Causes of the mental health challenges in construction workers and their impact on labor productivity

B Rouhanizadeh, S Kermanshachi - Tran-SET 2021, 2021 - ascelibrary.org
Mental health issues are increasingly affecting the performance of workers in many different
industries, including the transportation construction industry. Depression, anxiety, etc. are …

Mental health challenges of manual and trade workers in the construction industry: a systematic review of causes, effects and interventions

J Duckworth, A Hasan, I Kamardeen - Engineering, Construction and …, 2024 - emerald.com
Purpose Data from different countries suggest a higher prevalence of anxiety, depression
and suicides among manual and trade workers in the construction industry than in the …

Measures to improve the mental health of construction personnel based on expert opinions

JM Nwaogu, APC Chan, JA Naslund - Journal of management in …, 2022 - ascelibrary.org
Increasing rates of depression, anxiety, and suicide in the construction industry have drawn
the attention of researchers to consider mental health as an integral part of health and …

Work stressors, coping strategies, and poor mental health in the Chinese construction industry

S Zhang, RY Sunindijo, S Frimpong, Z Su - Safety science, 2023 - Elsevier
Research on mental health in the construction industry has accelerated recently, and
findings reveal that the mental health of construction employees is poor. However, very little …

Stress, fear, and anxiety among construction workers: a systematic review

C Gómez-Salgado, JC Camacho-Vega… - Frontiers in Public …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Objectives The aim of this review was to assess the possible risk factors arising from working
conditions, that could have an impact on the stress, fear, and anxiety of construction workers …

A systematic review of mental stressors in the construction industry

B Tijani, X Jin, R Osei-Kyei - International journal of building …, 2021 - emerald.com
Purpose Stressors emanated from construction projects are causative factors for
occupational stress inherent in the construction industry. Concomitant implications of …

Staff resilience and coping behavior as protective factors for mental health among construction tradesmen

JM Nwaogu, APC Chan, MO Tetteh - Journal of engineering, design …, 2022 - emerald.com
Purpose Construction tradesmen are exposed to high levels of stress that can worsen
mental health, negatively impacting safety compliance and organization productivity. Hence …

Psychosocial factors for safety performance of construction workers: taking stock and looking forward

R Tong, L Wang, L Cao, B Zhang… - Engineering, construction …, 2023 - emerald.com
Purpose Psychosocial factors have received increasing attention regarding significantly
influencing safety in the construction industry. This research attempts to comprehensively …

Physical, mental, and emotional health of construction field labors working in extreme weather conditions: Challenges and overcoming strategies

S Karthick, S Kermanshachi… - … Research Congress 2022, 2022 - ascelibrary.org
The construction industry is regarded as one of the most highly hazardous industries.
Workers are vulnerable to numerous injuries every day due to a lack of efficient safety …

The relationship between psychosocial hazards and mental health in the construction industry: A meta-analysis

C Sun, CKH Hon, KA Way, NL Jimmieson, B Xia - Safety science, 2022 - Elsevier
The mental health of the construction workforce is an important health and safety concern for
the construction industry. Individual studies show that work-related psychosocial hazards …