Citations with the tag: JOB stress -- Research
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- Study shows impact of recession on workers.
// RoSPA Occupational Safety & Health Journal; Apr2012, Vol. 42 Issue 4, p2The article focuses on a study involving civil servants in Northern Ireland which indicates the increment of work-related stress by 40 percent during recession in 2009.
- Job Stress Linked to the Start of Heart Disease.
Jones, Pamela // Tennessee Tribune; 12/6/2012, Vol. 23 Issue 49, p9BThe article offers information on research studies, which revealed that job stress can lead to heart disease.
- Workplace stress a growing health hazard.
Jones, Pamela // Biomedical Market Newsletter; 9/12/2011, Vol. 21, p270The article reports on a study conducted by the economists of the Concordia University and published in "BMC Public Health" which reveals that increased job stress causes workers to increasingly seek help from health professionals for physical, mental and emotional ailments in Montreal, Quebec.
- Enforce deadlines, ban bureaucracy.
Jones, Pamela // Industry Week/IW; 06/22/98, Vol. 247 Issue 12, p55Unveils the results of a survey on US executives' job stress, conducted by Cornell University and Fort Worth-based Ray & Berndtson. Hindrance-related stress that interferes with an individual's achievements.
- Employees Plagued by Stress.
Jones, Pamela // Credit Union Magazine; Jan2012, Vol. 78 Issue 1, p48The article offers information on the StressPulse suvey by ComPsych which reveals that two-thirds of employees have increased levels of stress and approximately one-third of them report to work too stressed to be efficient on five or more days each year.
- Occupational Stress and Hypertension.
Rosenthal, T.; Alter, A. // Neurology Alert; Apr2012 Clinical Briefs, p7The article discusses research on a person's level of health and job-related stress (JRS) referencing to a study by T. Rosenthal and A. Alter published in an issue of the "Journal of the American Society of Hypertension."
- Aged care nurses under stress.
Rosenthal, T.; Alter, A. // Australian Nursing Journal; Feb2010, Vol. 17 Issue 7, p20The article discusses research conducted by the University of Melbourne which found that elderly care nurses and personal care workers in Victoria experience significant job stress due to cost cutting, high workloads and negative work environments.
- Occupational Stress and Hypertension.
Kuritzky, Louis // Infectious Disease Alert; Apr2012 Clinical Briefs, p7The article discusses research done by T. Rosenthal and A. Alter on the effects of job related stress on the health of a person, which was published in a 2012 issue of "The Journal of American Society of Hypertension."
- It's O.K., Boss. He Won't Bite.
Park, Alice // Time International (Atlantic Edition); 4/16/2012, Vol. 179 Issue 15, p16The article addresses the results of a 2012 study which reveals that people who take their pets to work experience less stress in their lives due to the increases in companionship levels, as well as interaction and conversation with colleagues.
- It's O.K., Boss. He Won't Bite.
Park, Alice // Time; 4/16/2012, Vol. 179 Issue 15, p22The article addresses the results of a 2012 study which reveals that people who take their pets to work experience less stress in their lives due to the increases in companionship levels, as well as interaction and conversation with colleagues.
- Medical Care.
Park, Alice // Biomedical Market Newsletter; 9/12/2011, Vol. 21, p82The article reports that researchers from the University of Cinninati's department of public health sciences, neurology, psychology, and anthropology used work intensity measurement tools to determine the similarity of mental effort and stress level among physicians in varying specialties.
- Ratings of stress by rugby referees.
Rainey, David W.; Hardy, Lew // Perceptual & Motor Skills; Jun97 Part 1, Vol. 84 Issue 3, p728Presents the results of a study on the stress experienced by rugby referees in Great Britain. Data from rugby referees in Wales, Scotland, and England; Mean rating of stress provided by rugby referees; Comparison of the stress rating of rugby referees with that of baseball and softball umpires;...
- Stress raises risk of heart disease among women under 50.
Wilkins, Rebecca // BMJ: British Medical Journal (Overseas & Retired Doctors Edition; 5/15/2010, Vol. 340 Issue 7756, p1052The article discusses a research study on the link between pressure in the workplace and an increased risk of heart disease among women under the age of 50 in Denmark, published in the 2010 issue of "Occupational and Environmental Medicine."
- Study of Police Officers Looks at Link Between Job-Related Stress and Disease.
