scholarly journals Occupational Stress and Psychological Health of Employees of University Libraries in Osun State, Nigeria

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 0-0
Keyword(s):  
Health Status ◽  
Occupational Stress ◽  
Psychological Health ◽  
Good Health ◽  
Occupational Stressors ◽  
University Libraries ◽  
Positive Correlation ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Weak Positive Correlation ◽  
Related Stress

This study examined the influence of occupational stress on the psychological health of the employees of university libraries in Osun State, Nigeria. A random sample of 32 participants from selected university libraries in Osun State, Nigeria. The result of the hypothesis revealed a weak positive correlation between occupational stressors and psychological health status (N = 32, r = 0.427, p = 0.015). The test also shows a weak positive correlation between the level of occupational stress and psychological health status (N = 32, r = 0.493, p = 0.004). The study concluded that employees who do not experience work-related stress would enjoy good health. The study also recommended that the management of university libraries should ensure that they provide mentorship, funds, Internet facilities, and encouragement to their employees to ensure a stress-free work environment so that library employees would continue to enjoy good health.

scholarly journals Occupational Stress: A Comprehensive Review of the Top 50 Annual and Lifetime Cited Articles

2016 ◽  
Vol 65 (5) ◽  
pp. 197-209 ◽  
Author(s):  
Behdin Nowrouzi ◽  
Christine Nguyen ◽  
Jennifer Casole ◽  
Behnam Nowrouzi-Kia
Keyword(s):  
Occupational Stress ◽  
Theory Model ◽  
Model Framework ◽  
Work Related Stress ◽  
Management Intervention ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Independent Variable ◽  
Related Stress ◽  
Primary Focus ◽  
The Impact

This study determined the impact and influence of published articles on the field of occupational stress. A transdisciplinary approach was used to identify the 50 work-related stress articles with the most lifetime citations and the 50 work-related stress articles with the highest annual citation rates. Studies were categorized based on their primary focus: (a) etiology, (b) predictor of outcome for which occupational stress is the outcome or predictor of outcome for which occupational stress is an independent variable, (c) management/intervention, (d) theory/model/framework, or (e) methodologies. The majority of studies with the highest number of lifetime citations as well as the highest annual citation rates used stress as a predictor or outcome of another factor. The proportion of studies that were categorized by etiology, intervention/management, theory/model/framework, or methodologies was relatively low for both lifetime and annual citations.

Effects of Locus of Control, Occupational Stress, and Psychological Distress on Job Satisfaction among Nurses

1996 ◽  
Vol 78 (3_suppl) ◽  
pp. 1256-1258 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vijay K. Jain ◽  
Dennis G. McLaughlin ◽  
Rakesh Lall ◽  
W. Brad Johnson
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Psychological Distress ◽  
Locus Of Control ◽  
Occupational Stress ◽  
Psychological Symptom ◽  
Symptom Distress ◽  
External Locus ◽  
Negatively Associated ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Related Stress

This study evaluated the effects of locus of control, occupational stress, and psychological symptom distress on reported job satisfaction in a sample of 34 practicing nurses. As predicted, greater work-related stress and higher psychological symptom distress were significantly negatively correlated with job satisfaction. External locus of control was also negatively associated with job satisfaction.

scholarly journals Factor Predicting the Use of Physical Restrain in Clinical Setting

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (11) ◽  
pp. 166
Author(s):  
Abd Alhadi Hasan ◽  
Nasser Saeed Alshahrani ◽  
Mohammed Saber Alqarni
Keyword(s):  
Occupational Stress ◽  
Physical Restraint ◽  
Working Environment ◽  
Psychiatric Nurses ◽  
Jeddah City ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Psychiatric Setting ◽  
Alternative Measures ◽  
Level Of Knowledge ◽  
Related Stress

