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According to the American Institute of Stress (AIS), job stress is
far and away the primary source of stress for American adults. The
relationship between job stress and heart attacks, hypertension,
and other disorders is well understood. Further, the cost of job
stress in the United States is estimated to be over $300 billion
due to outcomes such as accidents, turnover, and lost productivity.
Perhaps the most consistent findings connecting job stress to
health outcomes confirm that employees who perceive a high level of
job demands without the appropriate control over job demands are at
an increased risk for cardiovascular disease. In Brazil, the loss
is estimated at 3.5% of the gross domestic product per year.
Occupational diseases are related to the activities performed by
workers and to working conditions and can trigger new or worsen
already existing symptoms. Proper diagnosis and relevant
information are essential for managers and workers to become aware
of stressors and to take efficient measures to manage stress.
Although quality of life is the responsibility of every individual,
companies will definitely be able to benefit from the
implementation of preventive actions, thus avoiding to pay a high
price as a result of absenteeism, sick leaves, and drops in
productivity and low work quality. This book is designed to be an
additional tool to provide information and to suggest ways to deal
with pressures and work demands, because stress levels are still on
the rise. We believe that through information – and here you will
be able to find the experience and opinions of recognized
professionals in this area – workers will be able to live better
and more balanced lives.
Work-related stress is costly not only to employees, but also to
organizations and society. For example, it is estimated that
work-related stress, depression, and anxiety costs British
employers GBP1,035 per employee and that workplace stress costs the
US economy up to $300 billion annually. However, elevated levels of
stress often cannot be changed, and, if demands were not placed on
employees, employee learning, organizational innovation, and
societal economic growth would be hindered. Consequently, it is
vital that occupational health practitioners, employees, employers
and researchers strive to better understand and manage workplace
stress, such that employee health and well-being can be improved.
This book can assist organizations and individuals as they
encounter workplace stress. This edition highlights research done
by 25 authors across 12 chapters that challenges how work stress is
viewed and assessed. Additionally, a number of social and
psychological influences on the stress experience are examined. Our
beliefs and expectations of stress and its results, whether helpful
or hurtful, can have a profound influence on our stress
experiences. Also, the way that we approach our work (e.g., job
crafting) or the treatment we receive from others (e.g., with
dignity) can either mitigate or exacerbate any harmful or
beneficial effects of stress. Moreover, how we assess the
psychological (e.g., burnout and well-being) or physiological
(e.g., cortisol) outcomes of stress are meaningful, and the proper
diagnosis of stress (e.g., stress surveys) underlies our
understanding. We hope that the findings reported in these chapters
and the insights of these scholars will provide ways for you and/or
your organization to improve the health and well-being of
employees.
Work-related stress is costly not only to employees, but also to
organizations and society. For example, it is estimated that
work-related stress, depression, and anxiety costs British
employers GBP1,035 per employee and that workplace stress costs the
US economy up to $300 billion annually. However, elevated levels of
stress often cannot be changed, and, if demands were not placed on
employees, employee learning, organizational innovation, and
societal economic growth would be hindered. Consequently, it is
vital that occupational health practitioners, employees, employers
and researchers strive to better understand and manage workplace
stress, such that employee health and well-being can be improved.
This book can assist organizations and individuals as they
encounter workplace stress. This edition highlights research done
by 25 authors across 12 chapters that challenges how work stress is
viewed and assessed. Additionally, a number of social and
psychological influences on the stress experience are examined. Our
beliefs and expectations of stress and its results, whether helpful
or hurtful, can have a profound influence on our stress
experiences. Also, the way that we approach our work (e.g., job
crafting) or the treatment we receive from others (e.g., with
dignity) can either mitigate or exacerbate any harmful or
beneficial effects of stress. Moreover, how we assess the
psychological (e.g., burnout and well-being) or physiological
(e.g., cortisol) outcomes of stress are meaningful, and the proper
diagnosis of stress (e.g., stress surveys) underlies our
understanding. We hope that the findings reported in these chapters
and the insights of these scholars will provide ways for you and/or
your organization to improve the health and well-being of
employees.