Burchfiel, Cecil; Anderson, Michael; Straka, Annie // Sheriff; May/Jun2011, Vol. 63 Issue 3, p52The article focuses on the study which examines reaction of police officers in the Buffalo New York (NY) Police Department to job-related stress and disease, conducted by social and preventive medicine professor John Violanti. The study involves a series of surveys that evaluates the background,...
- Stress related work environment factors: nurses survey results.
Circenis, Kristaps; Millere, Inga // International Journal of Collaborative Research on Internal Medi; Jun2012, Vol. 4 Issue 6, p1150Introduction: The nursing profession is one of the most stressful occupations today, due to the quantity and diversity of risk factors associated with the work environment. The common contributory factors include higher nurse workloads and characteristics of the work environment such as...
- A Study on Understanding the Factors Contributing To Teachers' Professional Stress in the Private Schools of Gilgit-Baltistan.
Ramzan, Muhammad; Bano, Yasmin; Sultana, Bibi; Bano, Fozia; Gujjar, Aijaz Ahmed; Iqbal, Javed // Language in India; Feb2012, Vol. 12 Issue 2, p344The purpose of this thesis is to investigate the factors that contribute to the professional stress of the private school teachers in Gilgit -Baltistan. The researchers have tried to study the factors contributing to professional stress of the teachers who participated in this study. The study...
- Stress response.
Ramzan, Muhammad; Bano, Yasmin; Sultana, Bibi; Bano, Fozia; Gujjar, Aijaz Ahmed; Iqbal, Javed // RoSPA Occupational Safety & Health Journal; Sep2012, Vol. 42 Issue 9, Special section p3The article discusses the study by the association of European scientists on the possible association between job strain and levels of alcohol consumption, in which the researcher found that non-drinkers, heavy drinkers and smokers report higher levels of work strain compared to other workers.
- Generational differences can cause work clashes.
Ramzan, Muhammad; Bano, Yasmin; Sultana, Bibi; Bano, Fozia; Gujjar, Aijaz Ahmed; Iqbal, Javed // Nursing Standard; 9/5/2012, Vol. 27 Issue 1, p9Conflicts are arising between nurses as a result of age differences, according to research.
- Stress in the Workplace.
Archer, Shirley // IDEA Fitness Journal; Nov/Dec2006, Vol. 3 Issue 10, p100The article discusses a report on job stress which was released by the U.S. Social Security Administration in 2005 and found that in the United States between 1998 and 2003, more workplace disability benefits were paid for mental health disorders than for any other medical complaints besides...
- DGPPN: Arbeitshetze ist ein Gesundheitsrisiko.
Archer, Shirley // Ergotherapie & Rehabilitation; May2012, Vol. 51 Issue 5, p11The publication of a paper by the Deutsche Gesellschaft f�r Psychiatrie, Psychotherapie und Nervenheilkunde (German Society for Psychiatry, Psychotherapy, and Neurology, DGPPN) on the negative health effects of stress at work including burnout is announced.
- Survey Finds Rising Job Frustration Among Principals.
Heitin, Liana // Education Week; 2/27/2013, Vol. 32 Issue 22, p9The article covers results of the 29th annual MetLife Survey of the American Teacher which found that a majority of K-12 public school principals in the U.S. view their jobs as stressful and the workload too complex.
- THE PREVALENCE OF STRESS AND ASSOCIATED FACTORS IN DENTISTS WORKING AT ISLAMIC INTERNATIONAL DENTAL COLLEGE HOSPITAL, ISLAMABAD.
KHAN, ATTAULLAH; ALVI, HAFSA; QADEER, SIDRA; KHAN, ANUM; KHAN, KIRAN IMTIAZ; KHAN, NADIA SHAUKAT // Pakistan Oral & Dental Journal; Dec2010, Vol. 30 Issue 2, p248While a number of studies have been conducted to investigate and understand stress in different professions, there are only a few studies which address stress in the dental profession. Such studies are even rarer in Pakistan. This study was conducted to investigate the extent of the stress and...
- THE SPECIFICITIES OF THE MULTIDIMENSIONAL DIAGNOSIS FOR OCCUPATIONAL STRESS AT THE TEACHERS FROM INSIDE THE HIGHSCHOOL CYCLE IN THE DISTRICT OF ARGES.
Leonard, Fleancu Julien // Journal of Physical Education & Sport / Citius Altius Fortius; 2009, Vol. 25 Issue 4, p119The article reports on the study on occupation stress experienced by highschool teachers of Arges district in Romania. The study was done on 80 pre-university learning teachers with an average age of 39.88 years, wherein 23 are men and 57 are women. Researchers found that work-related stress...
