Are Stress Management Programs Indicators of Good Places to Work? Results of a National Survey

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• Personal Author:
  Murphy, Lawrence R. ; Nigam JAS ; Swanson, Naomi G.
• Description:
  Data from a national survey of organizations were used to examine whether there are differences in the quality of worklife among organizations that offer stress management programs (SMPs) and those that do not. After controlling for size and industry, the authors found organizations with SMPs to be more likely to offer programs that encourage employee well-being, safety, and skill development than those without SMPs. However, there was no difference in the number of accidents, harassment complaints, or discrimination complaints. Organizations that offered SMPs also tended to offer other programs (i.e., substance abuse and mental health services) to facilitate worker health and well-being and, in this respect, the presence of an SMP appeared to be an indicator of a better place to work. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Mental Health Occupational Health Safety Safety Management Stress, Psychological Workplace
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Stress Management Employee Well-being Organization Of Work Psychological-effects Psychological-stress Safety-education Safety-programs Work-environment Work-practices Worker-health Workplace-monitoring

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• ISSN:
  1072-5245
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DART - Division of Applied Research and Technology
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  345-360
• Volume:
  10
• Issue:
  4
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20024437
• Citation:
  Int J Stress Manag 2003 Nov; 10(4):345-360
• Contact Point Address:
  Jeannie A. S. Nigam, 4676 Columbia Parkway, MS C-24, Cincinnati, OH 45230
• Email:
  ZGY1@cdc.gov
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2004
• NORA Priority Area:
  Work Environment and Workforce: Organization of Work
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  International Journal of Stress Management
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:55522e1b1e386859edcfc1bdfacb8a234396d79b75e97f899c4c8725e9f3470808fc70f05c1ffb54d0d1570ec9dc93852a75d44cf4fda59744b9bbb2f61f72f5
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/196241/cdc_196241_DS1.pdf
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