Social Stressors at Work, Sleep, and Recovery

Pereira, Diana; Groß, Sven

doi:10.1007/s10484-015-9317-6

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“…Again, previous studies were a bit controversial regarding age differences and workplace stressors. For example, Pereira et al found no significant links between age and social stressors [31]. Similarly, in a study by Kumar and Sundaram, the variables that included age groups were not found to be significantly associated with the stress level [44].…”

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“…For example, in a study by Spector and Zhou, gender was not significantly linked with perceived organizational support, role ambiguity or overload [42]. In the Pereira et al study, gender was not significantly linked to social stressors [31]. Li et al…”

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confidence: 95%

“…The contribution of social stressors to poor recovery was previously reported with respect to other samples of employees. For example, Pereira et al [31] demonstrated that social stressors contributed to poorer recovery. Interestingly, challenge stressors added in the third block explained the greatest amount of variance, i.e., they accounted for the additional 32% of the increased explained variance.…”

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“…This is one of the reasons why it is important to determine what type of stressors largely affect workers, in such a way as to implement proper coping strategies. In terms of stress-related outcomes, recovery was highlighted by various researchers [31][32][33][34][35]. Recovery is a process that occurs when the demands (stress factors) imposed on an individual are no longer present [32].…”

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Work-related stress in the Italian banking population and its association with recovery experience

Giorgi¹,

Arcangeli²,

Ariza-Montes³

et al. 2019

Int J Occup Med Environ Health

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Objectives: Over the past decade, there has been a markedly growing interest in issues involving work-related stress in Europe. In Italy, according to Eurofound, research has demonstrated high levels of stress in the banking sector. With this in mind, a study was conducted to evaluate the peculiarities of hindrance and challenge stressors, and their links with recovery in the Italian banking population. Material and Methods: The health and safety managers of a major Italian banking group were contacted and invited to participate in a stress assessment procedure, not only for research purposes but also to help them fulfill their obligations with regard to work-related stress. In total, 6588 bank workers took part in the study (57.5% males and 42.5% females) in 2012-2018. Work-related stress was measured with the Stress Questionnaire (SQ) that assesses several psychosocial working variables. Recovery was measured using a scale based on the SQ. The analysis and tabulation of the study results were performed using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS). Results: The results have demonstrated that female respondents lack more job control and colleagues' support as compared to male respondents. Employees aged > 50 lack their supervisors' support while employees with the shortest job seniority experience the greatest role ambiguity, as well as the lack of job control and colleagues' support. The results of hierarchical regression analysis have demonstrated that the lack of colleagues and supervisors' support, as well as job demands and job control, contribute to explaining the recovery experience. The greatest contribution to the explained variance could be attributed to job demands and the lack of colleagues' support. Conclusions: This study has demonstrated an important contribution of the so-called traditional stressors to predicting recovery for the banking population in Italy. These findings suggest that banks should adopt corporate policies containing activities for the prevention of and protection against stress, with a more general objective of improving the mental health of their workers.

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Work-related stress in the Italian banking population and its association with recovery experience

Giorgi¹,

Arcangeli²,

Ariza-Montes³

et al. 2019

Int J Occup Med Environ Health

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“…It is important to understand the simultaneous effects of environmental stimuli and psychological profiles on the evolution of SD according to different age ranges, because stressors are the same and probably start to affect people at an early age. The allostatic load is a manifestation of this long exposure to stress, and people in the same community are affected differently even with the same stressors [58][59][60] .…”

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Influence of Socioeconomic Status and Stress Over Quality of Sleep: A Systematic Review

Sosso¹,

Jagannath²,

Oliveira³

et al. 2018

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Sleep disorders (SD) have a complex aetiology, and socioeconomic status (SES) as determined by social class, household income, ethnicity and education plays an important role in their development. As SD are associated with cognitive impairment and mood disorders, they in turn impact SES. Socioeconomic status also influences allostatic load caused by chronic accumulation of stress throughout life. Environmental and psychological stressors have a direct effect on SD, and they are modulated by SES, in combination with comorbidities like obesity and cardiovascular disease. This review explores the recent theories about the influence of SES on the development of SD in the general population, whether or not occurring with comorbidities, and also focusses on the interplay between socioeconomic status, circadian rhythms, aging and clinical outcomes like metabolic diseases and cancer.

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The Monday Effect Revisited: A Diary and Sleep Actigraphy Study

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Purpose Accidents are more likely to occur during the morning hours of Mondays (Monday effect). This might be due to a higher level of cognitive failure on Monday morning at work. Methods In a pilot actigraphy study across one working week, we explored this Monday effect and regressed daily self-reported workplace cognitive failure on weekdays (Monday versus other days), background social stressors at work, delayed sleep onset and sleep duration. Diary data were gathered from 40 full-time employees. Results Confirming our assumptions, results revealed work-related cognitive failure and sleep-onset latency on the previous night to be higher on Mondays compared to other workdays. Work-related cognitive failure correlated positively with delayed sleep-onset latency and background social stressors. In multilevel regression analysis, Monday significantly explained variations in workplace cognitive failure. The addition of background social stressors at work and sleep-onset latency to the regression model showed unique contributions to the prediction of workplace cognitive failure. No significant two-way or three-way interactions between working days, sleep-onset latency or sleep duration, and background social stressors were found. Conclusion Peak levels of cognitive failure on Monday morning and the association of cognitive failure with social stressors at work contribute to understanding the mechanisms involved in the increased prevalence of occupational accidents on Monday morning. Occupational safety interventions should address both social stressors at work and individual sleep hygiene.

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Social Stressors at Work, Sleep, and Recovery

Cited by 15 publications

References 33 publications

Work-related stress in the Italian banking population and its association with recovery experience

Work-related stress in the Italian banking population and its association with recovery experience

Influence of Socioeconomic Status and Stress Over Quality of Sleep: A Systematic Review

The Monday Effect Revisited: A Diary and Sleep Actigraphy Study

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