Job Stress: From Theory to Suggestion

by Ivancevich; John M

• ISBN13: 9780866566308
• ISBN10: 0866566309
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1987-07-27
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

Leading theorists and researchers explore the concept of stress in this relevant and well-timed volume. Physicians, psychologists, sociologists, and social psychologists who have been engaged in stress-related projects offer exciting and practical suggestions for applying organizational behavior management principles to the problem of stress. They share timely discussions on the causes and implications of job stress, which affects all levels of employees in business and industrial settings. This stimulating volume addresses the major theoretical perspectives and interpretations of job stress--from the diverse fields of medicine, clinical psychology, engineering psychology, and organizational psychology and proposes stress measurement and stress management interventions. A fascinating review of the empirical research on stress indicates the present state of study on the subject and emphasizes the need for more applied research using OBM principles. There is currently a great deal of disagreement about the meaning of job stress, its effects on people and organizations, and strategies for coping with the phenomenon. The effects of stress on individuals and organizations are thoroughly explored in this timely volume.

Table of Contents

Guest Editorial
Stress: Theory, Research and Suggestions	1	(4)
John M. Ivancevich
Daniel C. Ganster
PART I: INTRODUCTION
The Current Debate About the Meaning of Job Stress	5	(14)
Terry A. Beehr
Thomas M. Franz
Selected Early Works on Stress in General	6	(1)
Selected Historical Works on Job Stress in Particular	7	(1)
Four Approaches to Job Stress	7	(3)
Controversial Issues Regarding Job Stress	10	(6)
Recommendations for Future Research	16	(3)
Health Consequences of Stress	19	(18)
Jonathan D. Quick
Rebecca S. Horn
James Campbell Quick
Preventive Stress Management	20	(2)
Life Events as Stressors	22	(1)
Health Problems and Distress	23	(8)
Health Benefits of Stress	31	(2)
Conclusion	33	(4)
A Work-Nonwork Interactive Perspective of Stress and Its Consequences	37	(24)
Jeffrey H. Greenhaus
Saroj Parasuraman
The Meaning of Stress	38	(2)
Work Stressors and Their Consequences	40	(1)
Nonwork Stressors and Their Consequences	41	(2)
Work-Nonwork Stressors and Their Consequences	43	(4)
Personal and Social Influences on Work-Nonwork Stress	47	(3)
Individual Interventions Relevant to Work-Nonwork Stress	50	(3)
Organizational Interventions Relevant to Work-Nonwork Stress	53	(2)
Conclusions and Directions for Future Research	55	(6)
PART II: INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES
Type A Behavior and Occupational Stress	61	(24)
Daniel C. Ganster
Are Type A's Hyper-Reactive to Work Stressors?	65	(5)
Type A and the Work Environment: Does One Cause the Other?	70	(4)
Type A and Performance	74	(1)
Suggestions for Research	75	(4)
Conclusions	79	(6)
Perspectives on Social Support and Research on Stress Moderating Processes	85	(18)
Susan Gore
Definitions and Measurement of Social Support	86	(1)
Models of Stress Reduction and Stress Buffering	87	(4)
Process Study of Stress	91	(4)
Objectivity, Subjectivity and Confounding in Measurement	95	(2)
Conclusion	97	(6)
PART III: STRESS MEASUREMENT
Assessment of Physiological Indices Related to Cardiovascular Disease as Influenced by Job Stress	103	(14)
Lisa R. Balick
J. Alan Herd
Introduction	104	(1)
Heart Rate and Blood Pressure	105	(3)
Catecholamines	108	(2)
Cortisol	110	(2)
Lipids	112	(1)
Conclusion	113	(4)
Stress: Psychobiological Assessment	117	(24)
India Fleming
Andrew Baum
Psychobiological Basis of Stress	119	(2)
Measurement of Stress	121	(11)
Use of Multidimensional Stress Measures	132	(1)
Stress Related Health Consequences	133	(2)
Unemployment Stress-An Example	135	(1)
Conclusions	136	(5)
Beyond Negative Affectivity: Measuring Stress and Satisfaction in the Workplace	141	(18)
David Watson
James W. Pennebaker
Robert Folger
Stress, Symptoms and NA	142	(8)
Beyond Stress and Distress: The Two Dimensions of Feeling	150	(4)
Conclusions	154	(5)
PART IV: ORGANIZATIONAL STUDIES OF STRESS
Machine Pacing and Shiftwork: Evidence for Job Stress	159	(18)
Joseph J. Hurrell, Jr.
Michael J. Colligan
Machine Pacing	160	(2)
Individual Consequences of Pacing	162	(2)
Organizational Consequences of Pacing	164	(2)
Conclusions Concerning Pacing	166	(1)
Shiftwork	167	(3)
Organizational Consequences of Shiftwork	170	(7)
Managers and Professionals in Business/Industrial Settings: The Research Evidence	177	(18)
Steven P. Glowinkowski
Cary L. Cooper
Sources of Managerial Stress	177	(1)
Stress from the Job Itself	178	(2)
Role Based Stress	180	(1)
Role Ambiguity	181	(1)
Role Conflict	181	(2)
The Approach of Person/Environment Fit	183	(1)
Relationships at Work	184	(1)
The Organization	185	(2)
The Managerial Career	187	(2)
Extra-Organizational Sources of Stress	189	(1)
Implications of Research for Managers	190	(1)
Conclusion	191	(4)
Professionals in Medical Settings: The Research Evidence in the 1980s	195	(20)
Cynthia Lee
Stress Profile Amongst Medical Professionals	196	(8)
Causes and Symptoms of Stress in Medical Settings	204	(5)
Conclusions and Suggestions	209	(6)
PART V: STRESS MANAGEMENT INTERVENTIONS
A Review of Organizational Stress Management Research: Methodological Considerations	215	(14)
Lawrence R. Murphy
SMT Orientation	217	(3)
Experimental Design	220	(1)
Worker Participants	220	(3)
Outcome Measures	223	(2)
Duration of Training Effects	225	(1)
Summary	225	(4)
Organizational Level Stress Management Interventions: A Review and Recommendations	229	(20)
John M. Ivancevich
Michael T. Matteson
Stress Management Programs	231	(2)
A Stress Framework	233	(2)
Available Research on Organizational Level Stress Management Interventions	235	(2)
Related Research: Strengths and Weaknesses	237	(3)
Organizational Interventions: Managerial Actions	240	(3)
Applied Research: Some Guidelines	243	(3)
Concluding Note	246	(3)
PART VI: CONCLUSION
The Present and Future Status of Stress Research	249	(2)
Ronald J. Burke
Increasing Interest in Occupational Stress	250	(1)
Current Stress Research Content	251	(1)
Developing Models of Psychological Burnout	252	(3)
Current Stress Research Methodology	255	(1)
Future Stress Research Content	256	(4)
Future Stress Research Methodology	260	(1)
Research and Practice - Two Cultures Again?	261	(1)
Conclusion	262