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| Shimizu, Yoko; Makino, Shigenori; and Takata, Tsutomu “Employee Stress Status During the Past Decade Based on a Nation-wide Survey Conducted by the Ministry of Labour in Japan,” Industrial Health 1997, pgs. 441-450. This 9-page article is an empirical study measuring the level of stress in employees from all different occupations over the course of a decade. Trends in what causes stress as well as techniques used to alleviate stress are discussed. Quantitatively, the study found that the percentage of workers in Japan affected by work-related stress increased over the ten years. Much of the stress found in occupational settings is attributed to job-specific tasks or in jobs where there are a large number of employees. This study also found relief techniques were job-specific. For example, eating out and driving prevailed as stress releasers for those affected by occupational stress. Quick, James Campell, and Jonathon. Preventative Stress Management in Organizations. 1997 This book offers a comprehensive framework for practicing preventative stress management in an organizational structure. Medical as well as physiological origins of stress are covered as they related to and affect the workplace setting. Current applications as well as psychological elaborations that have occurred in the field of stress management are discussed. The authors examine the sources of stress and how the body reacts to stressful conditions. A framework for preventive stress management that can be practiced by individuals as well as by organizations is at the heart of the book. The book provides examples of health organizations as well as directives for improving the levels of stress in an organizational setting. “Workplace Stress and Lack of Job Control May Increase Risk of Heart Disease,” British Medical Journal, February 22, 1997 Abstract at: www.heartinfo.com/workplace397.htm Stress leads to many physical conditions in individuals who are affected by stressors in the workplace. Among these physical ailments is a rise in heart attacks and heart-related diseases. This article discusses the findings of two studies that indicate that those individuals that have high job demands have carotid artery thickness 10 to 40% greater than those men with low job demands. This leads to higher blood presser and is directly attributed to the stress created by occupational tasks. The article states that work policies should be designed to improve certain aspects of the work environment, mainly those affecting the levels of stress of the workers. Recommendations include a greater variety of tasks and giving workers more discretion. |
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