hours, occupational stressors and low income were associated with a high level of perceived stress. Public policies and interventions to minimize occupational stressors are essential.

Descriptors:
Motorcycles; Stress; Occupational Health; Working Conditions; Men’s Health

Variable	n	%
Perceived stress level
Low	188	23,5
Moderate	238	29,7
High	374	46,8
Sociodemographic characteristics
Age group
Up to 35 years	462	57,8
≥ 36 years	338	42,2
Educational level
Elementary School	272	34,0
High school/Higher education	528	66,0
Marital status
No partner	297	37,1
With partner	503	62,9
Self-reported race/skin color
Black	472	59,0
Non-black	328	41,0
Mototaxi driver monthly income^* * Minimum wage value at the time of data collection: R$ 937.00.
> 2 minimum wages	672	84,0
≤ 2 minimum wages	128	16,0
Occupational characteristics
Workday
Working time in years
≤ 7 years	461	57,6
> 7 years	339	42,4
Working days/week
≤ 5 days	267	33,38
6-7 days	533	66,63
Working hours/day
≤ 8 hours	218	27,3
> 8 hours	582	72,7
Work shifts/day
Diurnal	482	60,3
Nocturnal	318	39,7
Rest break
Yes	365	45,6
No	435	54,4
Occupational stressors
Control over work
High	327	40,9
Low	473	59,1
Psychological demand
High	505	63,1
Low	295	36,9
Social support at work
High	342	42,8
Low	458	57,2
Overcommitment to work
Absent	391	48,9
Present	409	51,1

Variable	n	P (%)	p ^{^* * p obtained by Pearson's chi-square test; P - Prevalence; PR - prevalence ratio; 95% CI - 95% confidence interval.}	PR	CI95%
Sociodemographic characteristics
Age group
≥ 36 years (n = 338)	196	58.0	< 0.001	1.00	-
Up to 35 years (n = 462)	178	38.5		0.66	0.57-0.76
Educational level
High school/Higher education (n = 528)	200	37.8	< 0.001	1.00	-
Elementary School (n = 272)	174	63.9		1.69	1.46-1.94
Marital status
With partner (n = 503)	254	50.5	< 0.007	1.00	-
Without partner (a) (n = 297)	120	40.4		1.24	1.06-1.47
Self-reported race/skin color
Non-black (n = 328)	122	37.2	< 0.001	1.00	-
Black (n = 472)	252	53.4		1.43	1.21-1.69
Mototaxi driver monthly income
> 2 minimum wages (n = 672)	322	47.9	< 0.001	1.00	-
≤ 2 minimum wages (n = 128)	52	40.6		0.84	0.67-1.06
Occupational characteristics
Workday
Working time in years
≤ 7 years (n = 461)	153	33.2	< 0.001	1.00	-
> 7 years (n = 339)	221	65.1		1.96	1.68-2.28
Number of working hours per day
≤ 8 hours (n = 218)	44	20.1	< 0.001	1.00	-
> 8 hours (n = 582)	330	56.7		2.80	2.13-3.69
Rest break
Yes (n = 365)	88	24.1	< 0.001	1.00	-
No (n = 435)	286	65.7		2.72	2.24-3.31
Occupational stressors
Control over work
High (n = 327)	22	6.7	< 0.001	1.00	-
Low (n = 473)	352	74.4		11.06	7.36-16.62
Psychological demand
High (n = 295)	130	44.7	0.251	1.00	-
Low (n = 505)	244	48.3		1.09	0.93-1.28
Social support at work
High social support (n = 342)	41	11.9	< 0.001	1.00	-
Low social support (n = 458)	333	72.7		6.06	4.52-8.12
Overcommitment to work
Absent (n = 391)	157	40.1	< 0.001	1.00	-
Present (n = 409)	217	53.0		1.32	1.13-1.53

Variable	PR	CI95%
Sociodemographic characteristics
Age group
36 years or more	1.00	-
Up to 35 years	1.13	1.05-1.22
Educational level
High school/Higher education	1.00	-
Elementary School	1.09	1.00-1.18
Self-reported race/skin color
Nonblack	1.00	-
Black	1.10	1.01-1.19
Taxi driver monthly income
> 2 minimum wages	1.00	-
≤ 2 minimum wages	1.34	1.13-1.58
Occupational characteristics
Workday
Number of working hours per day
≤ 8 hours	1.00	-
> 8 hours	1.47	1.21-1.78
Occupational stressors
Control over work
High	1.00	-
Low	7.76	5.19-11.61
Social support at work
High	1.00	-
Low	3.87	2.95-5.08
AIC	1.23
VIF mean	2.45

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[1] Corresponding author: Lídia Cintia Silva Cidreira, E-mail:lidia.cintia@ufba.br