Abdurrahim EMHAN, AHMET ŞENER YILDIZ, Yasin BEZ, SAİD KINGIR

Psychological symptom profile of butchers working in slaughterhouse and retail meat packing business: a comparative study

Bu çalışmada kasapların diğer meslek gruplarına göre daha fazla psikolojik problemler yaşadığı hipotezinin kantitatif olarak test edilmesi amaçlanmıştır. Bu amaçla, 43’ü mezbaha, 39’u perakende dükkan ve süpermarkette çalışan toplam 82 kasap ve kontrol grubu olarak 82 büro çalışanı ile görüşülerek SCL-90-R (Symptom Check List-90 Revised) testi uygulanmıştır. Araştırmada kasaplar ile kontrol grubu arasındaki Global Severety Index (GSI) skorları arasındaki fark anlamlı bulunmuştur (P

Anahtar Kelimeler:

işçi, anksiyete, gıda paketleme, insan davranışları, et, hayvan kesimi, süpermarket, insan

Mezbaha ve et perakende işletmelerinde çalışan kasapların psikolojik durumlarının karşılaştırmalı olarak araştırılması

In this study we aimed to test the hypothesis that butchers have more psychological problems than any other occupation. For this purpose, we applied SCL-90-R (Symptom Check List-90 Revised) to 43 butchers working in a slaughterhouse and 39 butchers working in meat processing or packing in supermarkets, and as a control group 82 office workers. In the research, a statistical significance between butchers and the control group in that the Global Severity Index (GSI) scores (P<0.001) was found. In terms of the GSI scores, there was no significant relationship between the slaughter house workers and the supermarket workers at P<0.05. However, there were significant relationships among the somatization, anxiety, anger-hostility, and psychotism (P<0.01). As a result, when comparing the two groups, butchers, especially those who work in slaughterhouses, have higher levels of psychological disorders than the office workers.

Keywords:

workers, anxiety, food packaging, human behaviour, meat, slaughter, supermarkets, man,

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