The Study of Work Stress and Life Satisfaction in Cadre Coast Guards – A Case Study of Eastern Coastal Patrol Office

• Main Authors: Jiau Te Linen, 焦德廉
• Other Authors: Sun,Ben Chu
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2012
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/fznytz

碩士 === 國立臺東大學 === 公共與文化事務學系區域政策與發展研究碩士班 === 100 === The Study of Work Stress and Life Satisfaction in Cadre Coast Guards – A Case Study of Eastern Coastal Patrol Office Graduate Student: Jiau Te Linen Department of Public and Cultural Affairs Abstract The study is to learn the personal backgrounds, work stress and life satisfaction of the cadres coast guards in inspection offices through literature review and empirical research to help coast guards release the stress and offer a more solid base for cost guards’ administrative measures in the hope of encouraging the front-lined coast guards to commit themselves to the jobs wholeheartedly in response to the organizational restructure, as coast guards may have different feelings when working under high pressure and life threat, and the Coast Guard Administration are divided into Marine Patrol Directorate General and Coastal Patrol Directorate General due to its specifications of job which include customs, military, police and administration. The aim of the study is to discuss the cognitive difference of work stress, cognitive difference of life satisfaction, and the correlation between work stress and life satisfaction in the coast guards from different units of Eastern Coastal Patrol Office. The methodology adopts literature review and questionnaires and the censuses samples were collected among the cadre coast guards in Coast Patrol Corps 8-1, 8-2 and 8-3 of Eastern Coastal Patrol Office of Coastal Patrol Directorate General, Executive Yuan. 270 valid questionnaires sample out of 274 were collected. I. The followings are the main results according to the analysis: There exist a positive correlation and the level of significance between the factors of work stress including individual responsibility, frequent job rotating, work trivia and the factors of life satisfaction including recreational satisfaction and work place relation satisfaction. II. Suggestions: 1. Allot the work assignment properly based on the features of tasks. 2. Unblock the channels for promotion to enhance the incentive to work. 3. Provide with channels to study abroad. 4. Encourage the participation in recreational activities to release work stress. 5. Change the attitude to establish good beliefs. 6. Value the demands of life satisfaction actively. Key words: Coast guards, Work stress, Life satisfaction