This book offers twelve chapters organized into three major
sections that address occupational stress and quality of working
life. The authors are an internationally renowned team of
scholar-research-practitioners who are grounded in applied science
and clinical practice. Section 1 includes five chapters that
address the organizational and individual costs of occupational
stress. The costs are humanitarian and economic; both human
suffering and financial burdens are important. Section 2 includes
three chapters that focus on ways to mitigate the negative effects
of occupational stress. We must help those who are suffering but we
must do more by preventing distress where we can and building on
positive, strength factors where possible. Section 3 includes four
chapters that examine and expand our understanding of work life
quality. Work life quality is so important because of the effects
it has on workers and leaders, as well as the spillover impact into
families and communities. These twelve chapters, highlight both
core knowledge and new developments within the rapidly growing
field of research on stress and the quality of working life. We
believe this information can help to raise awareness of the causes
and costs of occupational stress and poor quality of working life.
Further, this should provide a challenge, some incentive, and
renewed insight for organizations in Brazil and elsewhere to begin
thinking about and acting in ways that lead to a less stressful
environment for their workforce.
This book offers twelve chapters organized into three major
sections that address occupational stress and quality of working
life. The authors are an internationally renowned team of
scholar-research-practitioners who are grounded in applied science
and clinical practice. Section 1 includes five chapters that
address the organizational and individual costs of occupational
stress. The costs are humanitarian and economic; both human
suffering and financial burdens are important. Section 2 includes
three chapters that focus on ways to mitigate the negative effects
of occupational stress. We must help those who are suffering but we
must do more by preventing distress where we can and building on
positive, strength factors where possible. Section 3 includes four
chapters that examine and expand our understanding of work life
quality. Work life quality is so important because of the effects
it has on workers and leaders, as well as the spillover impact into
families and communities. These twelve chapters, highlight both
core knowledge and new developments within the rapidly growing
field of research on stress and the quality of working life. We
believe this information can help to raise awareness of the causes
and costs of occupational stress and poor quality of working life.
Further, this should provide a challenge, some incentive, and
renewed insight for organizations in Brazil and elsewhere to begin
thinking about and acting in ways that lead to a less stressful
environment for their workforce.
A volume in Stress and Quality of Working Life Series Editors Ana
Maria Rossi, International Stress Management Association, James A.
Meurs, University of Calgary and Pamela L. Perrewe, Florida State
University It is widely recognized that healthy employees are
happier and more productive at work. Experiencing stress at work
decreases employee's health and affects their well-being. The
American Institute of Stress (AIS) estimated that US$ 300
billion/year are spent on conditions related elevated stress
levels. Stress is an everyday part of life for most people in any
society. However, when people experience too much stress, serious
psychological and physical health problems can result. This book
provides an in-depth examination of how to improve employee health
and well-being. It features the research, knowledge, and experience
presented by over two dozen stress scholars who author twelve
chapters. Not all stress can be prevented, and many jobs are highly
demanding in multiple ways. Thus, if you cannot prevent stress,
effort should be put into understanding occupational stressors and
improving employee health. This book on employee health and
well-being is aimed at assisting occupational health professionals
and academics find ways to help employees managing stress and
improve their health. But, it also can be helpful for employees to
learn to how they can improve their occupational health. The
research findings and knowledge offered by these well-respected
leaders in stress scholarship give both employers and employees an
awareness of the implications of workplace stress on employee
health, and provides avenues for both organizations and individuals
to improve worker well-being.
A volume in Stress and Quality of Working Life Series Editors Ana
Maria Rossi, International Stress Management Association, James A.
Meurs, University of Calgary and Pamela L. Perrewe, Florida State
University It is widely recognized that healthy employees are
happier and more productive at work. Experiencing stress at work
decreases employee's health and affects their well-being. The
American Institute of Stress (AIS) estimated that US$ 300
billion/year are spent on conditions related elevated stress
levels. Stress is an everyday part of life for most people in any
society. However, when people experience too much stress, serious
psychological and physical health problems can result. This book
provides an in-depth examination of how to improve employee health
and well-being. It features the research, knowledge, and experience
presented by over two dozen stress scholars who author twelve
chapters. Not all stress can be prevented, and many jobs are highly
demanding in multiple ways. Thus, if you cannot prevent stress,
effort should be put into understanding occupational stressors and
improving employee health. This book on employee health and
well-being is aimed at assisting occupational health professionals
and academics find ways to help employees managing stress and
improve their health. But, it also can be helpful for employees to
learn to how they can improve their occupational health. The
research findings and knowledge offered by these well-respected
leaders in stress scholarship give both employers and employees an
awareness of the implications of workplace stress on employee
health, and provides avenues for both organizations and individuals
to improve worker well-being.
