The Changing Nature of Job Stress: Risk and Resources

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• Personal Author:
  Fenwick R ; Graif C ; Murphy, Lawrence R. ; Sauter, Steven L. ; Tausig M
• Description:
  The nature of work has changed in the past 30 years but we do not know what these changes have meant for worker job stress. In this chapter we compare data from three surveys of the quality of work life from 1972 to 2002. At the most general level, work today is less stressful than it was in 1972. Workers report fewer job demands, more decision latitude, less job strain, more job security and greater access to job resources and job support. However, these changes have not affected all workers equally. Women, those with less education, non self-employed workers, blue collar workers and workers in manufacturing industries showed the greatest decreases in job stress although levels of job stress remain higher than for comparison groups (men, college educated, white collar, service workers). Changes were not always linear across time suggesting that some aspects of job strain are sensitive to economic cycles. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Economics Education Men Mental Health Occupational Health Safety Stress, Psychological Women Workplace
• Keywords:
  Humans Job Stress Physical Stress Physiological Effects Physiological Stress Physiology Psychological Effects Psychological Stress Psychology Quality Of Work Life QWL Stress Work Environment Workers Work Practices

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• ISBN:
  9780762311538
• ISSN:
  1479-3555
• Publisher:
  Emerald Group Publishing Limited
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Book
• 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:
  93-126
• Volume:
  4
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20050161
• Citation:
  Research in Occupational Stress and Well-Being (Exploring Interpersonal Dynamics). Perrewe P, Ganster DC, eds. Bingley, West Yorkshire: Emerald Group Publishing Limited, 2004 Dec; 4:93-126
• Editor(s):
  Perrewe P; Ganster DC
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2005
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  Research in occupational stress and well-being
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/210635/cdc_210635_DS1.pdf
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