Causes of stress: work
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- Causes of stress - work - Johansson
- Aim: to measure the physiological and psychological stress responses in two categories of employees
- Method: Quasi. Workers defined as being at high risk of stress or in a control group
- Data collected through chemical measurements and self reports
- Design: independent measures
- Participants: 24 workers at a Swedish saw mill
- High risk group: 14 workers - had to work at a set pace - complex job - required knowledge about raw materials
- Responsible for whole team's wages
- Control group: 10 cleaners
- High risk group: 14 workers - had to work at a set pace - complex job - required knowledge about raw materials
- Procedure: Daily urine sample when they arrived at work and at 4 times throughout the day
- Questionnaire of mood/alterness and caffeine/nicotine consumption
- Baseline measurements @ same time on a day off
- Adrenaline levels measured in urine + body temp. recorded
- Findings: morning urine samples twice as high in the risk group than the control group and this continued throughout the day
- Control group: peaked at 1.5 times the baseline and continued to decline
- Self reports - high risk group felt more rushed and irritated and rated their wellbeing as lower
- Conclusion: workplace is a source of stress due to repetitive nature of work which was highly demanding
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