Continuous activity and high job demands surround corporate
environments. These demands are considered to be key triggers for
workers' stress-related symptoms and poor health. It has been
estimated by the American Institute of Stress (AIS) that US$ 300
billion/year are spent on conditions related to excessive stress
levels. Of course, occupational stressors are an unavoidable part
of working life. Experienced stress has helped us to survive for
thousands of years and keeps us vigilant under critical situations.
Of course, too much experienced stress can lead to serious
psychological and physical health problems. This book is devoted to
examining important issues related to coping with and preventing
elevated occupational stress. This book also examines individual
differences and organizational cultures that might exacerbate or
mitigate experienced stress. If we consider all choices available,
it is better to prevent than to treat. Prevention can be primary,
when we prevent the stress-generating situation from occurring;
secondary, when we provide alternatives to minimize the damage
caused by the problem and tertiary, which involves containing
losses that have occurred to prevent them from becoming more
serious. This book on stress prevention and coping with stress is
intended to assist occupational health professionals and academics
to improve their abilities to help employees managing stress, but
it also can be helpful for individual workers as they learn to
better handle stressors at work. The research findings and views
presented by these well-respected leaders in stress research
provide tools for those currently experiencing workplace stress and
supplies information concerning how stress can be prevented before
it occurs.
Continuous activity and high job demands surround corporate
environments. These demands are considered to be key triggers for
workers' stress-related symptoms and poor health. It has been
estimated by the American Institute of Stress (AIS) that US$ 300
billion/year are spent on conditions related to excessive stress
levels. Of course, occupational stressors are an unavoidable part
of working life. Experienced stress has helped us to survive for
thousands of years and keeps us vigilant under critical situations.
Of course, too much experienced stress can lead to serious
psychological and physical health problems. This book is devoted to
examining important issues related to coping with and preventing
elevated occupational stress. This book also examines individual
differences and organizational cultures that might exacerbate or
mitigate experienced stress. If we consider all choices available,
it is better to prevent than to treat. Prevention can be primary,
when we prevent the stress-generating situation from occurring;
secondary, when we provide alternatives to minimize the damage
caused by the problem and tertiary, which involves containing
losses that have occurred to prevent them from becoming more
serious. This book on stress prevention and coping with stress is
intended to assist occupational health professionals and academics
to improve their abilities to help employees managing stress, but
it also can be helpful for individual workers as they learn to
better handle stressors at work. The research findings and views
presented by these well-respected leaders in stress research
provide tools for those currently experiencing workplace stress and
supplies information concerning how stress can be prevented before
it occurs.
A volume in Stress and Quality of Working Life Series Editors Ana
Maria Rossi, International Stress Management Association, James
Campbell (Jim) Quick, The University of Texas at Arlington and
Pamela L. Perrewe, Florida State University This book offers twelve
chapters organized into three major sections that address
occupational stress and quality of working life. The authors are an
internationally renowned team of scholar-research-practitioners who
are grounded in applied science and clinical practice. Section 1
includes five chapters that address the organizational and
individual costs of occupational stress. The costs are humanitarian
and economic; both human suffering and financial burdens are
important. Section 2 includes three chapters that focus on ways to
mitigate the negative effects of occupational stress. We must help
those who are suffering but we must do more by preventing distress
where we can and building on positive, strength factors where
possible. Section 3 includes four chapters that examine and expand
our understanding of work life quality. Work life quality is so
important because of the effects it has on workers and leaders, as
well as the spillover impact into families and communities. These
twelve chapters, highlight both core knowledge and new developments
within the rapidly growing field of research on stress and the
quality of working life. We believe this information can help to
raise awareness of the causes and costs of occupational stress and
poor quality of working life. Further, this should provide a
challenge, some incentive, and renewed insight for organizations in
Brazil and elsewhere to begin thinking about and acting in ways
that lead to a less stressful environment for their workforce.
