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IJSTR >> Volume 10 - Issue 1, January 2021 Edition



International Journal of Scientific & Technology Research  
International Journal of Scientific & Technology Research

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ISSN 2277-8616



Factors Affecting The Stress Level Among The Asian Sea-Farers

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AUTHOR(S)

Mohammed Russtam Suhrab Ismail, Ahmad Faizal Ahmad Fuad, Mohd Hafizi Said, Md. Arif Billah, Tamim Ahmed

 

KEYWORDS

Stress level, Factors, COVID-19, Seafarers, and Asian

 

ABSTRACT

Seafarer's job is mostly long durational, contact base, and tiring in nature that is correlated with their stress. We are exploring the level of stress among the Asian sea-farers with the associated personal and professional factors in the COVID-19 pandemic using an online-based cross-sectional survey (n=95). The 5-Likert scale used in the stress scale and a combination of all the stressors construct the stress score where simple linear regression analysis and Pearson correlation have applied. Most of the sea-farers are young aged (46.3%), married (58.9%), and ranked as deck officer (55.8%). Only 28.4% of seafarers have more than ten years of experience. Stress level among them is comparatively high (µ, SD; 75.13, 16.192) and pertains among 77% seamen. We also found that the age of the seafarers is positively correlated with the sea-going experience and stress score while negatively related to the port call frequency and extension of the contract. We also found a statistically negative correlation of sea-going experiences and extension of the contract. Regression analysis explains stress level 20.1% through the effect of pandemic and sea-farers age at p<0.05. Therefore, more concentration on the sea-farers stress has suggested during critical conditions like pandemics

 

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