Correlation Study of Emotional Labor, Self-esteem and Perceived Health Status of Construction Supervisors

We investigated the factors that negatively affect construction supervisors due to deterioration in the construction industry. The purpose of this study was to examine the correlation of emotional labor, self-esteem and perceived health status of construction supervisors.

To achieve our objectives, the cross-sectional descriptive design was used with a total subject of 102 construction supervisors. Data were analyzed with independent t-test, ANOVA, and Pearson's correlation coefficients.

Emotional labor was statistically significant in the presence of spouse (t = -2.03, p =.045), salary (F = 4.38, p =.015) and job satisfaction (F = 7.41, p =.001). Self-esteem was significantly associated with age (F = 4.53, p =.013), religion (t = 3.77, p <.001), salary (F = 9.35, p <.001) and job satisfaction (F = 7.84, p =.001), and the presence of hobbies (t = 2.00, p =.049). There was a statistically significant difference in perceived health status between the presence of religion (t = 2.65, p =.010) and job satisfaction (F = 5.80, p =.004). The mean score of emotional labor was 2.50 out of 5.00, self-esteem was 2.83 out of 5.00, and perceived health status was 3.20 out of 5.00. There were statistically positive correlations between selfesteem and perceived health status(r=.27, p<.005). The higher the self - esteem, the higher the perceived health status. However, emotional labor and self-esteem were not statistically significant. Emotional labor and perceived health status were not statistically significant.

Further research is needed to find other possible affecting perceived health status of construction supervisors. It is necessary to develop a health promotion program and to verify its effectiveness to improve the health of construction supervisors.