Epidemiological Aspect of Physical and Mental Fatigue among Greek Employees in Pharmaceutical Companies: the role of Organizational Commitment and Work Satisfaction

Abstract

Paraskevi Theofilou, Panagiotis Andriopoulos, Sofia Zyga, Charalampos Economou, Aspasia Panagiotou, Maria Tsironi, Panagiotis Prezerakos, Foteini Tzavella

The purpose of the current study was to investigate the association of organizational commitment and job satisfaction with physical and mental fatigue among employees working in pharmaceutical companies. The research involved 102 employees of different specialties (medical visitors, administrators, laboratory staff, etc.) with an average age of 43 years. Participants completed the Fatigue Assessment Scale (FAS), the Meyer and Allen Organizational Commitment Questionnaire, and the Employee Satisfaction Inventory (ESI). The results showed that satisfaction from nature of work as well as continuous commitment predicted fatigue (B=-0,428, sig. 0,001, B=0,170, sig. 0,008 respectively). Moreover, the results indicated that working hours per week predicted negatively physical and mental fatigue (B=-0,033, sig. 0,034). In conclusion, research on fatigue or interventions aimed at reducing it should take organizational commitment and job satisfaction into highly consideration.

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