Psycho-social well-being programs required for construction workers in Zimbabwe
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2023
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Globally, psycho-social well-being is a significant challenge affecting construction workers. While the developed world has made great strides in solving this challenge, developing countries, including Zimbabwe, are lagging behind. This research, sought to determine the psycho-social well-being initiatives required for skilled construction workers in Zimbabwe. Quantitative data was collected using self-administered structured questionnaires for management personnel and interviewer-administered questionnaires for construction workers. Participants were sought from the Construction Industry Federation of Zimbabwe affiliated companies in higher categories. Relative importance index and T-test (two samples) were used for analysis. Both groups ranked counselling and team-building activities as the first and second-best initiatives. Health and safety regulations must address the absence of such initiatives. Further studies can investigate on the structuring and implementation of the initiatives. The study's main limitation was that participants needed to be drawn from all the construction company categories to ascertain the full extent of the challenge.
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Mateza, W. and Moyo, T., 2023. Psycho-social well-being programs required for construction workers in Zimbabwe. In Smart and Resilient Infrastructure For Emerging Economies: Perspectives on Building Better (pp. 173-181). CRC Press.