PURPOSE: The purpose of the study is to identify the factors predicting psychiatric nurses’ decision to use physical restraint in a clinical psychiatric setting in the Province of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. METHODS: A descriptive explanatory design was used. 110 nurses working in a psychiatric hospital in Jeddah city were recruited during the period 27th April to 29th June 2017. The outcome was assessed on the following scales: level of knowledge, occupational stress, working environment, nurses’ attitude toward use of physical restraint and nurses’ practice toward use of physical restraint. RESULTS: The study participants had sufficient knowledge about the use of physical restraint, experienced high levels of occupational stress, suffered an unproductive working environment and accepted attitudes and practice toward physical restraint. In addition, these variables significantly predicted the nurses’ use of physical restraint. CONCLUSION: The findings revealed that the level of knowledge and occupational stress scales, the working environment, and nurses’ attitude and practice toward the use of physical restraint significantly predicted the nurses’ use of physical restraint. RECOMMENDATIONS: The study recommends the establishment of educational and awareness programmes for nurses to better understand the concept of restraining a patient and the consideration of alternative measures for controlling agitated and violent patients. It also recommends that providing adequate staffing and other resources, maintaining a therapeutic ward environment, and decreasing work-related stress could influence psychiatric nurses’ decisions to use physical restraint on their patients.

scholarly journals Interplay of occupational stress, sense of humor, and health status among nurses working at hospitals in Ahvaz

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 262-270
Author(s):  
Mahbubeh Babazadeh ◽  
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Shahram Molavynejad ◽  
Ziba Parhamnia ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Status ◽  
Occupational Stress ◽  
Psychological Health ◽  
General Health Questionnaire ◽  
Working Hours ◽  
Health Problems ◽  
Statistical Population ◽  
Sense Of Humor ◽  
R Ratio ◽  
Iranian Version

Sense of humor constitutes a part of everyday life and work and an indispensable part of healthcare. However, the relationship between sense of humor and nursing occupational health and stress is yet to be studied in Iran. This study aimed to analyze the interplay of demographic factors, occupational stress, sense of humor, and health status of nurses working at the hospitals affiliated with the Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Iran. In this descriptive-analytical study, the statistical population consisted of 203 nurses. Occupational stress was assessed using the Iranian version of the Effort-Reward-Imbalance (ERI) Questionnaire. The Sense of Humor Questionnaire (SHQ) and the Iranian version of the 12-item General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12) were employed to assess the sense of humor and physio-psychological health, respectively. Data collected were analyzed using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) software. 81% (n=164) of the participants had an “external effort” (E) and “reward” (R) ratio greater than 1, indicating very high occupational stress. 39% (n=79) nurses with high occupational stress displayed their commitment to the workplace. Approximately 42% (n=85) of nurses were suffering from health problems. The mean humor score of participants was 2.90±0.41. Major life events over the past 3 months (p<0.01), weekly working hours (p<0.01), high occupational stress (p<0.01), and sense of humor (p<0.01) were determined to be significant predictors of nurses' health problems. Decision-makers are recommended to reduce nursing working hours through work shift management in order to maintain nurses' health status and reduce their occupational stress. In addition, hospital directors should promote a sense of humor in hospital environments with the help of culture-building practices, comedy books, music CDs, and training courses.

scholarly journals Shift Work and Occupational Stress in Hospital Nurses in Sofia

2021 ◽  
Vol 48 (1) ◽  
pp. 81-87
Author(s):  
K. Vangelova ◽  
I. Dimitrova ◽  
I. Cekova ◽  
R. Stoyanova
Keyword(s):  
Occupational Stress ◽  
Shift Work ◽  
Working Hours ◽  
Night Work ◽  
Hospital Nurses ◽  
Work Related Stress ◽  
Long Working Hours ◽  
Health Symptoms ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Related Stress

Abstract Prevalence of shift work and occupational stress is one of the highest in nursing compared to other sectors. For years Bulgaria is facing nurses’ shortage, which contributes to their long working hours. The aim of the study was to follow the working time arrangements, stressors and health symptoms in hospital nurses in Sofia. Methods: The study is cross-sectional and comprised 1292 female nurses of average age 50.0 ± 10.2 years from 19 hospitals in Sofia. The anonymous questionnaire was filled, including demographic information, working hours and shift system, with special attention to night work and long working hours, stress and health symptoms. Statistical analysis was carried using SPSS. Results: The shift work, night work, including 5 and more night shifts per month and the extended shifts were common among the studied nurses with the greatest deal of the emergency and intensive care unit nurses, followed by department nurses. The high rates of overtime and second job contributed to long working hours of 51-60 hours per week in 16.9 % of the nurses and > 61 hours in 11.1 %. About 90 % of the nurses felt under strain and experienced emotional dissonance while working with patients. Work-related stress, night work and long working hours were related to self-rated emotional and physical exhaustion and poor health. Discussion: The work-related stress, night work and the long working hours raise health concerns for occupational health of hospital nurses. Urgent preventive measures are needed to control stress and reduce working hours and night work.

