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Job Stress

From Theory to Suggestion

• By John M. Ivancevich, Daniel C. Ganster

• Price: $42.00
• Binding: Hardback
• Pages: 280
• Published by: Routledge
• Publication Date: 27th July 1987
• ISBN: 978-0-86656-630-8

About the Book

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

Contents Stress: Theory, Research, and Suggestions

• INTRODUCTION
• The Current Debate About the Meaning of Job Stress
• Health Consequences of Stress
• A Non-Work Interactive Perspective of Stress and Its Consequences
• INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES
• Type A Behavior and Occupational Stress
• Perspectives on Social Support and Research on Stress Moderating Processes
• STRESS MEASUREMENT
• Assessment of Physiological Indices Related to Cardiovascular Disease as Influenced by Job Stress
• Stress: Psychobiological Assessment
• Beyond Negative Affectivity: Measuring Stress and Satisfaction in the Workplace
• ORGANIZATIONAL STUDIES OF STRESS
• Machine Pacing and Shiftwork: Evidence for Job Stress
• Managers and Professionals in Business/Industrial Settings: The Research Evidence
• Professionals in Medical Settings: The Research Evidence in the 1980s
• STRESS MANAGEMENT INTERVENTIONS
• A Review of Organizational Stress Management Research: Methodological Considerations
• Organizational Level Stress Management Interventions: A Review and Recommendations
• CONCLUSION
• The Present and Future Status of Stress Research