Analysis on locomotive crew's mental health status in high-speed railway

Objective To understand the mental health status of high-speed railway locomotive crew,improve the high speed railway locomotive working conditions,and preventive measures. Methods Using cluster sampling method,all of Guangzhou high speed railway locomotive crew-170 men and ordinary common train locomotive crew of 284 men were recruited. The Self-reporting Inventory( SCL-90) was administered to these locomotive crews. Results 45. 88% of high speed railway locomotive crew's score was over 160. The high-speed railway locomotive crew had significantly higher scores in Self-reporting Inventory( SCL-90) than ordinary common train locomotive crew( all P 0. 05). Multiple regression analyses were performed on the influencing factors of score. Age,smoking,drinking,culture,seniority of locomotive driving, seniority of high-speed rail driving had effects on SCL-90 score. Conclusions Compared with the ordinary train locomotive crew,high-speed rail locomotive attendants suffer notable psychological pressure.