Job strain, blood pressure and response to uncontrollable stress

Steptoe, Andrew; Cropley, Mark; Joekes, Katherine

doi:10.1097/00004872-199917020-00003

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“…School teaching is considered to be a high stress occupation (Travers & Cooper, 1996), involving high commitment and school teachers have been shown to find it difficult to recuperate after work (Aronsson, Svensson, & Gustafsson, 2003), and to be distracted by work issues when at home (Cardenas, Major, & Bernas, 2004). Compared to the general population, teachers with high job strain have also been found to report poorer sleep (Cropley, et al, 1999). In the present study individuals were instructed to complete a structured rumination and sleep diary which assessed work ruminative thoughts over a workday evening, and self-reported sleep the following morning.…”

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Job strain, work rumination, and sleep in school teachers

Cropley

Dijk

Stanley

2006

European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology

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The objectives of this study were, firstly, to examine the association between job strain and sleep quality in a sample of primary and secondary school teachers and, secondly, to assess whether the relationship between job strain and sleep quality is mediated or moderated by an individual's inability to 'switch-off' from work related issues during leisure time. School teachers (N = 143) completed an hourly record of their work related thoughts over a workday evening between 5 pm and bedtime, and then rated their sleep quality the following morning. Individuals were classified as reporting high (n =462) or low (n = 52) job strain using predetermined cut-off scores.Consistent with previous research, the results showed that both groups demonstrated a degree of unwinding and disengagement from work issues over the evening. However, compared to the low job strain group, the high job strain teachers took longer to unwind and ruminated more about work related issues, over the whole evening, including bedtime. There was no difference in total sleep time between the groups, but high job strain individuals reported poorer sleep quality compared to low job strain individuals. With respect to the second objective, across the whole sample (N = 143), work rumination and job strain were significantly correlated with sleep quality, but work rumination was not found to mediate, or moderate the relationship between job strain and sleep quality. It was speculated that the initial low contribution of job strain to sleep quality (r = -.18) may have contributed to this null finding. The current findings may have implications for how we assess and manage sleep disturbance in stressed workers.3

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Job strain, work rumination, and sleep in school teachers

Cropley

Dijk

Stanley

2006

European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology

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“…Puede obtenerse un índice de tensión laboral total: demandas / (control + uso de habilidades). Los valores alfa de Cronbach, para la medición de la fiabilidad, obtenidos por Steptoe et al (1999) fueron .72 (demandas), .64 (control y uso habilidades) y .76 (apoyo social).…”

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Psychosocial health on workers who practice Pilates: a descriptive-comparative study

Vilella¹,

Zarceño²,

Rosa³

2017

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ResumenLos efectos de la práctica del método Pilates sobre la salud psicosocial y laboral carecen de evidencia científi-ca sólida. El objetivo principal del presente estudio fue describir los niveles de salud psicosocial de un grupo de trabajadores que se ejercitaba con la técnica Pilates. También se estudió la influencia del cargo laboral sobre variables psicosociales. 63 trabajadores de diferentes profesiones del sector servicios con una jornada laboral completa (47 mujeres y 16 hombres) participaron; de ellos 33 ya asistían a clases de Pilates una media semanal de 2.82 días y el resto de participantes no realizaba ninguna actividad físico-deportiva (sedentarios). Los resultados mostraron que el grupo Pilates registraba mayores niveles de estabilidad emocional y optimismo que el grupo sedentario en la medición 1. Además, se ha podido observar que, entre los practicantes de Pilates, los dirigentes presentan mayor control en el trabajo y sintomatología depresiva y menor estabilidad emocional que los empleados en ambas mediciones. En definitiva, pese a los numerosos beneficios que se le atribuyen a la práctica Pilates y el creciente interés existente entre los investigadores por analizar sus efectos sobre la salud, el presente estudio evidencia la ausencia de importantes diferencias en la salud psicosocial y laboral tras seis meses de seguimiento.Palabras clave: Método Pilates, burnout, tensión laboral, optimismo, trabajo. AbstractThe effects of practice of Pilates on psychosocial and occupational health, lack solid scientific evidence. The objective of this study was to describe the levels of psychosocial health of a group of workers who were exercising using the Pilates technique. The influence of the job role of Pilates on psychosocial variables was also studied. 63 full-time workers (47 women and 16 men) belonging to different service sectors participated; 33 of them attended Pilates classes an average of 2.82 days per week, everybody else (the sedentary group) did not perform any physical activity. The results showed that the Pilates group registered higher levels of emotional stability and optimism than the sedentary group in Measurement 1. Furthermore, it has been confirmed that among the Pilates practitioners, managers have more control at work and less depressive symptoms and emotional stability than employees in both measurements. In conclusion, despite the many benefits attributed to practice Pilates and the growing interest among researchers to analyse their effects on health, the present study evidenced the absence of significant differences in psychosocial and occupational health after six months follow up.

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“…20 Repeated sympathetic stimulation increases heart rate and blood pressure. [20][21][22] Resulting decreased heart rate variability 9 and baroreflex dysfunction 23 due to autonomic nervous system dysfunction have been associated with increased cardiovascular disease events. Depression increases levels of inflammatory markers including fibrinogen, C-reactive protein, interleukin-6, and tumor necrosis factor.…”

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The Time Has Come for Physicians to Take Notice: The Impact of Psychosocial Stressors on the Heart

Figueredo

2009

The American Journal of Medicine

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Job strain, blood pressure and response to uncontrollable stress

Abstract: Job strain is associated with a heightened blood pressure response to uncontrollable but not controllable tasks. The failure of subjects with high job strain to show reduced blood pressure in the evening may be a manifestation of chronic allostatic load.

Cited by 125 publications

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Job strain, work rumination, and sleep in school teachers

Job strain, work rumination, and sleep in school teachers

Psychosocial health on workers who practice Pilates: a descriptive-comparative study

The Time Has Come for Physicians to Take Notice: The Impact of Psychosocial Stressors on the Heart

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