Code | Theme identified | Excerpts from focus group discussion |
F1 | Poor work performance | Psychological ill-being leads to poor work performance as workers are not in their full capacity to work well. |
F2 | Low motivation | Most of my colleague workers have low motivation to work extra hard these days, because of depression which results from the unfair rewards given to workers as compared to the efforts we put into the job. |
F3 | Low productivity | The productivity of construction employees becomes low when they have a poor health condition. |
F4 | High turnover | When construction employees are not feeling well, they leave the construction industry and high turnover could affect the company. |
F5 | Low morale | When I reach a certain limit, I have low morale to continue working. |
F6 | Job dissatisfaction | Job dissatisfaction is a consequence of too much pressure at the workplace. |
F7 | Absenteeism/ Sick leave | Construction employees who are having some health problems usually absent themselves from work or take long sick leave. |
F8 | Breakdown in communication | Construction employees do not relate well with each other when there is a lot of tension at the construction workplace and this leads to a breakdown in communication. |
F9 | Work stoppage | The construction work can be stopped if more employees are not having good health to work. |
F10 | Violence at work | Violence at work usually occurs when some construction employees are experiencing psychological health conditions such as stress, tension or frustration. |
F11 | Medical costs | Medical costs for the construction industry increase when construction employees are hospitalized because of their work. |
F12 | Errors in work | When construction employees are over-exhausted, there can be errors in their decisions, leading to so many mistakes at work. |