Experiences of work-related stress among highly stressed municipal employees in rural northern Sweden

Asplund, Sofia; Åhlin, Johan; Åström, Sture

doi:10.1080/17482631.2022.2056957

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“…Under such circumstances, work-life conflict may occur (Haslam et al , 2015; Zampetakis and Lanivich, 2023). For instance, when employees are asked to stay at the workplace for longer hours, they experience an increased workload, and their family time suffers (Asplund et al , 2022). In such situations, when individuals go above and beyond at work, they are more likely to acquire work-life conflict (Netchaeva et al , 2023).…”

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Cost of organizational citizenship behaviors: serial mediation model of citizenship fatigue

Ali Nisar,

Haider,

Waqas

et al. 2024

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Purpose Recently, a shift regarding the negative consequences of organizational citizenship behaviors (OCBs) has put them forward as employees’ negative aspects carrying dangerous consequences for organizations. Considering this issue’s seriousness, the purpose of this paper is to examine the process through which compulsory citizenship behavior fosters citizenship fatigue. Design/methodology/approach A total of 370 nurses working in Pakistani public-sector hospitals were this study’s final data set sample using SmartPLS4. Findings Partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) results revealed that when employees are compelled to engage in extra-role actions, they frequently experience work-life conflict, which results in citizenship fatigue. The higher the employee’s age and the lower the education level, the lower his/her citizenship fatigue. On the other hand, findings revealed that workaholic personality aspects tend to reduce the strength of the relationship between work-life conflict and citizenship fatigue. Originality/value To the best of the authors’ knowledge, this paper is the first attempt to examine the recently emerged concept of citizenship fatigue among health-care professionals through conservation of resources theory. Besides, this research will highlight how the demand for voluntary actions in routine or forced citizenship behavior can become the reason for work–family conflict and ultimately create citizenship fatigue. Additionally, this paper presents the novel concept of workaholic personality and how it can play a positive role in the linkage between work–family conflict and citizenship fatigue.

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Cost of organizational citizenship behaviors: serial mediation model of citizenship fatigue

Ali Nisar,

Haider,

Waqas

et al. 2024

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“…Statistical significance was defined as a p-value of less than 0.05. Table (2) showed that the mean ± SD of the total PLSS score was 16.57 ± 6.61 with minimum score 5.00 and maximum score 37.00 so that it represent only three levels of stress, with no score denoting the fourth level. Stress is not a problem in the life of 47.8% of the participants (group 1), while 49.3% have a Moderate level of stress (group 2).…”

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Prevalence of Stress Among Agrochemical Researchers

Fouad

2023

Egypt. J. Occup. Med.

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Introduction: Agrochemical researches are critical for meeting needs in food and fiber production, as well as disease vector control. The agriculture industry is stressful and there is evidence that persistent stress can contribute to the onset or progression of mental health problems. Aim of Work: To study the prevalence, sources and level of stress using three indicator tools, and the possible relationship between stress and mental well-being, among a group of agrochemical researchers in Egypt. Materials and Methods: A face-to-face interview was performed and the professional life stress (PLSS), the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) indicator tool, in addition to the 12-Items General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12) were distributed to 94 agrochemical researchers. Results: Out of 94 questionnaires; 69 replied (with response rate 73.4%). Stress was not a problem among 47.8% of the participants, whereas 49.3% have a Moderate range of stress. Psychologically distressed personnel constituted 21.7% of the total participants. Change, demand and lack of authorities support were the predominant sources of stress among the studied population. Demand and relationships were statistically significant among the problematic stressed personnel than the others. Psychological distress was significantly higher among problematic stress group compared to the other two groups. Conclusion and Recommendations: Stress reported by the studied agrochemical researchers was mostly of Moderate and Nonproblematic level. Demand and relationships were significant stressors for problematic stress, and psychological distress. The current study may be considered as the first step in implementing a stress management program to be followed by targeted interventions as group discussions and awareness sessions, organizational change and other aspects of stress prevention/ management programs.

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“…These health issues are related to increased absenteeism and presenteeism, as well as decreased motivation, contentment, and commitment. These can produce increases in employee turnover and a desire to resign, resulting in low business productivity and increased medical, healthcare, and social welfare expenditures ( Asplund et al, 2022 ; Mohamed et al, 2022 ; Sznajder et al, 2022 ).…”

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Effects of virtual reality natural experiences on factory workers’ psychological and physiological stress

Yen

2023

Front. Psychol.

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IntroductionManufacturing facilities and factories are stressful work environments. Interventions to improve factory workers’ stress is necessary to promote occupational health. This study aimed to examine the effects of virtual reality natural experiences on furniture factory employees’ psychological and physiological stress.MethodsA single-blinded, non-randomised quasi-experimental study was conducted between July and December 2021. Factory workers were recruited from two factories, and all participants at a given factory were assigned to either an experimental group or a comparison group. The intervention was conducted in a clean conference room once a week for 12 weeks during the worker’s break time. The experimental group received virtual reality natural experiences consisting of 30-minute nature-based 360° videos which were played in a headset. The generalised estimating equations were performed for the statistical analyses.ResultsIn total, 35 participants completed the intervention. As to psychological stress, the experimental group showed improvements in distress, depression, and anxiety, and a positive affect after the intervention compared to the comparison group. As to physiological stress, the experimental group showed improvements in indicators of heart rate variability compared to the comparison group, including standard deviations of all normal-to-normal intervals, low-frequency power, and high-frequency power.DiscussionVirtual reality is an innovative platform to bring the natural environment into an indoor environment to create similar health effects.

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Experiences of work-related stress among highly stressed municipal employees in rural northern Sweden

Cited by 9 publications

References 52 publications

Cost of organizational citizenship behaviors: serial mediation model of citizenship fatigue

Cost of organizational citizenship behaviors: serial mediation model of citizenship fatigue

Prevalence of Stress Among Agrochemical Researchers

Effects of virtual reality natural experiences on factory workers’ psychological and physiological stress

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