Background: Long-term stress can lead to reduced health among nurses which can result in impaired quality of care. Stress in nurses' work needs to be studied in order to prevent stress and impaired quality of care. Aim: The aim of this study was to describe nurses' experience of occupational stress and factors that contribute to occupational stress. Method: The method used was a literature review. Results: The analysis resulted in five themes which describe nurses' experiences of occupational stress and factors that contribute to occupational stress. These themes are; The nursing profession's change, Experience and education, High workload, Organization and work environment and Practical nursing. The result in this study shows that the strongest factors contributing to occupational stress in the nursing profession was; administrative work, objectification of patients, nurses' work experience and level of education, understaffing, high workload, time pressure, lack of support from management, cost savings, patient safety and palliative care. The nurses' experienced that their profession is changing and that the management does not appreciate or listen to them. Nurses' experienced feelings of inadequacy and powerlessness when they could not give patients good care because of occupational stress. They were afraid to hurt patients because of the stressful work environment. Conclusion: This study gives a deeper understanding of how nurses experience occupational stress and found several factors contributing to occupational stress. These findings can be used by health management and others to prevent occupational stress for nurses.

In the face of competition and competing demands on organizations, employees are taxed to exert more effort with fewer resources. The type of environment can create the recipe for increased levels of occupational stress and an environment of increased workplace incivility.Therefore, it is not surprising that research has begun to look at the interaction between occupational stress and workplace incivility. The current work environment requires employees to exert more effort or face negative consequences from supervisors and peers. All too often, the salary increases, bonus structure, career progression, job security and mobility that might be reasonably expected from producing such extra effort do not align with organizational reality. The vexing situation creates workplace settings in which employees would be more likely to release their frustrations generated by unmet expectations through engaging in uncivil behaviors. Andersson and Pearson (1999) define workplace incivility as a “low-intensity deviant behavior with ambiguous intent to harm the target, in violation of workplace norms for mutual respect” (p. 457). The purpose of this quantitative study was to explore the relationship between occupational stress and instigator workplace incivility, as moderated by personality, to select organizational outcomes (i.e., perceived physical health and intent to turnover). Data were collected from 206 fulltime working adults in the healthcare industry utilizing Amazon MTurk. Moderated hierarchical regressions were conducted to test the possible moderating role of personality on the stress-incivility relationship; the results demonstrated partial support for H1-H4. Hierarchical regression analyses were conducted also to explore the degree stress and incivility predicted the outcome variables of perceived physical health and intentions to turnover; the data indicated support for the notion that greater stress and incivility positively predicted turnover intent. The findings suggest that personality did play a role in the stress-incivility relationship. Conscientiousness and agreeableness dampened the relationship, while neuroticism and extraversion strengthened the relationship. Further, this study found that intent to turnover increased as workplace incivility also increased, even after controlling for stress. Future research was proposed to test the models examined in this study in different settings, with additional moderators, and longitudinally. The practical findings suggest the possible utility of stress reduction training to reduce the likelihood of uncivil behavior.

