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Abstract：
OBJECTIVE: The humidifier disinfectant catastrophe in South Korea was a social disaster caused by toxic chemical substances. The present study aimed to examine the relationships between psychological symptoms and adaptive life functioning in survivors of humidifier disinfectants. This study examined the differential effects of psychological symptoms on life adjustment between survivors of humidifier disinfectant and the general population.
METHODS: A total of 452 individuals (228 general and 224 survivor groups) participated in this research. This study utilized the Adult Self-Report, one of the most widely used comprehensive mental health scales for measuring both psychological symptoms (e.g., anxiety/depression) and life adjustment functioning (e.g., interpersonal relationship). For the data analysis, multi-group structural equation modeling analysis was conducted using AMOS 21.0 program.
RESULTS: The results of this study indicated that attention problems out of 8 psychological symptoms was the only significant factor related to life adjustment in both general and survivor groups. In addition, there was a significant 2-way interaction effect of group status and somatic complaints on life adjustment.
CONCLUSIONS: When the somatic complaint symptom was higher, participants in the survivor group were less likely to adjust in life than the general group. Taken together, the somatic complaints of the survivors more strongly influence the life adjustment than the general population. Finally, the authors discuss practical implications for survivors of humidifier disinfectants for designing suitable intervention strategies.Int J Occup Med Environ Health. 2023;36(5):596-605.
METHODS: A total of 452 individuals (228 general and 224 survivor groups) participated in this research. This study utilized the Adult Self-Report, one of the most widely used comprehensive mental health scales for measuring both psychological symptoms (e.g., anxiety/depression) and life adjustment functioning (e.g., interpersonal relationship). For the data analysis, multi-group structural equation modeling analysis was conducted using AMOS 21.0 program.
RESULTS: The results of this study indicated that attention problems out of 8 psychological symptoms was the only significant factor related to life adjustment in both general and survivor groups. In addition, there was a significant 2-way interaction effect of group status and somatic complaints on life adjustment.
CONCLUSIONS: When the somatic complaint symptom was higher, participants in the survivor group were less likely to adjust in life than the general group. Taken together, the somatic complaints of the survivors more strongly influence the life adjustment than the general population. Finally, the authors discuss practical implications for survivors of humidifier disinfectants for designing suitable intervention strategies.Int J Occup Med Environ Health. 2023;36(5):596-605.
摘要：
目的：韩国的加湿器消毒剂灾难是由有毒化学物质引起的社会灾难。本研究旨在研究加湿器消毒剂幸存者的心理症状与适应性生活功能之间的关系。这项研究研究了湿化器消毒剂幸存者与普通人群之间心理症状对生活调整的不同影响。
方法：共有452个人（228个普通组和224个幸存者组）参与了这项研究。本研究利用成人自我报告，用于测量两种心理症状的最广泛使用的综合心理健康量表之一(例如，焦虑/抑郁)和生活调整功能(例如，人际关系)。对于数据分析，采用AMOS21.0程序进行多组结构方程建模分析。
结果：这项研究的结果表明，在普通组和幸存者组中，8种心理症状中的注意力问题是与生活调整相关的唯一重要因素。此外,群体状态和躯体主诉对生活适应有显著的双向交互作用.
结论：当躯体主诉症状较高时，与一般组相比,幸存者组的参与者在生活中适应的可能性较小.一起来看,幸存者的躯体抱怨比一般人群更强烈地影响生活调整。最后,作者讨论了加湿器消毒剂幸存者设计合适干预策略的实际意义。IntJOccupMedEnvironHealth。2023年；36（5）。
方法：共有452个人（228个普通组和224个幸存者组）参与了这项研究。本研究利用成人自我报告，用于测量两种心理症状的最广泛使用的综合心理健康量表之一(例如，焦虑/抑郁)和生活调整功能(例如，人际关系)。对于数据分析，采用AMOS21.0程序进行多组结构方程建模分析。
结果：这项研究的结果表明，在普通组和幸存者组中，8种心理症状中的注意力问题是与生活调整相关的唯一重要因素。此外,群体状态和躯体主诉对生活适应有显著的双向交互作用.
结论：当躯体主诉症状较高时，与一般组相比,幸存者组的参与者在生活中适应的可能性较小.一起来看,幸存者的躯体抱怨比一般人群更强烈地影响生活调整。最后,作者讨论了加湿器消毒剂幸存者设计合适干预策略的实际意义。IntJOccupMedEnvironHealth。2023年；36（5）。