- PERCEIVED SOURCES OF OCCUPATIONAL STRESS AMONG PRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHERS IN DELTA STATE OF NIGERIA.
Akpochafo, G. O. // Education; Summer2012, Vol. 132 Issue 4, p826This study investigated the most prevalent sources of occupational stress and also the demographic variables of gender, age and length of service among primary school teachers in Delta State. Two research questions and three hypotheses guided the study. The study used a descriptive survey...
- FUNNY BUSINESS.
Akpochafo, G. O. // American Speaker; Jul2009, p7The article presents several stories in the U.S. that can be incorporated in speeches. NBC affiliate Eyewitness News reported that in Indianapolis, Indiana, the Memorial Park Cemetery is offering plots at a bargain price of buy one, get one free. Researches suggested that two out of three...
- Role Strain among Dual Position Physical Educators and Athletic Trainers Working in the High School Setting.
Pitney, William A.; Stuart, Moira E.; Parker, Jenny // Physical Educator; Fall2008, Vol. 65 Issue 3, p157Many physical education teachers are hired with the expectation that they fulfill an extra-curricular role. Those who are dual position physical educators and athletic trainers may be exposed to many accumulating occupational pressures. The purpose of this mixed methods study, therefore, was to...
- BURNOUT AMONG DUTCH REFORMED PASTORS.
Evers, Will; Tomic, Welko // Journal of Psychology & Theology; Winter2003, Vol. 31 Issue 4, p329The present study examined the degree of burnout among Dutch reformed pastors and aspects that may be conducive to the onset of burnout. They were asked to report how difficult they found their tasks and what options they had to alleviate the pressure of work they experienced. Compared with...
- NEWS FROM Personnel today.
Evers, Will; Tomic, Welko // Occupational Health; Apr2009, Vol. 61 Issue 4, p4The article presents news related to employee health. A University of Cambridge study found that insecurity about jobs affected the mental health of men more than women. A study by the University College of London found that cognitive function was reduced in people who worked overtime hours. A...
- Efecto de una intervenci�n psicoeducativa para disminuir el S�ndrome Burnout en personal de confianza de la Comisi�n Federal de Electricidad.
Pivaral, Carlos Enrique Cabrera; Cruz, Linnett Karina Ruiz; P�rez, Guillermo J. Gonz�lez; L�pez, Maria Guadalupe Vega; Figueroa, Isabel Valadez // Salud Mental; may/jun2009, Vol. 32 Issue 3, p215Modern life imposes several different labor demands on human beings; thus, bringing about stressing situations. All those events perceived as threatening bringing about tension are called stressors. A stressing situation comes about when there exists a discrepancy between environment demands and...
- WATCH THAT BLOOD PRESSURE!
Pivaral, Carlos Enrique Cabrera; Cruz, Linnett Karina Ruiz; P�rez, Guillermo J. Gonz�lez; L�pez, Maria Guadalupe Vega; Figueroa, Isabel Valadez // American Coin-Op; Jul2010, Vol. 51 Issue 7, p6The article discusses the work-related situations which cause stress for self-service laundry operators in the U.S. These situations include attendants showing up late or missing shifts, equipment malfunctions, showing up of a new competitor nearby, children running around the store, utility...
- Psychologically TOXIC Office Space.
Lewis, David // Women in Business; Mar/Apr2006, Vol. 58 Issue 2, p36The article provides information on a study on workplace stress. The research reveals that an estimated number of U.S. citizens face a health risk at work. As workers jockey through the last stretch of the year to achieve bonuses and score high on performance reviews, stress levels within...
- the role of personality in stress perception across different vocational types.
Saksvik, Ingvild Berg; Hetland, Hilde // Journal of Employment Counseling; Mar2011, Vol. 48 Issue 1, p3In this study, the authors investigated the relationship between personality (measured by the subscales of the NED Five-Factor Inventory [NEO-FFI]; Costa & McCrae, 1992) and stress (measured by the Overall Job Satisfaction scale [Warr, Cook, & Wall, 1979], and Cooper's Job Stress Scale [Cooper,...
- A review of research and strategies for burnout among Chinese nurses.
