Abstract:

In this study, it was aimed to determine the psychological resilience, anxiety, depression and stress levels of female textile workers and the effect of occupational health and safety practices in the workshops where they work on their exposure to occupational accidents. A total of 447 women working in 9 textile workshops selected by purposive sampling method were included in the sample of the descriptive and cross-sectional study. Research data were collected using a sociodemographic information form, questions investigating occupational health and safety, the Brief Resilience Scale, and the Depression-Anxiety-Stress (DAS-21) Scale. 14.8% of the participants experienced occupational accidents in the last 12 months. The occurrence of occupational accidents was significantly lower for those workplaces with a regular reporting and record-keeping system for workplace accidents, those maintaining a clean and well-maintained work environment compared to those that did not, those keeping workloads and working hours at an appropriate level compared to those that did not, and those providing occupational health and safety training to new recruits compared to those that did not. No significant impact of psychological resilience, anxiety, depression, and stress levels on the occurrence of occupational accidents was identified. The implementation of occupational health and safety practices in textile workshops plays a crucial role in reducing occupational accidents.

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