caa a22 4500 606211071 CHVBK 20210128101036.0 cr unu---uuuuu 210128e20151201xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s10926-015-9577-2 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s10926-015-9577-2 Workstyle and Musculoskeletal Discomfort (MSD): Exploring the Influence of Work Culture in Malaysia [Elektronische Daten] [Ismail Maakip, Tessa Keegel, Jodi Oakman] Purpose Workstyle can be defined as an individual pattern of cognitions, behaviours and physiological reactivity that can occur while performing job tasks. Workstyle has been associated with the development of musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) amongst office workers in developed countries. However, little is known about the contribution of workstyle on MSDs in developing countries such as Malaysia. The objective of this cross-sectional study was to examine the relationship between workstyle and musculoskeletal discomfort in a sample of office workers in Malaysia. Methods Office workers (N=417; response rate 65.5%) from four organisations completed a survey measuring physical and psychosocial hazards, job satisfaction, work-life balance, workstyle, and MSD discomfort levels. Hierarchical regression analyses were undertaken to examine predictors associated with self-reported musculoskeletal discomfort, and more specifically the relationship between workstyle and MSD discomfort. Results Musculoskeletal discomfort was significantly associated with working through pain, mental health, physical demands, gender and work-life balance (R 2=50.2, adjusted R 2=0.48; F (13, 324)=25.09, p=0.001). Working through pain is the strongest risk factor associated with MSD discomfort (ß=0.49, p=0.001) compared to other potential risk factors. Conclusions Working through pain is influenced by work, social culture and religious beliefs. Workplace MSDs interventions that focus on the impact of physical and psychosocial hazards with emphasis on addressing adverse workstyles should take into account aspects related to work and social culture of the target population. Changes are recommended at both employee and management levels such as better communications and understanding concerning workplace problems with regards to minimizing MSDs at work. Springer Science+Business Media New York, 2015 Workstyle nationallicence Musculoskeletal discomfort nationallicence Risk factors nationallicence Self-report measure nationallicence Culture nationallicence Maakip Ismail Centre for Ergonomics and Human Factors, School of Psychology and Public Health, La Trobe University, 3086, Bundoora, VIC, Australia aut Keegel Tessa Centre for Ergonomics and Human Factors, School of Psychology and Public Health, La Trobe University, 3086, Bundoora, VIC, Australia aut Oakman Jodi Centre for Ergonomics and Human Factors, School of Psychology and Public Health, La Trobe University, 3086, Bundoora, VIC, Australia aut Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation Springer US; http://www.springer-ny.com 25/4(2015-12-01), 696-706 1053-0487 25:4<696 2015 25 10926 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10926-015-9577-2 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10926-015-9577-2 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Maakip Ismail Centre for Ergonomics and Human Factors, School of Psychology and Public Health, La Trobe University, 3086, Bundoora, VIC, Australia aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Keegel Tessa Centre for Ergonomics and Human Factors, School of Psychology and Public Health, La Trobe University, 3086, Bundoora, VIC, Australia aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Oakman Jodi Centre for Ergonomics and Human Factors, School of Psychology and Public Health, La Trobe University, 3086, Bundoora, VIC, Australia aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation Springer US; http://www.springer-ny.com 25/4(2015-12-01), 696-706 1053-0487 25:4<696 2015 25 10926