Psychomotor Vigilance, Work and Family Conflict and Mental Health in Truck Drivers

Abstract

The aim of the current study is to investigate the relationship between psychomotor vigilance, work and family conflict and mental health of truck drivers. It was hypothesized that there is likely to be a negative relationship between Psychomotor Vigilance, Work and Family Conflict and Mental Health. Also, Psychomotor Vigilance, Work and Family Conflict will negatively predict Mental Health of Truck drivers. It was a Cross-Sectional study. A convenient sample of 100 truck drivers was collected with the age range of 20-55 years (M=31.28, SD=8.61) from different truck stations of Rawalpindi and Islamabad. Measures included Urdu versions of Driver Cognition Questionnaire (Ehlers et al., 2007), Driver Behavior Survey (Clapp et al., 2019), Work and Family Conflict (Haslam et al., 2015). And Mental Health Inventory (Veit and Ware, 1983) along with demographic information and informed consent. Results of Pearson Correlation showed that Driving Cognitions, Driving Behavior and Work Family Conflict were positively correlated with Psychological Distress, and Psychological Wellbeing was positively correlated with Social Concerns, Hostile Aggressive Driving Behavior. Negative correlation was observed between Psychological Wellbeing, Driving Cognition, Driving Behavior, Family Work Conflict and Psychological Distress. Hierarchical Regression showed that 62% of variance in Psychological Distress was explained by the overall model and 36% of variance in Psychological Wellbeing was accounted for by the overall model. It was found that Work Family Conflict and Driving Cognition were significant predictors of Psychological Distress and Driving Behavior was a significant negative predictor of Psychological Distress. The study highlights the importance of addressing work-related stressors to enhance their wellbeing.