Johansson et al (1978)
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- Johansson et al (1978)
- Natural experiment/ cause and effect may not have been established.
- aim: to investigate the effect of repetitiveness, high demand and lack of control on levels of stress at work
- Johansson et al (1978)
- Natural experiment/ cause and effect may not have been established.
- Johansson et al (1978)
- the people in the high stress group had higher levels of stress hormones whilst at work than those in the low stress group, and their levels of illness and absenteeism were also higher.
- 14 employees in a swedish sawmill were studied. Their work was highly repetitive and they had no control over the pace at which their work was carried out. they were compared with a group of group of 10 low stress workers who had more control over their workload.
- aim: to investigate the effect of repetitiveness, high demand and lack of control on levels of stress at work
- aim: to investigate the effect of repetitiveness, high demand and lack of control on levels of stress at work
- Repetitiveness, high demand and lack of control were linked to higher levels of stress, which increased illness and absenteeism
- 14 employees in a swedish sawmill were studied. Their work was highly repetitive and they had no control over the pace at which their work was carried out. they were compared with a group of group of 10 low stress workers who had more control over their workload.
- Repetitiveness, high demand and lack of control were linked to higher levels of stress, which increased illness and absenteeism
- small sample
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