L’objectif de cette thèse est d’étudier l’impact du stress professionnel sur les attitudes et les comportements organisationnels des cadres. Phénomène social complexe, le stress est appréhendé par une approche compréhensive. D’abord, une revue de la littérature nous a permis de mieux le cerner en soulignant la variété de ses antécédents et la gravité de ses conséquences notamment en termes de « désimplication », d’absentéisme et d’intention de quitter l’entreprise. Ensuite, nous avons mené une étude qualitative exploratoire auprès des cadres afin d’une part, d’identifier les conséquences du stress professionnel spécifiques à cette population et d’autre part, d’aboutir à un ensemble d’hypothèses de recherche plus ciblées et à un modèle conceptuel. Enfin, une étude quantitative auprès de 1154 cadres nous a permis, en recourant à la modélisation par les équations structurelles, de procéder à une vérification statistique des hypothèses et à une validation du modèle de recherche à travers une Analyse Factorielle Exploratoire et une Analyse Factorielle Confirmatoire. Les principaux résultats révèlent d’abord la réciprocité de la relation entre les concepts de stress au travail et d’implication organisationnelle (affective et calculée) dans le sens où le premier est considéré à la fois comme un antécédent et une conséquence du deuxième. Cependant, cette relation est négative avec la dimension normative de l’implication organisationnelle. Les résultats confirment également que le stress professionnel des cadres a une incidence sur l’intention de quitter et pas sur l’absentéisme. Par ailleurs, plus les cadres sont impliqués dans leur organisation de manière affective et normative, plus ils sont prêts à avoir des comportements et/ou des intentions de retrait. Enfin, notre thèse montre que les facettes affective et normative de l’implication organisationnelle jouent un rôle médiateur dans la relation entre le stress au travail et l’intention de quitter l’entreprise. / The aim of this thesis is to study the impact of occupational stress on organizational attitudes and behaviors among managers.Complex social phenomenon, the stress is apprehended by a comprehensive approach. First, a literature review has allowed to better define it by highlighting the variety of its antecedents and the severity of its consequences, particularly in terms of lack of commitment, absenteeism and intention to leave the company. Then we conducted an exploratory qualitative study among managers to firstly, identify the specific consequences of occupational stress on this population and secondly, to achieve a more targeted set of research hypotheses and a conceptual model. Finally, a quantitative survey among 1154 managers has allowed, using the structural equation modeling, to conduct a statistical hypothesis testing and validation of the research model through Exploratory Factor Analysis and Confirmatory Factor Analysis.The main results show first the reciprocity in the relationship between the concepts of work stress and organizational commitment (affective and continuance) in the sense that the first is considered as both an antecedent and a consequence of the second. However, this relationship is negative with the normative dimension of organizational commitment. The results also confirm that the occupational stress has an impact on the intention to leave and not on absenteeism. Moreover, most managers are involved in their organization (affective and normative commitment), the more they are willing to have withdrawal behaviors and/or intentions. Finally, this thesis shows that the affective and normative aspects of organizational commitment play a mediating role in the relationship between work stress and intention to leave the company.

Made available in DSpace on 2016-01-26T18:49:27Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Dissertacao Andrea.pdf: 838346 bytes, checksum: c19fd45afb5d413c9f4fbe6001ec3df2 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2008-05-14 / The studies on occupational stress in the educational profession still healthy very recent and they leave countless subjects in open. This work intended to call the attention for the high prevalence of occupational stress among the professionals of the teaching, and for that, it investigated the presence of the stress among the teachers of the medium teaching, identifying their symptoms and sources. It was treated of a quanti-qualitative study of field involving 25 teachers of a school of Medium Teaching of the State Net in the city of Colorado - Paraná. The instrument of collection of the quantitative data was the adapted version and validated of the Inventory of Symptoms of Stress for Adults (ISSL) (Lipp, 2000). The methodological approaches and the results computed by this author constitute basic references for the present work. This research had for purpose to determine the main sources of occupational stress that you/they happen in teachers of the medium teaching and the intensity degrees felt by their teachers, as well as the current effects of psychosomatic nature. The resulting conclusions just refer to the population that it was extracted the sample, however his/her extension will request including studies. The derived conclusions of this study would allow to formulate pertinent recommendations to the accomplishment of new researches in this field, with extrapolation to other educational populations and no educational, as well as to the study of strategies to repeat or to lessen defined stressful factors in the present researches. He/she improved among the teachers of the public net of the medium teaching, a high index of professionals in the resistance phases and almost exhaustion, what only comes to confirm the precariousness of the work atmosphere, as the structure lack, of human resources, besides the low wages that force the professionals to support her/it an excessive workload. / Os estudos sobre stress ocupacional na profissão docente ainda são muito recentes e deixam inúmeras questões em aberto. Este trabalho pretendeu chamar a atenção para a elevada prevalência de stress ocupacional entre os profissionais do ensino, e para isso, investigou a presença do stress entre os professores do ensino médio, identificando seus sintomas e fontes. Tratou-se de um estudo quanti-qualitativo de campo envolvendo 25 professores de uma escola de Ensino Médio da Rede Estadual na cidade de Colorado Paraná. O instrumento de coleta dos dados quantitativos foi a versão adaptada e validada do Inventário de Sintomas de Stress para Adultos (ISSL) (Lipp, 2000). As abordagens metodológicas e os resultados computados por esta autora constituem referências básicas para o presente trabalho. Esta pesquisa teve por finalidade determinar as principais fontes de stress ocupacional que incidem em professores do ensino médio e os graus de intensidade sentida por seus docentes, como também os efeitos de natureza psicossomática decorrentes. As conclusões resultantes referem-se apenas à população da qual foi extraída a amostra, porém sua extensão requererá estudos mais abrangentes. As conclusões derivadas deste estudo permitiriam formular recomendações pertinentes à realização de novas pesquisas neste campo, com extrapolação a outras populações docentes e não docentes, como também ao estudo de estratégias para repetir ou atenuar fatores estressantes definidos na presente pesquisa. Apurou-se dentre os professores da rede pública do ensino médio, um alto índice de profissionais nas fases de resistência e quase exaustão, o que só vem confirmar a precariedade do ambiente de trabalho, como a falta de estrutura, de recursos humanos, além dos baixos salários que obrigam os profissionais a suportarem uma carga horária excessiva.

