Abstract:
Stress caused when exposed to various psychological risks/hazards at work is simply known to be
psychological stressors. Worker productivity (Labor Productivity) is considered as a crucial
element within construction projects as it measures the rate at which work is performed. It’s a
generally known fact that regardless of the cause, any worker experiencing stress in the workplace
will showcase a decreased productivity. The objective of this research topic is to understand what
psychological risks exists within the construction workplace and how it impacts on the labor
productivity of the Construction Industry. This research also explored on the mediating role of
health, specifically mental disorders between psychological stressors and labor productivity in
accordance to the empirical link.
Data collection was done through structured interview and questionnaires which was conducted
XYZ Construction Industry. It examined on what are the psychological risks experienced within the
workplace and how it has an impact on the productivity, and also examined any health disorders
which is experienced by the workers due to psychological stress and its impact on labor
productivity.
labor productivity is dependent variable and Psychological Stressors is independent variable.
MOTIVATION, CAREER DEVELOPMENT and WORK STRESS are the selected independent variables
for this research. Based on data gathered using questionnaire and interviews the data was
analyzed and presented. Hypotheses were tested using ANOVA test, Correlation, Regression and
found out that all three independent variables have a significant impact on Labour Productivity.
