Effectiveness of an intensive stress intervention workshop for senior managers

Veach, Tracy L.; Rahe, Richard H.; Tolles, Robbyn L.; Newhall, Lynn M.

doi:10.1002/smi.980

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“…Participants reported such tactics as identifying an adviser who was well-versed in the issue of women in STEM contexts, forming study groups with other students, and taking courses with friends. As previous research has shown (Horan, 2002;Veach, Rahe, & Tolles, 2003), coping is a trainable skill; counselors can coach students to help them to have a positive STEM experience.…”

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Understanding Women's Underrepresentation in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics: The Role of Social Coping

Morganson

Jones

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2010

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Enrollment of women in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) majors is disproportionately small and declining. This study examines social coping to explain the gender gap. Women undergraduates reported using significantly more social coping than did men. Multiple regression analyses revealed that social coping was a stronger predictor of commitment to major for women than for men. Social coping negatively predicted intent to turn over, or withdraw from, their major for women, but not for men. Unexpectedly, social coping negatively predicted academic course grade for men but not for women. Results suggest that women benefit more from social coping than do men. Implications for counselors and policy are discussed.Whereas women are attending college at unprecedented rates and constitute more than half of university and college populations, they continue to be underrepresented in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields (Planty, Kena, & Hannes, 2009). The decline in STEM enrollments along with retention problems raise concerns about the "shrinking" and "leaking" pipeline, the metaphor most often used to describe declining enrollments and the differential retention of women in STEM fields (e.g., Camp, 2002;Major & Morganson, 2008). As enrollments of women in STEM majors continue to decline, the pipeline "supplying" them to these fields is said to be shrinking (Camp, 2002). College-age women have been reported to be less likely to major in STEM fields and to be retained at a lower rate than are men (Freeman, 2004;Planty et al., 2009). When women complete undergraduate training, they continue to be underrepresented in and are more likely to leave the workforce than are men (Freeman, 2004). In the current article, we focused on understanding and addressing the retention of women in STEM majors at the undergraduate college level. Coping in the STEM ContextThe STEM environment is often characterized as a chilly climate, which tends to be male-dominated, highly impersonal, and individualistic (Foster

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Understanding Women's Underrepresentation in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics: The Role of Social Coping

Morganson

Jones

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2010

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“…Stress management programmes from different theoretical foundations and implementation styles have been found to be effective in reducing stress or improving coping skills for worksite employees (van Dierendonck, Garssen, & Visser, 2005;Edimansyah, Rusli, & Naing, 2008;Lucini, Riva, Pizzinelli, & Pagani, 2007;Peters & Carlson, 1999;Shimazu, Umanodan, & Schaufeli, 2006;Veach, Rahe, Tolles & Newhall, 2003;Zolnierczyk-Zreda, 2002). However, detailed written description of the implementation and delivery methods of stress management programmes are often unavailable, thereby making it challenging to further develop evidence-based stress reduction interventions, which are specific to worksites and are based on prior evidence-based outcomes.…”

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Effectiveness of a Multidisciplinary Worksite Stress Reduction Programme for Women

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It has been well established that a high level of stress is associated with medical problems, mental health difficulties and absenteeism at the workplace. The aim of this single‐arm study design was to examine the potential effectiveness of a 12‐session multidisciplinary stress reduction programme on reducing perceived stress and improving health behaviours and quality of life. One hundred and four women participated in a programme that incorporated group support, skill building and cognitive behavioural and relaxation techniques. A series of Bonferroni corrected t‐tests found that the participants reported having significantly (p < 0.001) lower levels of perceived stress, improved health behaviours (sleep, nutrition, physical activity) improved overall health and improved quality of life at the end of the 12 week programme and at 1‐month follow‐up. Although the effect sizes for improvement were all large, there was no control group, so regression to the mean or selection bias may have impacted the results. Therefore, these results provide initial support for the implementation of gender‐based worksite stress reduction programmes and provide guidance in designing an effective worksite stress reduction programme. Further research using randomized controlled trials is warranted. Copyright © 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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“…51,52 Furthermore, our results showed that opportunities to get help from work colleagues were associated with more symptoms of burnout for both first-line and middle managers. Research has shown that supportive relations within the workplace can be problematic for managers, 53,54 and may explain why help from colleagues within the workplace was related to more symptoms of burnout.…”

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Investigating Work Conditions and Burnout at Three Hierarchical Levels

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Reineholm

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et al. 2013

Journal of Occupational &Amp; Environmental Medicine

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Objective: To investigate the differences in work conditions and symptoms of burnout, and the association between work conditions and symptoms of burnout at the three hierarchical levels: subordinates, first-line managers and middle managers. Methods:Analyses were based on questionnaire data from 4096 employees in nine organizations, containing three hierarchical levels: subordinates (n=3659), first-line managers (n=345), and middle managers (n=92). Results: Work conditions were found to differ between the three hierarchical levels, mostly between subordinates and managers. Managers experienced fewer symptoms of burnout than subordinates. Furthermore, the association between work conditions and burnout differed for subordinates, first-line managers and middle managers. Conclusions: Occupational health research needs to focus more on differences between hierarchical levels regarding work conditions and burnout.Investigating work conditions and burnout at three 3

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Effectiveness of an intensive stress intervention workshop for senior managers

Cited by 14 publications

References 20 publications

Understanding Women's Underrepresentation in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics: The Role of Social Coping

Understanding Women's Underrepresentation in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics: The Role of Social Coping

Effectiveness of a Multidisciplinary Worksite Stress Reduction Programme for Women

Investigating Work Conditions and Burnout at Three Hierarchical Levels

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