Stress and quality of working life : conceptualizing and assessing stress / edited by Ana Maria Rossi (International Stress Management Association, Brazil), James A. Meurs (University of Calgary), Pamela L. Perrewé (Florida State University).

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Rossi, Ana Maria, editor.

Meurs, James A., editor.

Perrewe, Pamela L., editor.

Series:

Stress and quality of working life.

Stress and quality of working life

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Job stress.

Quality of work life.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (222 pages).

Place of Publication:

Charlotte, North Carolina : Information Age Publishing, Inc., 2017.

Summary:

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 £1,035 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.

Contents:

Foreword

Preface

Section I. Conceptualizations of stress and wellbeing

Chapter 1. Every light casts a shadow: Toward a balanced perspective on positive psychology at work / Arla Day, E. Kevin Kelloway, and Stephanie Gilbert

Chapter 2. Being stressed about stress: Do people's beliefs about stress matter? Nili ben-avi and sharon toker

Chapter 3. The cognitive activation theory of stress (cats) in occupational health / Hege R. Eriksen

Chapter 4. Psychological well-being at work: Where are we and where do we go from here? Véronique dagenais-desmarais, helenides mendonça, maria cristina ferreira, and andré savoie

Section II. Social and psychological workplace factors in stress and health

Chapter 5. Job crafting: A new job redesign approach / Evangelia Demerouti

Chapter 6. The dignity of labor: Dignity as a core resource / E. Kevin Kelloway

Chapter 7. Presenteeism: Social impact on workers' health / Beatriz Machado de Campos Corrêa Silva, Sérgio Roberto de Lucca, and Aline Bedin Zanatta

Chapter 8. Impact of information and communication technologies on interpersonal relationships / Carolina Saraiva de Macedo Lisboa, André Verzoni, and Daniel Capelli Fulginiti

Section III. Stress assessment

Chapter 9. Burnout and its impact on mental health / Roberta Rossi Grudtner

Chapter 10. Stress and sleep disorders in medical practitioners / Elisabeth Araujo and Mônica Aidar Menon Miyake

Chapter 11. Cortisol rhythmicity and levels in brazilians under different stressful conditions / Dora Maria Grassi Kassisse

Chapter 12. Assessing workplace stress: Diagnosing the problem / Dorothy A. Simpson, Kimberly E. O'Brien, and Terry A. Beehr

About the editors

About the contributors.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Print version record.

ISBN:

1-68123-925-6