DEVELOPMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH SCALE FOR TRUCK DRIVERS: A PSYCHOMETRIC APPROACH

Authors

  • Syed Muhammad Imran Haider Zaidi Department of Clinical Psychology, (DCP), University of Management and Technology, Lahore
  • Zahid Mahmood University of Management and Technology, Lahore
  • Sadia Saleem School of Professional Psychology, University of Management and Technology, Lahore

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.52567/pjsr.v3i3.238

Abstract

Long-distance driving needs a lot of psychological abilities; amongst them, the most significant is mental health. The current study aimed to develop a Mental Health Scale for Truck Drivers Urdu (MHS-TD Urdu) for long-distance truck drivers (LDTDs) of Pakistan. The study sample was men LDTDs aged between 30 to 60 years who travelled a minimum 300 Kilometer daily, were approached in truck stands across Punjab, where truck drivers from other provinces also stay. The study consists of three sections. The first section consisted of exploration that results in an item pool generation. In the second phase, the sample (N =300) was collected for final scale administration. Factor analysis was run on the statistical package for social sciences version 25 (SPSS-25) to finalize sub-factors of the scale. In the final scale, 23 items were retained with factor loading .35 and above. The KaiserMeyer–Olkin (KMO) value was found adequate, which is .893 and Bartlet test was found significant at p <001. The results indicated a .90 Cronbach’s α, which indicates an excellent internal consistency. Mental Health Scale for Truck Drivers Urdu (MHS-TD Urdu) has two sub-factors, i.e., fragile of mood and somatic. The first scale has reliability .911 while reliability of second subscale is .685. This scale would be an excellent measure for clinicians to identify the level of mental health as well as mental health issues and help them to design a counseling plan according to the needs of the client.

Keywords: Truck driver, Mental Health, Stress, Depression

Author Biographies

  • Syed Muhammad Imran Haider Zaidi, Department of Clinical Psychology, (DCP), University of Management and Technology, Lahore

    Ph.D.

     

  • Zahid Mahmood, University of Management and Technology, Lahore

    Adjutant Professor

  • Sadia Saleem, School of Professional Psychology, University of Management and Technology, Lahore

    Dean

Additional Files

Published

2021-09-30

Issue

Vol. 3 No. 3 (2021): Pakistan Journal of Social Research (PJSR)

Section

Research Article

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How to Cite

[1]
“DEVELOPMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH SCALE FOR TRUCK DRIVERS: A PSYCHOMETRIC APPROACH”, Pak. J, Soc. Sci., vol. 3, no. 3, pp. 170–174, Sep. 2021, doi: 10.52567/pjsr.v3i3.238.