Women, Work and Health: Issues and Implications for Worksite Health Promotion

Collins, Barbara S.; Hollander, Roberta B.; Koffman, Dyann Matson; Reeve, Rebecca; Seidler, S.

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“…It's a tremendously horrendous responsibility to have so many people to look after at one time.'' As the literature suggests (Collins et al 1997;Messing 1997;Skillen 1995) for female workers, we found that when female visiting home care workers are stressed, they report MSDs. As a home support worker said, ''stress makes it (chronic pain in the muscles) come out more, it makes you tired, fatigued, really tired; can't sleep at night, don't sleep at night.''…”

Section: Visiting Home Care Workerssupporting

confidence: 52%

“…Research on women's occupational health also highlights another psychosocial work factor, stress, as a major health concern (Collins et al 1997;Messing, 1997;Skillen 1995). Paid work contributes to women's mental health problem of stress (Lippel 1995;Walters and Denton 1997) for all home care workers (Denton, Zeytinoğlu, Webb and Lian 1999), including visiting home care workers (Bartoldus, Gillery and Sturgess 1989;Prentice 1992;Walters et al 1995), female managers (Offerman and Armitage, 1993;Tomiak, Gentleman and Jette 1997;Vinnicombe and Colwill 1995), and clerical and other secretarial workers (Statham and Bravo 1990).…”

Section: Variables Associated With Musculoskeletal Disordersmentioning

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Self-Reported Musculoskeletal Disorders Among Visiting and Office Home Care Workers

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Self-Reported Musculoskeletal Disorders Among Visiting and Office Home Care Workers

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“…Many contemporary women are wives, mothers and employees who are trying to meet several demands and balance their family relationships and career responsibilities. In a survey of working women, 50% felt that stress had some effect on their health ( Collins et al . 1997 ).…”

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“…Scientists have found an association between women’s health/illness and stress related to age, family structure and relationships, social support networks, the quality and quantity of women’s roles, and benefits and costs of various types of employment ( Barnett & Marshall 1991, Reifman et al . 1991 , Hibbard & Pope 1993, Thomas 1995, Collins et al . 1997 , Thomas 1997).…”

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Women’s ‘inner‐balance’: a comparison of stressors, personality traits and health problems by age groups

Kenney

2000

Journal of Advanced Nursing

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Women's 'inner-balance': a comparison of stressors, personality traits and health problems by age groups The purposes of this descriptive study were to identify differences in women's stressors, personality mediating traits and symptoms of health problems by age groups, and to guide revisions for development of a shorter, reliable questionnaire to measure women's health and risks for stress-related illnesses. A convenience sample of 299 women aged between 18 and 66 years who resided in the south-western United States and could read English completed a lengthy questionnaire. ANOVAs were used to compare women by three age groups. Young women (18-29 years) reported high stressors, less healthy personality traits, and significantly more physical and emotional symptoms of health problems than middle-age and older women. Middle-age women (30-45 years) had significantly more stressors than other women, but their healthy personality traits may have contributed to fewer health problems. Older women (46-66 years) had the fewest stressors, highest healthy personality traits, and fewest symptoms of problems compared to other age groups. In their roles and relationships as wives, mothers and employees, women experienced multiple stressors such as inadequate physical and emotional support from their spouse/partner, along with parenting and employee difficulties that contributed to their health problems. Young and middle-aged women were more stressed, juggling the multiple responsibilities and demands of their spouse, children, ageing parents, and their occupation, while trying to maintain their own 'inner balance'.

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“…Many women try to balance the demands of their family, housework and career. Collins et al . (1997 ) found that half of working women thought stress had some effect on their health.…”

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Interactive model of women’s stressors, personality traits and health problems

Kenney

Bhattacharjee

2000

Journal of Advanced Nursing

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Theories have linked various stressors with health problems, and some studies have identified personality traits that enhance health. However, few studies have examined the interaction among women's stressors, personality traits and their health. This retrospective study (1996-1997) analysed the effects of women's major stressors and personality traits on symptoms of health problems, and developed a model of women's health based on the interaction among these factors. A convenience sample of 300 women aged between 18 and 66 years completed a questionnaire that measured three types of stressors, eight personality traits and 40 symptoms of health problems. Principle components and factor analyses identified the best items to measure the stressors, traits and problems. New reduced data subsets were constructed for classification tree analyses to identify the effects of stressors and personality traits on women's health. Women with medium or high stressors and low assertiveness, low hardiness, or the inability to express their feelings, were more likely to report physical symptoms than women who were stronger in these personality traits. Also, women with medium or high stressors and low to medium trust or love relationships were very likely to report high emotional symptoms, as were women with high trust or love, who did not express their feelings. An interactive model of women's health was supported. The amount of women's stressors and their personality traits may increase or diminish their stress response and affect their health. Nurses can identify women with high stressors and unhealthy personality traits that increase their risk for stress-related illnesses, and assist these women to modify their stressors or personality traits to enhance their health.

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Women, Work and Health: Issues and Implications for Worksite Health Promotion

Cited by 29 publications

References 71 publications

Self-Reported Musculoskeletal Disorders Among Visiting and Office Home Care Workers

Self-Reported Musculoskeletal Disorders Among Visiting and Office Home Care Workers

Women’s ‘inner‐balance’: a comparison of stressors, personality traits and health problems by age groups

Interactive model of women’s stressors, personality traits and health problems

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