Stress has become a prominent feature of modern work place. Present study was conducted to examine the stress and health relationship as moderated by coping styles. Stress related to life events was measured by using the Life Changes Experiences Survey (Dohrenwend et al., 1978) whereas mental health of managers was measured with the help of General Health Questionnaire (12 items version, by Gol...

Health of organization’s employees is dependent on psychosocial factors such as job stress, considerably. Job stress is related to the low quality of life, job burnout, increasing the risk of accidents and work–related injuries and cause job change and early retirement of employees. This study aimed to evaluate employees’ job stress in an industry as well as to assess its relationship by person...

OBJECTIVES To describe the prevalence of burnout syndrome according to medical specialty and to examine the impact of work psychosocial risk factors, job satisfaction and professional characteristics on burnout syndrome among specialist physicians throughout Spain. METHODS A cross-sectional survey was carried out among 1,021 Spanish physicians. The outcome variables were the 3 dimensions of b...

This study examined the relationship between workplace ostracism, psychological capital, job performance, job stress and turnover intention. With two waves survey (N= 229 paired responses) of full time employee working in different organizations of Pakistan, present research examined the relationship of workplace ostracism with job outcomes (job performance, job stress and turnover intention) b...

BACKGROUND In the evolving work environment of global competition, the associations between work and home stress and psychological well-being are not well understood. AIMS To examine the impact of psychosocial stress at work and at home on anxiety and depression. METHODS In medically healthy employed men and women (aged 30-60), serial regression analyses were used to determine the independe...

OBJECTIVE We investigated the association between job stress and insomnia in a large nationwide samples of Korean workers. METHODS In this cross-sectional study, a total of 8,155 workers from a nationwide sample were recruited. We surveyed the subjects' socio-demographic and work-related characteristics and seven subscales of occupational stress using the Korean Occupational Stress Scale Shor...

Job matching has been defined as an assessment of individual characteristics in relation to job requirements. The purpose of this study was to assess the inter-rater reliability of a job matching assessment instrument designed for young adults with disabilities. Participants included 21 young adults with intellectual disabilities. Post-high school teachers and job coaches served as raters. The ...

The aim of the present study was to examine the relation of insomnia with job stress factors, stress response, and social support. A self-completed questionnaire survey was conducted in 212 male Japanese workers at a synthetic fiber plant. With regard to insomnia, subjects were asked the first 5 of the 8 questions on the Athens Insomnia Scale (AIS). Job stress factors, stress response and socia...

background and objectives: studies of the relationship between personal qualities and job consequences usually find poor and inconsistent correlations. it is suggested that the reason may lie in ignorance of some modifying factors mediating such relationship. the perceived control has attracted much attention as a candidate factor. this study aimed to examine the mediating role of the perceived...