International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction

Mamom, J., Daovisan, H., Winaiprasert, P., & Yolpant, W., "The “Silent Assassin” in Your Job? Occupational Stress on Female Casual Workers with Mental Illness: A Sequential Mixed-Method Study.", ​International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, ​Apr 2023

Abstract
              Mental illness is a widespread psychiatric disorder, but few studies have explored how it manifests in occupational stress. This study aims to examine the occupational stress on female casual workers with mental illness in the informal economy of Lao PDR. We utilised a mixed-method study with a sequential exploratory design (quantitative and qualitative data). Our study drew on a sample of 1037 structured interviews and purposive sampling of 15 in-depth interviews from October 2018 to March 2020. The three-level effect model showed a positive effect (χ21χ12 = 11.57, p < 0.01; χ21χ12 = 15.50, p < 0.01; χ22χ22 = 20.02, p < 0.01), thus supporting all relevant hypotheses. The quantitative findings are consistent with the qualitative results, revealing that occupational stress may result in mental illness. The implications of these findings for practice are discussed.