Lei, Wang; Hee, Kang Youn; Dong, Wu // British Journal of Nursing (BJN); 7/8/2010, Vol. 19 Issue 13, p844Although the concept of burnout has been a significant nursing issue worldwide over the past 30 years, in China the relevant research about nursing burnout only started in the 1990s. In this time, nursing burnout has become increasingly prevalent. This article examines the research carried out...
- The Effect of Teaching Emotional Intelligence (EI) Items on Job Related Stress in Physicians and Nurses Working in ICU Wards in Hospitals, Yerevan, Armenia.
Nooryan, Kh.; Gasparyan, Kh.; Sharif, F.; Zoladl, M. // International Journal of Collaborative Research on Internal Medi; Oct2011, Vol. 3 Issue 10, p704Background: Intensive care units (ICUs) are known as stressful environments. However, the conditions in which stressors may affect health professionals' performance and well-being and the conditions that potentially lead to impaired performance and staff's psychological distress are not well...
- Does stress at work make you gain weight? A two-year longitudinal study.
Berset, Martial; Semmer, Norbert K.; Elfering, Achim; Jacobshagen, Nicola; Meier, Laurenz L. // Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment & Health; Jan2011, Vol. 37 Issue 1, p45Objectives Research concerning the association between stress at work and body mass index (BMI) has mainly focused on two models (ie, job demand-control and effort-reward imbalance) as predictors and mostly been cross-sectional. The aim of our study is to extend previous research in two ways....
- B�ro �alisanlarinda Pazartesi Kaygisi.
Bez, Yasin; Emhan, Abdurrahim; Ari, Mustafa; �zen, Sakir // Dusunen Adam: Journal of Psychiatry & Neurological Sciences; Mar2011, Vol. 24 Issue 1, p38Objective: In this study, comparison of state and trait anxiety levels of office workers on monday and on thursday was aimed. Method: On monday morning, sociodemographical form, State Anxiety Inventory (SAI), Trait Anxiety Inventory (TAI) and Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) were delivered to the...
- Burnout Components as Predictors of Job & Life Satisfaction of University Employees.
Tarnini, Bahman Kord; Kord, Baqer // Indian Journal of Industrial Relations; Jul2011, Vol. 47 Issue 1, p126This study explores the relationships of job burnout, life and job satisfaction among university employees from a sample of 170 (90 males and 80 females) employees, selected at random from University of Sistan and Baluchestan. Job Burnout Scale, Job Satisfaction Questionnaire and Life...
- Traduction et validation d'une nouvelle mesure d'�puisement professionnel: le Shirom-Melamed Burnout Measure.
Sassi, Narjes; Neveu, Jean-Pierre // Canadian Journal of Behavioural Science; Jul2010, Vol. 42 Issue 3, p177This research aims to empirically validate into the French language and for the first time the Shirom Melamed Burnout Measure (Shirom & Melamed, 2006). First proposed by its designers as an alternative to the Maslach Burnout Inventory (Maslach & Jackson, 1981, 1986; Maslach, Jackson, & Leiter,...
- Les centres d'appels � eldorado technologique � ou forme moderne de d�gradation des conditions de travail ?
Hechiche-Salah, Lamia; Radhia, Im�ne Ben; Ammar-Mamlouk, Zeineb Ben // Revue Management et Avenir; ago2009, Issue 26, p74The amazing growth of call-centers is an obvious world-wide trend. But behind this new �technological eldorado� (Buscatto, 2002), an obscure reality profi les itself as call-centers can be seen as a modern form of the degradation of working conditions. Indeed, telemarketing activities are...
- A pilot study on the association between job stress and repeated measures of immunological biomarkers in female nurses.
Kyoung-Mu Lee; Daehee Kang; Kijung Yoon; Sun-Young Kim; Ho Kim; Hyung-Suk Yoon; Trout, Douglas; Hurrell, Joseph // International Archives of Occupational & Environmental Health; Oct2010, Vol. 83 Issue 7, p779Objective: To evaluate the immunosuppressive effects of job stress in female nurses, an 8-month longitudinal study was conducted at a major university hospital. Methods: Four groups of ten subjects each were constructed to represent high versus low objective stress and high versus low subjective...
- Testing the Job Demand�Control�Support model with anxiety and depression as outcomes: The Hordaland Health Study.
Sanne, Bjarte; Mykletun, Arnstein; Dahl, Alv A.; Moen, Bente E.; Tell, Grethe S. // Occupational Medicine; Sep2005, Vol. 55 Issue 6, p463Aim To test the strain/iso-strain, interaction and buffer hypotheses of the Job Demand�Control�Support model in relation to anxiety and depression.Methods Five thousand five hundred and sixty-two workers with valid Demand�Control�Support Questionnaire (DCSQ) scores were examined with the...
