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Revista de Psicología del Trabajo y de las Organizaciones

On-line version ISSN 2174-0534Print version ISSN 1576-5962

Abstract

KOTERA, Yasuhiro; GREEN, Pauline  and  SHEFFIELD, David. Mental health shame of UK construction workers: relationship with masculinity, work motivation, and self-compassion. Rev. psicol. trab. organ. [online]. 2019, vol.35, n.2, pp.135-143.  Epub Sep 05, 2019. ISSN 2174-0534.  https://dx.doi.org/10.5093/jwop2019a15.

Despite their poor mental health, many UK construction workers do not seek out help, because of shame for mental health problems relating to masculinity. The purposes of this study were to investigate relationships among mental health shame, mental health problems, masculinity, self-compassion, and motivation, and examine whether self-compassion would mediate the relationship between mental health shame and mental health problems. Construction workers (N = 155) completed measures for those five constructs. The five constructs were adequately correlated with each other, but masculinity and motivation were not related to shame. Self-compassion partially mediated the relationship between mental health shame and mental health problems. Findings may help construction workers understand the importance of mental health shame with mental health problems, and identify better solutions for poor mental health. Brief online self-compassion training was recommended to reduce shame and enhance self-compassion, and may be accessible for construction workers who work at diverse sites and hours.

Keywords : Mental health shame; Masculinity; Self-compassion; Construction workers; Motivation.

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