Conducting Effective Stress Intervention Research: Strategies for Achieving an Elusive Goal

Probst, Tahira M.

doi:10.1002/smi.2482

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“…In healthcare management, stress is vital in considering the etiology of a diverse range of common health challenges, including cardiovascular diseases, anxiety disorders, obesity and depression (Lee and Oh, 2010;Probst, 2013). In landscape studies, stress is viewed in terms of the contribution of urbanization, lifestyle changes and the ameliorating potential of nature-related environments (Hartig et al, 2014).…”

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Influence of Temperature and Humidity on the Physiological Indices of Stress in the Obudu Mountain Landscape Environment, Nigeria

Ojobo¹,

Wakawa²,

Umar³

2017

ENRR

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Stress can be viewed in terms of the contribution of urbanization, lifestyle changes and the ameliorating potential of nature related environments. This study explored the influence of temperature and humidity of the mountain landscape environment on the physiological indices of individuals. 38 respondents formed a single within-group study sample. Measures of Physiological indices including blood pressure, pulse rate and respiratory rate as well as ambient environment conditions were carried out both at the urban and mountain landscape environments. Findings imply that temperature and humidity are aspects of the mountain landscape environment conditions that combine to influence human physiological wellbeing. Therefore, Individuals confronted with many sources of stress from daily engagements in urban environments can obtain short term relief in the mountain landscape environment.

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Influence of Temperature and Humidity on the Physiological Indices of Stress in the Obudu Mountain Landscape Environment, Nigeria

Ojobo¹,

Wakawa²,

Umar³

2017

ENRR

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“…Probst [13] recently claimed that the absence of theory is one of the main weaknesses in research on effective stress intervention. As Hargrove and colleagues [14] noted, at least a dozen theoretical models of organizational stress do exist: this means that a variety of non-identical approaches also exist, therefore it is important to explicit to which research paper is best to make reference.…”

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Solving a methodological challenge in work stress evaluation with the Stress Assessment and Research Toolkit (StART): a study protocol

Guglielmi

Simbula

Vignoli

et al. 2013

J Occup Med Toxicol

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BackgroundStress evaluation is a field of strong interest and challenging due to several methodological aspects in the evaluation process. The aim of this study is to propose a study protocol to test a new method (i.e., the Stress Assessment and Research Toolkit) to assess psychosocial risk factors at work.DesignThis method addresses several methodological issues (e.g., subjective vs. objective, qualitative vs quantitative data) by assessing work-related stressors using different kinds of data: i) organisational archival data (organisational indicators sheet); ii) qualitative data (focus group); iii) worker perception (questionnaire); and iv) observational data (observational checklist) using mixed methods research. In addition, it allows positive and negative aspects of work to be considered conjointly, using an approach that considers at the same time job demands and job resources.DiscussionThe integration of these sources of data can reduce the theoretical and methodological bias related to stress research in the work setting, allows researchers and professionals to obtain a reliable description of workers’ stress, providing a more articulate vision of psychosocial risks, and allows a large amount of data to be collected. Finally, the implementation of the method ensures in the long term a primary prevention for psychosocial risk management in that it aims to reduce or modify the intensity, frequency or duration of organisational demands.

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“…These limitations can be categorized as methodological and content. Future methodological improvements might include evaluating research interventions using a control group, having a clear theoretical rationale for interventions, being explicit in describing interventions, and giving greater consideration to sampling and timing issues (Probst, 2013). Clarifying conceptualization and measurement of stress, stressors, and strains is also needed (Jex et al, 1992).…”

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Stress management.

Glazer¹,

Gasser²

APA Handbook of Clinical Psychology: Psychopathology and Health (Vol. 4).

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Conducting Effective Stress Intervention Research: Strategies for Achieving an Elusive Goal

Cited by 6 publications

References 32 publications

Influence of Temperature and Humidity on the Physiological Indices of Stress in the Obudu Mountain Landscape Environment, Nigeria

Influence of Temperature and Humidity on the Physiological Indices of Stress in the Obudu Mountain Landscape Environment, Nigeria

Solving a methodological challenge in work stress evaluation with the Stress Assessment and Research Toolkit (StART): a study protocol

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