Stressing the Stress or the Complexity of the Human Factor: Psychobiological Consequences of Distress

Rosa, Miguel Ángel Serrano; Costa, Raquel

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-56871-3_21

“…It indicated that the general major illnesses as faced by both the groups were almost same. Several studies [e.g., ( 64 , 67 , 68 , 78 )] also found similar results, which confirmed the findings of the present study. Stressful occupation causes some major diseases, which frequently attacked the respondents, were also investigated.…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 93%

“…Due to occupational stress arise health problems such as anxiety, emotional disorder; work life imbalance; depression and other forms of ailments such as frequent headache; obesity and cardiac arrests. Study found that there are many cardiovascular disease related to stress, with being the main stress-related disease ( 68 ). Furthermore, levels of stress-related illness are nearly twice as high for women as for men.…”

Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

Occupational stress and health risk of employees working in the garments sector of Bangladesh: An empirical study

Yuan

¹

,

Gazi

²

,

Rahman

³

et al. 2022

Front. Public Health

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The present study was conducted with a view to examining the impact of occupational stress on employees' health risk. A total number of 350 garment employees (114 supervisors and 236 workers) were selected from 25 readymade garment factories of Dhaka, Narayanganj, and Gazipur industrial areas of Bangladesh on a random sampling basis. Occupational stress was estimated using an ERIs modified questionnaire; when self-reported health problems, work related information and socio-demographic information were obtained using face-to-face interviews using a pre-formed questionnaire. The survey was conducted for 2 years from January 2020 to December 2021 in Dhaka, Narayanganj and Gazipur districts where most of the garment industries in Bangladesh are located. All data were processed by using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) and Decision Analyst Stats, Version 2.0. For analyzing data, suitable statistical tools such as two-way ANOVA, z-test, chi-square test, Pearson's product-moment correlation, stepwise multiple regressions, and descriptive statistics were used. The results of the present study reveal that the occupational stress had a significant positive influence on health risk. The findings also reveal that both the male and female employees perceived garment job highly stressful and risky for their health causes many dies and sickness, but it was higher among the female employees than their counterparts. Study suggests that due to major illness and diseases garments' employees are lacks of sound health that have to consider remedying for reducing occupational stress and health risk.

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The Contribution of Neuroscience and Health Psychology to Macroergonomics

Rosa

¹

,

Molins

²

2019

Advanced Macroergonomics and Sociotechnical Approaches for Optimal Organizational Performance

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When a work system is considered we must focus on people that are part of the system as an active agent that can participate and interact all along the working process. In this process, stress contributes to increasing the probability of diseases and accidents. Therefore, one of the main objectives, from a preventive perspective, is to reduce stress levels. Related to this, the characteristics of healthy organizations will be described as a model to promote health. The objective of this chapter is to offer a broad and multidisciplinary perspective of prevention risk in the workplace centered in the worker, taking the view of neuroscience and health psychology. For that purpose, stress interventions in the organizations and in the individuals will be outlined. Finally, this chapter would finish proposing a preventive intervention to improve healthier work environments, taking into account neurosciences and health psychology. This proposal will be based on improving lifestyle, education for health, and self-respect.

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The Contribution of Neuroscience and Health Psychology to Macroergonomics

Rosa

¹

,

Molins

²

2022

Research Anthology on Changing Dynamics of Diversity and Safety in the Workforce

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When a work system is considered we must focus on people that are part of the system as an active agent that can participate and interact all along the working process. In this process, stress contributes to increasing the probability of diseases and accidents. Therefore, one of the main objectives, from a preventive perspective, is to reduce stress levels. Related to this, the characteristics of healthy organizations will be described as a model to promote health. The objective of this chapter is to offer a broad and multidisciplinary perspective of prevention risk in the workplace centered in the worker, taking the view of neuroscience and health psychology. For that purpose, stress interventions in the organizations and in the individuals will be outlined. Finally, this chapter would finish proposing a preventive intervention to improve healthier work environments, taking into account neurosciences and health psychology. This proposal will be based on improving lifestyle, education for health, and self-respect.

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Stressing the Stress or the Complexity of the Human Factor: Psychobiological Consequences of Distress

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Occupational stress and health risk of employees working in the garments sector of Bangladesh: An empirical study

Occupational stress and health risk of employees working in the garments sector of Bangladesh: An empirical study

The Contribution of Neuroscience and Health Psychology to Macroergonomics

The Contribution of Neuroscience and Health Psychology to Macroergonomics

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