1999 Volume 12 Issue 2 Pages 24-36
The purpose of this study was to examine relationships between the quality of interpersonal relationships and mental health of adults in the workplace and in private life. Questionnaires were distributed to 465 adults(204 male, 218 female and 3 unknown). Results indicated that the size of support networks in private life decreased in males and increased in females as a function of age. The mental health of males was related to the type of employment, while this was not the case in females. In workplace groups, adolescents reported higher interpersonal stress than adults. In the workplace, interpersonal stress was strongly associated and social support was weakly associated with mental health. Conversely, in private life groups, social support was moderately associated with mental health while interpersonal stress was not.