A volume in Stress and Quality of Working Life Series Editors Ana
Maria Rossi, International Stress Management Association, James
Campbell (Jim) Quick, The University of Texas at Arlington and
Pamela L. Perrewe, Florida State University This book offers twelve
chapters organized into three major sections that address
occupational stress and quality of working life. The authors are an
internationally renowned team of scholar-research-practitioners who
are grounded in applied science and clinical practice. Section 1
includes five chapters that address the organizational and
individual costs of occupational stress. The costs are humanitarian
and economic; both human suffering and financial burdens are
important. Section 2 includes three chapters that focus on ways to
mitigate the negative effects of occupational stress. We must help
those who are suffering but we must do more by preventing distress
where we can and building on positive, strength factors where
possible. Section 3 includes four chapters that examine and expand
our understanding of work life quality. Work life quality is so
important because of the effects it has on workers and leaders, as
well as the spillover impact into families and communities. These
twelve chapters, highlight both core knowledge and new developments
within the rapidly growing field of research on stress and the
quality of working life. We believe this information can help to
raise awareness of the causes and costs of occupational stress and
poor quality of working life. Further, this should provide a
challenge, some incentive, and renewed insight for organizations in
Brazil and elsewhere to begin thinking about and acting in ways
that lead to a less stressful environment for their workforce.
This book was developed for the 2005 International Stress
Management Association Conference in Brazil. The original book was
recently published in Portuguese, but because of the popularity of
the topics and the world-renowned stress scholars who contributed
chapters, we are very pleased to have the opportunity to publish
this work in English. A book on the subject is intended to be an
additional tool containing information on stress and ways of
dealing with pressures and demands, because we know that the level
of stress will continue to increase. We believe that only through
information- and here you will be able to find the experience and
opinion of some of the greatest and best professionals of the world
in this field-people will manage to live better and more balanced
lives. This is what ISMA-BR wishes and hopes for. Have a good
reading. This volume provides a series of comprehensive summaries
of what is now a fast-growing literature aimed at understanding the
causes, effects, and prevention of stress in the workplace. It
begins with three chapters on different sources of stress at work,
ranging from organizational factors to attributes of workers
themselves.
This book was developed for the 2005 International Stress
Management Association Conference in Brazil. The original book was
recently published in Portuguese, but because of the popularity of
the topics and the world-renowned stress scholars who contributed
chapters, we are very pleased to have the opportunity to publish
this work in English. A book on the subject is intended to be an
additional tool containing information on stress and ways of
dealing with pressures and demands, because we know that the level
of stress will continue to increase. We believe that only through
information- and here you will be able to find the experience and
opinion of some of the greatest and best professionals of the world
in this field-people will manage to live better and more balanced
lives. This is what ISMA-BR wishes and hopes for. Have a good
reading. This volume provides a series of comprehensive summaries
of what is now a fast-growing literature aimed at understanding the
causes, effects, and prevention of stress in the workplace. It
begins with three chapters on different sources of stress at work,
ranging from organizational factors to attributes of workers
themselves.
According to the American Institute of Stress (AIS), job stress is
far and away the primary source of stress for American adults. The
relationship between job stress and heart attacks, hypertension,
and other disorders is well understood. Further, the cost of job
stress in the United States is estimated to be over $300 billion
due to outcomes such as accidents, turnover, and lost productivity.
Perhaps the most consistent findings connecting job stress to
health outcomes confirm that employees who perceive a high level of
job demands without the appropriate control over job demands are at
an increased risk for cardiovascular disease. In Brazil, the loss
is estimated at 3.5% of the gross domestic product per year.
Occupational diseases are related to the activities performed by
workers and to working conditions and can trigger new or worsen
already existing symptoms. Proper diagnosis and relevant
information are essential for managers and workers to become aware
of stressors and to take efficient measures to manage stress.
Although quality of life is the responsibility of every individual,
companies will definitely be able to benefit from the
implementation of preventive actions, thus avoiding to pay a high
price as a result of absenteeism, sick leaves, and drops in
productivity and low work quality. This book is designed to be an
additional tool to provide information and to suggest ways to deal
with pressures and work demands, because stress levels are still on
the rise. We believe that through information – and here you will
be able to find the experience and opinions of recognized
professionals in this area – workers will be able to live better
and more balanced lives.
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