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Objective to compare occupational stress of the mine emergency rescuers who had provided assistance and who not. Methods 530 mine emergency rescuers were requested. A demographic and Occupational Stress questionnaire were employed to collect demographic variables and assess occupational stress. Chi-square test and analysis of covariance was used for analyzing the difference of age, marital status, education and stressors between the groups. Results Age was significantly difference between two groups (p < 0.05). In external conflict, task control, job demand, changing work load, opportunities for further development and participation, competitiveness, coping strategies, control strategies, support strategies and daily life stress, the scores of the rescuers who had provided assistance are significantly higher than other rescuers (p < 0.05). In job control, decision control, environment control, job monotonicity, patience, work locus of control, Self-esteem, psychological health, satisfaction and mood calm, the scores of the rescuers who had provided assistance are significantly lower than others.
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Li, X. et al. (2013). Research of Occupational Stress in Mine Emergency Rescuers. In: Du, W. (eds) Informatics and Management Science I. Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering, vol 204. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-4802-9_39
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