Workplace Stress (AQA A-Level Psychology): Flashcards
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Annual UK cost of workplace stress
Annual UK cost of workplace stress
£3.6 billion
Control in workplace stress
Control in workplace stress
Level of autonomy workers have in performing their job tasks
Year Karasek developed job demands-control model
Year Karasek developed job demands-control model
1979
Role of control in job demands-control model
Role of control in job demands-control model
Acts as protective buffer against harmful effects of job demands
Marmot study: workload & illness correlation
Marmot study: workload & illness correlation
No correlation found
Marmot study: low control outcome after 5 years
Marmot study: low control outcome after 5 years
Significantly more likely to develop CHD
Johansson sawmill: finishers vs cleaners stress hormones
Johansson sawmill: finishers vs cleaners stress hormones
Finishers had higher overall stress hormone levels
Cultural difference: lack of control as stressor
Cultural difference: lack of control as stressor
Only stressful in individualist cultures (UK, USA)
Liu et al.: workload across cultures
Liu et al.: workload across cultures
Universally stressful in both individualist & collectivist
Self-efficacy & excessive control
Self-efficacy & excessive control
Stressful for individuals with low self-efficacy