Job stress and health: The role of social support at work

1987 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 93-100 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. H. Browner
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Job Stress ◽  
Support At Work ◽  
Stress And Health

Job stress and suicidal ideation among Chinese clinicians: The moderating role of social support

2019 ◽  
Vol 147 (2) ◽  
pp. 109-122 ◽  
Author(s):  
Guanghui Nie ◽  
Jianghong Du ◽  
Jianbo Liu ◽  
Li Yuan ◽  
Zhenyu Ma
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Suicidal Ideation ◽  
Job Stress ◽  
Moderating Role

Bidirectional Relationships Between Work and Sleep

2019 ◽  
pp. 351-372
Author(s):  
Chandra L. Jackson ◽  
Soomi Lee ◽  
Tori L. Crain ◽  
Orfeu M. Buxton, PhD
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Work Stress ◽  
Work Hours ◽  
Work Experiences ◽  
Sleep Health ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Race Ethnicity ◽  
Support At Work ◽  
Stress Work

This chapter focuses on how work and work experiences such as occupational demands, job autonomy, job stress, work hours, and work-related discrimination influence sleep across populations. A model of sleep and work is offered that accounts for the role of social factors. Empirical evidence demonstrates how these work factors such as occupational demands, autonomy, work schedules, long work hours, selection or placement into labor market sectors, work stress, social support at work, and work-related discrimination impact sleep health. Epidemiological evidence is further provided for sleep health disparities in the work–sleep relationship by race/ethnicity and immigration status.

scholarly journals Giving Social Support at Work May Reduce Inflammation on Employees Themselves: A Participatory Workplace Intervention Study Among Japanese Hospital Nurses

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tsukumi Tondokoro ◽  
Akinori Nakata ◽  
Yasumasa Otsuka ◽  
Nobuyuki Yanagihara ◽  
Ayumi Anan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Job Stress ◽  
Interleukin 6 ◽  
Inflammatory Markers ◽  
Nervous Activity ◽  
Interleukin 12 ◽  
Workplace Intervention ◽  
Autonomic Nervous Activity ◽  
Group 2 ◽  
Support At Work

Abstract ObjectivePreviously, we reported that the participatory workplace intervention was effective in reducing stress-related inflammatory markers, i.e., interleukin-6, among 31 Japanese female nurses. During the analysis, we recognized that our intervention might have increased prosocial behaviors like giving social support to others in some participants. Based on this assumption, we ran a secondary analysis, which examined the effect of giving social support to others on inflammatory markers, autonomic nervous activity, and perceived job stress before and after a 5-month intervention. We divided participants into two groups; those who had increased scores on giving social support after the intervention (Group 1, n = 13), and those who had decreased/unchanged in the scores (Group 2, n = 17). Friedman test was used to examine the changes in outcome measures by the group. ResultsGroup 1 showed significant decreases in interferon-γ, interleukin-6, and interleukin-12/23p40 immediately after the intervention, while interleukin-12/23p40 remained stably decreased three months later; Group 2 did not show changes in these markers. No significant changes were observed regarding autonomic nervous activity and perceived job stress. This study presented a significant insight that giving social support at work may provide health benefits towards employees themselves, via decreasing inflammation in the body.

scholarly journals Workload, generic and work–family specific social supports and job stress

2016 ◽  
Vol 28 (8) ◽  
pp. 1778-1804 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sari Mansour ◽  
Diane-Gabrielle Tremblay
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Job Stress ◽  
Hospitality Industry ◽  
Specific Work ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Family Social Support ◽  
Family Friendly ◽  
Work Family

Purpose The present study aims to investigate the mediating role of work–family conflict (WFC) and family–work conflict (FWC) on the effects of workload and the generic and specific work–family social support in job stress. Design/methodology/approach Using AMOS 20 through bootstrap analysis for indirect effect, the study assessed the abovementioned relationships based on data collected from 258 respondents in the hospitality industry in Quebec. Findings The findings indicate that workload increases job stress via WFC and FWC. Both generic and specific work–family social support decrease job stress through WFC and FWC. Organizational support for reconciling work and family life is more significant than generic supervisor support. Family support reduces job stress via WFC but not via FWC. Research limitations/implications In future studies, it would be interesting to explore the effects of variables such as gender, marital status, hotel category and the job category, as well as cultural origin. Practical implications The results of this research should alert employers in the hospitality industry to engage in family-friendly policies that include not only practices such as working time arrangements, family leave and onsite child care services, but also to be committed to create a family-friendly culture and to adopt the best forms of supportive policies at work. Originality/value By emphasizing cross-domain effects, the present research contributes to the existing knowledge by testing the mediating role of WFC and FWC in the effects of workload and various resources of social support on job stress.

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