The work‐life experiences of office and site‐based employees in the Australian construction industry

Lingard, Helen; Francis, Valerie

doi:10.1080/0144619042000241444

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“…This has threatened their well-being and reduced industrial efficiency and long-term competitiveness of construction professionals in that country (Yip et al, 2005). Similarly, Stress has also been identified as one of the root causes of low productivity of construction site workers (Dainty et al, 1999;Lingard and Francis, 2004;Wahab, 2010). Moreover, recent studies show that construction workers experienced much more stress at their work place than at home, and this had negative effects on their health and productivity at work (Wahab, 2010;Halkos and Bousinakis, 2010).…”

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Work Stress among Professionals in Building Construction Industry in Nigeria

Ibem

Anosike

Azuh

et al. 2011

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This study was undertaken to identify key stress factors among professionals in the building construction industry in Nigeria. This is in view of the fact that to date, very little is known about work stress among professionals in the building construction industry in this country. The study involved the administration of a questionnaire to 107 professionals including architects, builders, civil/structural engineers and quantity surveyors randomly selected from 60 ongoing building projects in Anambra, Ogun and Kaduna States, Nigeria. The data were analysed using descriptive statistics, and findings show that the principal sources of stress were high volume of work, uncomfortable site offices, lack of feedback on previous and ongoing building projects, and variations in the scope of work in ongoing building projects. The paper suggests that taking responsibility for work which one has adequate capacity to handle, establishing realistic budgets and time frames for project delivery, provision of spatially adequate, visually and thermally comfortable site offices, adoption of appropriate job design practices and education of professionals in stress management will reduce the incidence of stress among professionals in the building industry in Nigeria.

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Work Stress among Professionals in Building Construction Industry in Nigeria

Ibem

Anosike

Azuh

et al. 2011

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“…These include dangerous and dirty working conditions on site (Dainty et al, 1999); role conflict and role ambiguity ; long work hours (Aldous et al, 1979); job insecurity (Larson et al, 1994); bureaucracy and lack of opportunity to learn new skills as well as work-family conflicts (Lingard and Francis, 2004).…”

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Coping Strategies among Construction Professionals: Cognitive and Behavioural Efforts to Manage Job Stressors

Yip

Rowlinson

2006

Journal for Education in the Built Environment

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Construction professionals are constantly exposed to varying stressors in their working environment and are likely to experience a high level of job burnout. Burnout threatens the mental and physical health of individuals and also decreases levels of job satisfaction and productivity. Research relating to managing job burnout has so far concentrated mainly on identifying job-related factors which are associated with burnout. Coping strategies affect the cognitive and behavioural efforts an individual exerts on stressful encounter and are considered to be moderators of burnout. This exploratory study investigated the coping behaviour of construction professionals in their working environment. It was designed to provide fundamental knowledge in deriving the most effective coping strategies for job stressors in the Hong Kong construction industry. A web-based questionnaire was adopted and a total of 342 valid responses were received. Factor analysis revealed that the coping behaviours observed could be satisfactorily described by four dimensions: Rational Problem Solving, Resigned Distancing, Seeking Support/Ventilation and Passive Wishful Thinking. Among these four coping dimensions, Rational Problem Solving was found to be used most frequently and to be explained by the most significant percentage variance. On-going research based on these findings will attempt to identify the most effective coping strategies associated with low levels of burnout.

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“…Interestingly, much of the work-life balance research has occurred within the Australian construction industry, due to the substantial amount of works from the same authors (see Lingard & Sublet 2002;Francis 2004;Lingard & Francis 2004a, 2004b, 2005Mackenzie 2008;Brown et al 2009;Lingard, Francis & Turner 2010a, 2010b.…”

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“…Jobs can be highly stressful, with pressures such as achieving tight programme deadlines, meeting the needs of multiple stakeholders, dealing with disputes, and maintaining the safety of all individuals on site (Lingard & Francis 2004a). Furthermore, long working hours and weekend working are an integral part of many jobs in the industry.…”

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Employee preferences for work-life benefits in a large New Zealand construction company

Morrison¹,

Thurnell²

2012

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The construction industry is a challenging environment in which to work, with job characteristics that are linked to work-life conflict, and it is important for its future sustainability that initiatives to support employee work-life balance are undertaken. 121 head office and site-based employees within a large New Zealand construction company rated their preferences for work-life benefits, and the results were compared with those of a similar previous (Australian) study. The most preferred work-life benefit factor (as for the previous Australian study) was found to be 'wellness and personal development'. Results suggest that company provision of a wide variety of work-life benefits from which employees can choose during different stages in their life and career is ideal. Qualitative results suggest some worklife conflict associated with working long hours and weekend work exists. It is proposed that to attract and retain valuable employees, the New Zealand construction industry must provide useful work-life benefits, reasonable working hours, and supportive workplace cultures in line with such initiatives.

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The work‐life experiences of office and site‐based employees in the Australian construction industry

Cited by 158 publications

References 30 publications

Work Stress among Professionals in Building Construction Industry in Nigeria

Work Stress among Professionals in Building Construction Industry in Nigeria

Coping Strategies among Construction Professionals: Cognitive and Behavioural Efforts to Manage Job Stressors

Employee preferences for work-life benefits in a large New Zealand construction company

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