PSYCHOSOCIAL PREDICTORS OF SOMATIC SYMPTOMS IN RICKSHAW DRIVERS: THE ROLE OF BURNOUT AND RESILIENCE
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Faisalabad, Job Insecurity, Perceived Stigma, Resilience, Rickshaw Drivers, Somatic SymptomsAbstract
The present study aimed to find out the relationship between job insecurity, perceived stigma, burnout, resilience, and somatic symptoms among rickshaw drivers. This study utilized a cross-sectional research design, and participants were recruited through a purposive sampling technique. A sample of 300 rickshaw drivers was taken from different areas of Faisalabad. The age range was 35-50 years. Results showed that perceived stigma, burnout, and somatic symptoms were all significantly and positively related to job insecurity, indicating that higher levels of job insecurity were associated with higher levels of stigma, burnout, and physical complaints. Perceived stigma was positively correlated with burnout and somatic symptoms. Perceived stigma was significantly and negatively correlated with resilience, highlighting that higher levels of perceived stigma also correlated with lower resilience. A negative correlation between high burnout and high resilience as well as a positive correlation with somatic symptoms were also found. Furthermore, there was a significant negative relationship between resilience and somatic symptoms, indicating that individuals with higher levels of resilience reported fewer somatic health worries. The results implied that burnout partially mediated the relationship between psychosocial predictors (job insecurity, perceived stigma) and somatic symptoms. Furthermore, resilience emerged as a significant moderator in this dynamic. The findings have profound implications for public health policy and occupational psychological interventions.
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