scholarly journals Comparison of intrinsic capacity factors in older individuals before and during COVID-19 in the context of healthy ageing in Baltic Countries

2022 ◽  
Vol 131 ◽  
pp. 01004
Author(s):  
Madara Mikelsone ◽  
Ieva Reine ◽  
Diana Baltmane ◽  
Andrejs Ivanovs ◽  
Signe Tomsone
Keyword(s):  
Health Status ◽  
Psychological Health ◽  
Good Health ◽  
Healthy Ageing ◽  
Functional Abilities ◽  
Older Individuals ◽  
Baltic Countries ◽  
Preventive Actions ◽  
Ageing Processes ◽  
Intrinsic Capacity

The COVID-19 in the context of healthy ageing is associated with decline in body functional abilities and serious illness in older individuals. Regular assessment of ageing processes, including intrinsic capacity factors, provides an opportunity for better understanding of the individual’s functional abilities and vulnerabilities. Based on the data (2017–2020) from two waves (7 and 8) of the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE), an evaluation and comparison of the intrinsic capacity factors of older individuals (50+ years) before and during COVID-19 was conducted, including data from 4422 individuals in Baltic countries (from Latvia – 648, Lithuania – 1079 and Estonia – 2695). Excellent or very good health status before the outbreak reported 35.3% respondents in Latvia, 54.9% in Lithuania and 45.3% in Estonia (p < 0.001). On worsened health status since the outbreak reported 7% respondents in Latvia, 13.8% in Lithuania and 5.9% in Estonia (p < 0.001). Feeling of nervousness, depression and loneliness during COVID-19 outbreak increased among all respondents, regardless of nationality and severity of symptoms before outbreak (p < 0.001). The results indicate that during COVID-19 outbreak respondents were experiencing deterioration in cognitive and psychological health. To maintain the level of individual’s functional abilities during situations like COVID-19 outbreak preventive actions are needed by promoting physical activities and social networks, especially for older individuals.

scholarly journals The JDCS Model and Blue-Collar Bullying: Decent Working Conditions for a Healthy Environment

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (18) ◽  
pp. 3411 ◽  
Author(s):  
Georgia Libera Finstad ◽  
Antonio Ariza-Montes ◽  
Gabriele Giorgi ◽  
Luigi Isaia Lecca ◽  
Giulio Arcangeli ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Outcomes ◽  
Working Conditions ◽  
Psychological Health ◽  
Workplace Bullying ◽  
Blue Collar ◽  
Health Consequences ◽  
Work Related Stress ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Related Stress ◽  
The Relationship

Violence in the workplace and its health consequences still represent one of the main obstacles to obtaining decent working conditions. In particular, blue-collar workers run a greater risk of experiencing episodes of violence, also because of a lack of autonomy and fewer social interactions. According to the work environment hypothesis, factors such as high workload, lack of social support and lack of job control represent the antecedents of workplace bullying. Following the job demand-control-support model (JDCS), violence can be the symptom of a high-strain environment. Moreover, it is still unclear if workplace bullying can mediate the effects of work-related stress on workers’ health outcomes. The aim of the present study is to analyse the relationship between the components of the JDCS and the health of the workers considering workplace bullying as a mediating variable. By a cross sectional study design, we tested the following theoretical hypotheses: first, JDCS components (conceptualized as stress) are supposed to significantly predict the level of workers’ health. Second, workplace bullying is supposed to mediate the relationship between the JDCS components and the level of health. The sample consists of 400 blue-collars from three different Italian companies. Work-related stress, health outcomes and workplace bullying were measured by specific self-administered questionnaires and the relationships between the variables of interest were tested through a structural equation model (SEM) analysis. The results showed that while the direct relationship between the components of the JDCS and the level of psychological health is weaker (standardized path coefficients SPC = 0.21), the partial mediation hypothesis shows that workplace bullying mediate the relationship between JDCS components and health outcomes (χ2/df ratio = 2.70; path from stress to workplace bullying SPC = 0.78; path from workplace bullying to general health SPC = 0.51; p = 0.01). The JDCS components (workload, lack of control, lack of support) are useful predictors for workplace bullying. On the other hand, bullying plays a mediating role between the stress experienced and the health consequences. The present study adds new insights into the relationship between violence seen as a form of social behavioural strain and the psychological health of workers. The theoretical and practical implications are discussed. Future research on blue-collars could use longitudinal designs in order to analyse the relationship between social environment, job design and strain reactions.