- MONITOR.
Kinoulty, Mary // Occupational Medicine; Sep2005, Vol. 55 Issue 6, p510The author offers information on Whitehall research initiative set up by Donald Reid and Geoffrey Rose in Great Britain in 1960s. She notes that the firm was established to examine the connection between diseases and employment. The author also mentions the Whitehall 2 initiative aimed to...
- EL PAPEL DEL MALESTAR F�SICO Y PSICOL�GICO EN LOS ACCIDENTES LABORALES EN LA AGRICULTURA.
L�pez-Ara�jo, Blanca; Osca Segovia, Amparo // Ansiedad y Estr�s; Dec2009, Vol. 15 Issue 2/3, p249Agriculture is one of the sectors with more occupational accidents; nevertheless, its psychosocial risks have not been sufficiently studied. The objective of this research is to analyze the relationship between different job stressors, physical and psychological distress and the number of...
- Survey Measures Burnout In Newspaper Sports Editors.
Reindary, Scott // Newspaper Research Journal; Spring2008, Vol. 29 Issue 2, p40The article presents a survey of newspaper sports editors evaluating their job stress, job satisfaction, and burnout level. The members of the trade group the Associated Press Sports Editors (APSE) were surveyed and follow-up interviews conducted. Basic demographic information on the editors is...
- The second version of the Copenhagen Psychosocial Questionnaire.
Pejtersen, Jan Hyld; Kristensen, Tage S�nderg�rd; Borg, Vilhelm; Bjorner, Jakob Bue // Scandinavian Journal of Public Health; Feb2010, Vol. 38 Issue 1, p8Aims: The aim of the present paper is to present the development of the second version of the Copenhagen Psychosocial Questionnaire (COPSOQ II). Methods: The development of COPSOQ II took place in five main steps: (1) We considered practical experience from the use of COPSOQ I, in particular...
- WHY WE ALL MUNCH ON THE JOB.
Pejtersen, Jan Hyld; Kristensen, Tage S�nderg�rd; Borg, Vilhelm; Bjorner, Jakob Bue // Shape; Feb2009, Vol. 28 Issue 6, p136The article reports on eating habits during work hours. Laval University conducted a study which found that women working on high stress projects, or projects requiring a lot of brainpower, ate an estimated 250 calories more than women who had low stress work assignments. Stress is a factor...
- Overtime = Overstressed.
Pejtersen, Jan Hyld; Kristensen, Tage S�nderg�rd; Borg, Vilhelm; Bjorner, Jakob Bue // Massage Magazine; Aug2008, Issue 147, p25The article presents a new study which shows that employees who work overtime are at increased risk of anxiety and depression. There were 1,350 workers who worked overtime and 9,000 workers who worked 40 hours or less per week included in the study. It was found out that working overtime was...
- Growing Pains: How technology is influencing Human Resources in academic libraries.
Edge, John M. // Library Student Journal; 2011, p10The nature of librarianship and the roles librarians play in academic libraries are undergoing a dizzying amount of change with increased levels of technology permeating librarianship. These changes have great consequences for the management of human resources. This article seeks to better...
- Stress dos enfermeiros de pronto socorro dos hospitais brasileiros.
Menzani, Graziele; Bianchi, Estela Regina Ferraz // Revista Eletr�nica de Enfermagem; 2009, Vol. 11 Issue 2, p327The nursing profession is considered as suffering the impact of stress, which arises from the constant care on patients and people with unpredictable situations, especially at the emergency room. The purpose of this study was to verify the stressors of nurses working in emergency room units in...
- Analysis of occupational stress in a high fashion clothing factory with upper limb biomechanical overload.
Forcella, Laura; Bonfiglioli, Roberta; Cutilli, Piero; Siciliano, Eugenio; Di Donato, Angela; Di Nicola, Marta; Antonucci, Andrea; Di Giampaolo, Luca; Boscolo, Paolo; Violante, Francesco // International Archives of Occupational & Environmental Health; Jul2012, Vol. 85 Issue 5, p527Purpose: To study job stress and upper limb biomechanical overload due to repetitive and forceful manual activities in a factory producing high fashion clothing. Methods: A total of 518 workers (433 women and 85 men) were investigated to determine anxiety, occupational stress (using the Italian...
