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Showing 1 to 20 of 31 for “"Workplace stress"”.
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An investigation into workplace stress and the role of coaching
… whether coaching could help to reduce perceived stress in the workplace. Part I of the study measured stress before and after coaching comparing a coaching (N=16) and a control group (N=15) in a sample of employees from a UK fmancial organisation. The results showed that the coaching did not …
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‘Fighting a losing battle’: A Glaserian Grounded Theory of midwives’ workplace stress
… midwifery practice causes midwives work-related stress which may have implications for the emotional well-being and career decisions from the perspective of Western Australian midwives. Work-related stress has been extensively researched amongst other health professionals, but relatively little …
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Determining Perceived Workplace Stress and Resilience among Health Information Management Department Employees
… Healthcare workers have reported high levels of stress that are closely linked to a wide range of health outcomes. Health Information Management (HIM) department employees are an important part of the healthcare industry. Previous research has shown that Health Information Management Department …
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The Influence of Workplace Stress on Employees’ Performance at Mbeya Regional Hospital, Tanzania
The study aimed at assessing the influence of workplace stress on employee’s performance at Mbeya Regional Hospital, Tanzania. The objectives of the study were to assess the employees’ performance, to assess the stress levels among employees, and to determine the extent to which employees’ …
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Reframing Responses to Workplace Stress: Exploring Entry-Level Residence Life Professionals' Experiences of Workplace Resilience
… professionals' experiences of resilience in the workplace. Resilience is a multilevel, biopsychosocial construct that broadly refers one's ability to maintain or improve positive function in response to adversity (Cicchetti, 2010; Masten and Wright, 2010). Workplace resilience is specifically …
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The use and effectiveness of the tools designed to reduce emergency medical care personnel workplace stress : a critical analysis
A dissertation submitted in fulfilment of the requirements for the Degree of Master of Health Sciences in Emergency Medical Care at the Durban University of Technology, Durban, South Africa, 2022.
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Interpersonal Political Skill as a Coping Mechanism for PreK-12 Principals
Research demonstrates workplace stress for PreK-12 principals is prevalent identifying significant numbers of principals feeling stressed on-the-job. The high levels of stress and the prolonged nature of the stress causes problems not only for the principal but also for the teachers, community, and …
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Navigating Gendered Racial Microaggressions: Exploring the Mediating and Moderating Pathways to Workplace Well-Being for Black Women
… The complex dynamics of racism and sexism in the workplace, particularly gendered racial microaggressions (GRMs), remain a critical concern for Black women. GRMs are subtle yet pervasive forms of discrimination that target individuals based on intersecting gendered and racial identities. These …
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Occupational stress, well-being, and pediatric occupational therapists: A mixed-methods study
Occupational stress is a risk factor for the sustainability of occupational therapy. This mixed methods study aimed to investigate the self-reported stress levels of pediatric occupational therapists. A qualitative descriptive approach followed a quantitative descriptive correlational study. The …
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Email stress and desired email use
This thesis is about workplace stress due to email and computer-mediated communication use. Rather than focusing on email-specific constructs such as email overload, email interruptions or email use outside working hours, it draws an overarching construct of ‘email stress’ based on previous …
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Alcohol use among restaurant workers: An examination of the impact of work-related stress and workplace culture
… an examination of personal characteristics, workplace stress, and workplace culture, this study explores the prevalence of alcohol use in the restaurant industry. Twenty restaurant employees were interviewed, recruited via snowball sampling and flyers posted on various college campuses in …
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EFL Teacher Stress in Saudi Higher Education: A Critical Narrative Research
… (EFL) teachers experience and respond to workplace stress in Saudi higher education. In the context of Vision 2030 reforms, research on teacher stress in Saudi higher education remains limited and predominantly quantitative, often foregrounding individual factors rather than institutional …
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Factors contributing to young worker ATOD use both and off the job
… present study was designed to evaluate whether workplace factors such as permissive culture or workplace stress are associated with the day-to-day use of alcohol, tobacco or other drugs (ATOD) among young adult workers (N = 187). Previous research has found stronger relationships between ATOD …
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Firefighters who died by suicide : an epidemiologic study of suicide means, sociodemographic and psychiatric risk factors, and other precipitating circumstances.
… to be at high risk for suicide due to chronic workplace stress. In recent years, more firefighters have died from suicide than in the line of duty. The purpose of this thesis was to describe suicides among firefighters using national suicide death data in an effort to inform tailored suicide …
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AN EXAMINATION OF THE EFFECTS OF FEEDBACK AND ACCEPTANCE AND COMMITMENT TRAINING ON DIRECT SUPPORT PROFESSIONAL ACTIVE TREATMENT IMPLEMENTATION, STRESS, AND JOB SATISFACTION
… psychological flexibility and self-reported workplace stress, and a weak negative correlation between stress and job satisfaction. Self-reported levels of psychological flexibility, workplace stress, and job satisfaction remained stable for all three groups from pre to posttest despite the …
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Understanding time use, stress, and recovery among medical resident
… negative health-related consequences due to the workplace stressors they encounter. A primary purpose of the present study was to provide insight into the stress and recovery challenges faced by medical residents in a typical hospital environment. Thirty-eight participants provided rich …
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An Analysis of Dialogue for Understanding Educators' Stress: Implications for Voice, Listening and Leadership
Research indicates that educator stress is a widespread phenomenon that not only impacts the educational community, but society at large. This being the case, there is an urgent need to consider this phenomenon within responsible school leadership. In particular, understanding what creates stress …
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What Clinical Practitioners Need from Leadership to Promote Resilience and Mitigate Risks to Counsellors in a Post-Secondary Environment
… often lack the same level of care from their workplaces, leaving them vulnerable to emotional exhaustion, disengagement, and burnout. Despite their essential contributions, counsellors face systemic barriers, inadequate institutional support, and leadership gaps that exacerbate workplace …
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Horizontal Violence in the Nursing Work Environment: Beyond Oppressed Group Behavior
… violence is a negative phenomenon in the nursing workplace that contributes to difficulty in recruiting and retaining nurses in hospitals. Horizontal violence has been described as a form of mistreatment, spoken or unspoken, that is threatening, humiliating, disrespectful or accusatory towards a …
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Comparative Analysis of Chronic Versus Acute Stressors and Their Influence on Distress Consequences at Work
Workplace stress has been found to be a causal agent of psychological distress consequences in employees. Chronic stressors have been well researched, in particular, role conflict, role ambiguity, and work overload have been extensively studied. A meta-analysis was conducted in order to aggregate …
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