The concepts of eustress and allostasis are discussed in terms of their inter-relationship and penetration. Historical research on general adaptation syndrome is examined from the standpoint of an interdisciplinary approach in which the effects of stress are manifested in four areas: physiology, behaviour, subjective experience and cognitive functions. This article provides a review of eustress...

This study sought to uncover the complex role of stress in the workplace by investigating both positive (eustress) and negative (distress) stress responses. In particular, the study tested a mediation model in which organisational stressors (person-job fit and role overload) influence employee affective wellbeing, both directly and indirectly through stress responses. Participants were recruite...

Title. Stress and eustress in nursing students Aim. This paper is a report of a study to identify experiences that led to both distress and eustress and to make recommendations to help students cope with course demands. Background. Much of the research on stress in nursing students is quantitative in focus and all draws on their experience of distress, with little attempt to understand experien...

AIM This paper is a report of a study to identify experiences that led to both distress and eustress and to make recommendations to help students cope with course demands. BACKGROUND Much of the research on stress in nursing students is quantitative in focus and all draws on their experience of distress, with little attempt to understand experiences of eustress. METHOD A series of focus gro...

Healthcare workers are reporting instances of psychological stress induced by healthcare information technology. IS researchers have established a valuable research program on which to study psychological technostress in healthcare workers. This research stream considers technostress a "dark side" of technology associated with negative perceptions and harmful effects. However, extant literature...

The study provides a portrait of teachers’ stress experience in the face needed introduction information systems (IS) during COVID-19-related emergency remote teaching. Researchers contacted headmasters at several Italian schools, who choose teacher’s representatives. latters shared online questionnaire among colleagues; teachers voluntarily decided to participate. cross-sectional involved 237 ...