Citation

Hutton EA, Skues JL, Sullivan JA, Wise LZ. Ment. Health Prev. 2022; 28.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2022, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.mhp.2022.200249

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: This scoping review aimed to investigate whether the construct of mental health used in research in global construction industry workers utilized a dual-continuum model of mental health that incorporates both wellbeing and mental illness dimensions.

METHODS: A search was conducted in SCOPUS, ERIC, PubMed/MEDLINE, PsychINFO, Web of Science, and VOCED between July 2020 and August 2020. Google was searched for additional records between September 2019 to May 2021.

RESULTS: Five focus areas emerged within the 74 articles identified: Mental Health, Mental Illness, Substance Use, Suicide, and Wellbeing.

FINDINGS revealed ambiguity in how mental illness and wellbeing were conceptualized and operationalized. No study utilized a dual-continuum model of mental health that incorporated both wellbeing and mental illness dimensions.

CONCLUSIONS: Mental health in the construction industry is poorly understood. Construction workers, researchers, and clinicians would benefit from a reliable and valid evidence base to support mental health literacy initiatives and mental health treatments. © 2022 Elsevier GmbH

Language: en

Keywords

Mental health; Well-being; Construction industry; Wellbeing; Mental illness; Dual-Continuum