scholarly journals Life Satisfaction and Work-Related Satisfaction among Anesthesiologists in Poland

2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ewelina Gaszynska ◽  
Michal Stankiewicz-Rudnicki ◽  
Franciszek Szatko ◽  
Andrzej Wieczorek ◽  
Tomasz Gaszynski
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Health Status ◽  
Social Life ◽  
Economic Status ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Work Related Stress ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Related Stress ◽  
The Impact

The aim of the study was to assess the level of life and job satisfaction of Polish anesthesiologists and to explore the impact of extrinsic-hygiene and intrinsic-motivating determinants.Materials and Methods.A cross-sectional questionnaire study was conducted among consultant anesthesiologists in Lodz region. The questionnaire concerned patient care, burden, income, personal rewards, professional relations, job satisfaction in general, and life satisfaction. Respondents were asked to rate their level of satisfaction for each item on a seven-point Likert scale (1: extremely dissatisfied; 7: extremely satisfied).Results.86.03% of anesthesiologists were satisfied with their economic status, 77.94% found their health status satisfactory, and 52.21% viewed their personal future optimistically. In general, 71.32% of anesthesiologists were satisfied with their current job situation. Among the less satisfying job aspects were work-related stress (2.49; SD = 1.23), administrative burden (2.85; SD = 1.47), workload (3.63; SD = 1.56), and leisure time (3.09; SD = 1.44).Conclusions.Considerable work-related stress leads to job dissatisfaction among anesthesiologists. There is an association between job satisfaction and health status, social life, and economic status. Working for long hours by anesthesiologists results in a high risk of burnout.

scholarly journals Management and Prevention of Occupational Stress

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (43) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hanae Errhouni ◽  
G. Sundharavadivel
Keyword(s):  
World Health Organization ◽  
Occupational Stress ◽  
Occupational Diseases ◽  
World Health ◽  
Work Related Stress ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Related Stress ◽  
Stress At Work ◽  
Health Organization

According to the INRS (National Institute for Research and Safety for the Prevention of Accidents at Work and Occupational Diseases), we talk about stress at work when a person feels an imbalance between what is asked to do in the professional setting and the resources available to respond to it. According to WHO (World Health Organization), work-related stress is the set of reactions that employees may have when faced with professional demands and pressures that do not correspond to their knowledge and their abilities and question their ability to cope.

scholarly journals The Stressful Implications of Remote E-Working: Evidence from Europe

2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (7) ◽  
pp. 108
Author(s):  
Ylenia Curzi ◽  
Tommaso Fabbri ◽  
Barbara Pistoresi
Keyword(s):  
Occupational Stress ◽  
Working Conditions ◽  
Adverse Impact ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Home Based ◽  
European Working ◽  
European Working Conditions Survey ◽  
Work Intensification ◽  
Related Stress ◽  
Work Goals

This paper investigates the importance of different modes of spatial flexibility as well as of the distinction between autonomy and discretion to find plausible explanations of the so-called autonomy paradox, which maintains that the more the job autonomy that remote e-workers have the greater the effort they put into their work with adverse effects on work-related stress. Using multiple regressions, we test the hypotheses regarding the direct influence of autonomy, discretion and work intensification as well as their interaction effects on occupational stress in two subsamples of 1.380 home-based e-workers and 2.574 mobile ones drawn from the 2015 European Working Conditions Survey. The main findings are as follows. Home-based e-workers perceive that autonomy (namely over work goals) directly decreases occupational stress and buffers work intensification (i.e. autonomy over work goals and in the organizational choices of their department/company). In the context of remote e-work, discretion is more likely to boost the stressful impact of work intensification when work is mobile. At the same time, we do not find that autonomy increases work intensification, neither among mobile e-workers, nor among home-based e-workers (for whom it buffers the adverse impact of work intensification). In summary, this study does not confirm the existence of an autonomy paradox associated with remote e-work. Contrarily, it suggests that such a paradox is more likely to surface when research relies on conceptual frameworks that ambiguously define autonomy in terms of what should be more properly conceptualized as discretion.

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