Depression in tax office workers in Istanbul and its affecting factors

dc.authorid0000-0002-5569-0913en_US
dc.contributor.authorIssever, Halim
dc.contributor.authorOzdilli, Kursat
dc.contributor.authorAltunkaynak, Oguz
dc.contributor.authorOnen, Levent
dc.contributor.authorDisci, Rian
dc.date.accessioned2024-07-12T21:49:45Z
dc.date.available2024-07-12T21:49:45Z
dc.date.issued2008en_US
dc.departmentMaltepe Üniversitesien_US
dc.description.abstractDepression is a highly prevalent disorder that causes much personal distress and difficulties in functioning at home and the workplace. In the workplace, as elsewhere, depression can manifest as a variation in normal mood, as a symptom, as a disorder or as a disease. In this study we aimed to investigate the determining factors that affect the depression state among official workers. Workers from two tax offices were chosen through random sampling from the 62 tax offices in Istanbul. We used a questionnaire form to determine the demographic and socio-economic characteristics and health problems using face to face negotiations with the workers. We used: 'Job Satisfaction Scale', 'State and Trait Anxiety Inventory', and 'Back Depression Inventory'. The results after statistical evaluation showed that the depression state could be regarded as composed of several factors: high trait anxiety scores, discord with co-workers, and low job satisfaction and backache. In conclusion, a reduction of anxiety levels and an increase in job satisfaction should be arranged, it seemed to be useful to decrease workload and to develop the labor divisions in order to enable the individuals to deal with specific jobs. Also, the relationship between the senior staff and the other employees should be improved. The layout of the work place could be re-arranged to remove the workers' musculoskeletal problems (low-back pain, etc.) and their causes. Finally, it is necessary to expand the occupational health service practices.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1177/1420326X08096609
dc.identifier.endpage420en_US
dc.identifier.issn1420-326X
dc.identifier.issue5en_US
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-52949103295en_US
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ2en_US
dc.identifier.startpage414en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1420326X08096609
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12415/8067
dc.identifier.volume17en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000259632500005en_US
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ3en_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherSAGE PUBLICATIONS LTDen_US
dc.relation.ispartofINDOOR AND BUILT ENVIRONMENTen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessen_US
dc.snmzKY01254
dc.subjectdepressionen_US
dc.subjectjob satisfactionen_US
dc.subjecttax office workersen_US
dc.subjectanxietyen_US
dc.titleDepression in tax office workers in Istanbul and its affecting factorsen_US
dc.typeArticle
dspace.entity.typePublication

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