Stress, Coping Strategies and Job Satisfaction in University Academic Staff

OBJECTIVE:To identify dimensions of health associated with work ability and to verify whether such relationships are influenced by demographic or occupational characteristics. METHODS:A cross-sectional study was carried out, including 224 employees of an employee health insurance and retirement savings company in the city of São Paulo, Brazil, in 2001. Subjects responded to self-administered questionnaires evaluating demographic and occupational characteristics, job satisfaction, health, and work ability. Associations between variables were measured using Chi-square tests, analysis of variance, and analysis of covariance. RESULTS:Occupational and demographic variables significantly associated with work ability were time in job (p=0.0423) and job satisfaction (p=0.0072). All dimensions of health evaluated were significantly associated with work ability (p<0.0001), and were independent of demographic and occupational characteristics. CONCLUSIONS:Results showed that, independently of other characteristics, better physical and mental health are associated with greater work ability. This provides evidence of the importance of considering health in all its dimensions.

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“…1,19 In addition, job satisfaction is associated with health, 6 and may thus have indirect repercussion on work ability.…”

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Saúde e capacidade para o trabalho em trabalhadores de área administrativa

Martínez

Latorre

2006

Rev. Saúde Pública

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“…Being a key resource in higher education institutions (HEIs), academic staff, including doctoral students, play a major role in achieving the objectives of higher education and their performance affects student learning and success (de Lourdes Machado, Soares, Brites, Ferreira, & Gouveia, 2011), significantly influencing the success in any educational programme (Stankovska, Angelkoska, Osmani, & Grncarovska, 2017). However, academic staff have been identified over the years as the occupational group in HEIs that experience the most volatile well-being at work (e.g., Abouserie, 1996; Craig, Hancock, & Craig, 1996; Taris, Schreurs, & Van Iersel-Van Silfhout, 2001). Research investigating the well-being of academics is fragmented as well as limited when it comes to explaining the particular factors that contribute to this volatility (Kinman, 2008).…”

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Doctoral students’ well-being: a literature review

Schmidt

Hansson

2018

International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well

189

163

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Purpose: Doctoral student well-being is an important matter that shapes the well-being of academics throughout their careers. Given that well-being has been found to be closely related to employee productivity and efficiency, strategies associated with maintaining well-being during PhD studies might be crucial for higher education, its outcomes and—just as importantly—for a balanced life of PhD students. Method: Based on 17 studies, this literature review critically assesses the literature on doctoral student well-being. Results: Theoretical models, concepts of well-being, and methods applied are discussed, as are the results of the articles. The reviewed studies are then discussed based on a SWOT analysis addressing the strengths and weaknesses of the reviewed research as well as the identified opportunities and threats, which can be used as a basis for future research. Based on the review findings and the SWOT analysis, a multidimensional view of the well-being of doctoral students is proposed. Conclusions: The study proposes a more student-centred approach to meeting doctoral students’ needs, and the enhancement of doctoral student well-being in order, as a long-term goal, to improve academics’ well-being and productivity.

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“…Yardımcı doçentlerin bu nedenle bu boyutta daha fazla stres yaşadıkları düşünülmektedir. Yapılan araştırmalar da akademik unvanın artmasına bağlı olarak yaşanan iş stresinin azaldığını göstermektedir (Abouserie, 1996;Gmelch ve diğerleri, 1986;Sliskovic ve Sersic, 2011). Bu araştırmalarla benzer biçimde Tytherleigh, Webb, Cooper ve Ricketts'in (2005) araştırma bulguları da iş güvencesinin olmamasının akademisyenler için en önemli stres kaynağı olduğunu göstermektedir.…”

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The Examination of Stress and Anxiety Levels of the Female University Administrators in Turkey

Akin

Baloğlu

Karslı

2014

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Stress, Coping Strategies and Job Satisfaction in University Academic Staff

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Saúde e capacidade para o trabalho em trabalhadores de área administrativa

Saúde e capacidade para o trabalho em trabalhadores de área administrativa

Doctoral students’ well-being: a literature review

The Examination of Stress and Anxiety Levels of the Female University Administrators in Turkey

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