Conceptual Approaches to Occupational Health and Wellness: An Overview

Gatchel, Robert J.; Kishino, Nancy D.

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“…Another possible explanation for the age-related increase in utilizing passive strategies through focus on limitations may be related to the linkage between perceived limitations in the workplace and work disengagement. Work disengagement is illustrated by workers’ lack of motivation and/or interest in work and their decreased sense of loyalty to the organization ( Gatchel and Schultz, 2012 ). Generally, older workers who are nearer to their planned retirement age are more likely to disengage from work than younger workers ( Damman et al, 2013 ).…”

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Focus on Opportunities or Limitations? Their Effects on Older Workers’ Conflict Management

Yeung

2020

Front. Psychol.

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Socioemotional selectivity theory (SST) stresses that future time perspective (FTP) affects one's goals and behaviors. In the work context, older workers' occupational future time perspective (OFTP) also impacts their work-related behaviors. Two studies investigate whether the two components of OFTP, namely, focus on opportunities and on limitations, could account for the age differences in the use of conflict strategies at work. Study 1 comprises 416 Hong Kong Chinese workers aged between 20 and 68 years who completed an online questionnaire measuring their OFTP and habitual use of five conflict management strategies (integrating, compromising, obliging, avoiding, and dominating). In Study 2, 268 managerial employees and professionals were asked to recall a real-life workplace conflict that happened in the past six months and their use of the five conflict strategies in this incident. The results of Study 1 showed a negative indirect effect of age on all five conflict strategies through focus on opportunities, whereas a positive indirect effect of age was observed on obliging, avoiding and dominating strategies through focus on limitations. These age-related patterns are largely replicated in Study 2. These findings suggest that aging workers' increased perception of limitations make them utilize less constructive strategies when facing conflict at work.

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Focus on Opportunities or Limitations? Their Effects on Older Workers’ Conflict Management

Yeung

2020

Front. Psychol.

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“…Well-being is essential for quality of care and productivity. However, prolonged or excessive stress places increasing strain on individuals and has deleterious effects on well-being (22).…”

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Moderating Effect of Mindfulness on the Relationships Between Perceived Stress and Mental Health Outcomes Among Chinese Intensive Care Nurses

Lü

et al. 2019

Front. Psychiatry

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This study aimed to explore the potential moderating effect of mindfulness and its facets on the relationships among perceived stress and mental health outcomes (burnout, depression, anxiety, and subjective well-being) among Chinese intensive care nurses. A total of 500 Chinese intensive care nurses completed self-report measures of mindfulness, burnout syndromes, perceived stress, depression, anxiety, and subjective well-being. Correlation and hierarchical multiple regressions were applied for data analysis. Mindfulness moderated the effects of perceived stress on emotional exhaustion (the core component of burnout syndrome), depression, anxiety, positive affect, and negative affect but not on the other two dimensions of burnout and life satisfaction. Further analyses indicated that the ability to act with awareness was particularly crucial in improving the effects of perceived stress on depression. These results further broaden our understanding of the relationships between perceived stress and burnout, depression, anxiety, and subjective well-being by demonstrating that mindfulness may serve as a protective factor that alleviates or eliminates the negative effects of perceived stress on depression, anxiety, burnout syndrome, and subjective well-being and may instigate further research into targeted mindfulness interventions for Chinese intensive care nurses.

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“…Research indicates that prolonged or excessive stress has deleterious effects on one's well-being and is related to a wide range of psychological, behavioural and physical health difficulties (Gatchel & Kishino, 2012). A recent review indicated that work-related stress is associated with increased risk of depression, anxiety, aggression, fatigue and burnout, as well as unhealthy behaviours such as increased alcohol use, smoking, infrequent exercise, poor diet and disturbed sleep (Leka & Jain, 2010).…”

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Law Student Stress: Relationships Between Academic Demands, Social Isolation, Career Pressure, Study/Life Imbalance and Adjustment Outcomes in Law Students

Bergin

Pakenham

2014

Psychiatry, Psychology and Law

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Although Australian law students report elevated distress compared with community norms and other student groups, few studies have examined the relationships between perceived stress in law school and adjustment in law students. A total of 647 Australian law students completed the purpose-built Law Student Perceived Stress Scale (LSPSS). Analyses indicated that the LSPSS was psychometrically sound and measured four dimensions of law school stress: academic demands, social isolation, career pressure and study/life imbalance. Regression analyses on a subsample (n D 481) indicated that higher scores on each dimension were related to higher depression and anxiety symptoms. Social isolation was related to reduced life satisfaction and psychological well-being across all dimensions. Further analysis indicated that the majority of law students reported Moderate to Extremely Severe symptoms of depression (53%) and anxiety (54%). Practice implications, including the need to promote social connectedness in law schools, are discussed.

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Conceptual Approaches to Occupational Health and Wellness: An Overview

Cited by 8 publications

References 31 publications

Focus on Opportunities or Limitations? Their Effects on Older Workers’ Conflict Management

Focus on Opportunities or Limitations? Their Effects on Older Workers’ Conflict Management

Moderating Effect of Mindfulness on the Relationships Between Perceived Stress and Mental Health Outcomes Among Chinese Intensive Care Nurses

Law Student Stress: Relationships Between Academic Demands, Social Isolation, Career Pressure, Study/Life Imbalance and Adjustment Outcomes in Law Students

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