A cultura organizacional constitui um conjunto complexo de valores, crenças, pressupostos e símbolos que determina o estilo de administração de uma instituição e o comportamento de seus funcionários. O estresse ocupacional, ligado frequentemente à organização do trabalho, afeta diretamente a saúde e o bem-estar do trabalhador. Esta pesquisa tem como objetivo analisar a relação entre Cultura Organizacional Escolar e Estresse Ocupacional docentes do 1 ao 5 ano do Ensino Fundamental na escola pública em Belém, capital do Estado do Pará. A pesquisa foi descritiva com abordagem quantitativa, e com delineamento de levantamento de dados. A população pesquisada foi constituída de 860 docentes, numa amostra de 274, que responderam aos seguintes instrumentos, para a coleta de dados: Questionário de Identificação da Amostra (QIA), Questionário de Cultura Organizacional e Questionário Esforço e Recompensa no Trabalho. Os resultados foram analisados por meio do programa Excel (2003) e do software Minitabe V15. Na amostra pesquisada, o sexo feminino foi predominante (77,8%); a idade média esteve entre 36 e 40 anos (24,8%); 50,3% eram casados. Quanto ao número de horas trabalhadas, verificou-se que 47,8% trabalham entre 31 e 40 horas por semana e têm entre 11 e 15 anos de serviço. A cultura organizacional (real) predominante foi a Grupal, seguida da Inovativa, Racional e Hierárquica. A cultura organizacional (ideal) predominante foi a Cultura Grupal seguida da Cultura Inovativa, Racional e Hierárquica. Quanto ao estresse ocupacional em relação ao desequilíbrio Esforço e Recompensa no Trabalho identificaram-se 71% que obtiveram pontuação para risco e 29% que demonstraram equilíbrio. Quanto ao Supercomprometimento no Trabalho, foi identificado que 85% da amostra pesquisada obtiveram pontuação para o risco, enquanto apenas 15% demonstraram equilíbrio. Os resultados obtidos permitem avaliar as condições de trabalho e apontam a necessidade de buscar estratégias que possibilitem a prevenção e a redução do estresse ocupacional em professores. / Organizational culture is a complex set of values, beliefs, assumptions and symbols that determines the style of administration of an institution and the conduct of its employees. The occupational stress is often linked to work organization and directly affects the health and well being of the workers. This research aims to analyze the relationship between the organizational culture of schools and occupational stress of teachers from 1st to 5th year of elementary public schools in Belém, capital of Pará State. The type of research was descriptive with a quantitative approach and designed using data collection. The research population consisted of 860 teachers with a sample of 274 who answered the following instruments for data collection: Sample Identification Questionnaire (QIA), Organizational Culture Questionnaire and a survey about Effort and Reward at Work. The results were analyzed using Excel 2003 program and of the software Minitabe V15. In the researched sample female gender was predominant (77,8%); the average age ranged between 36 40 years (24,8%); 50,3% were married. As to the number of worked-hours, 47,8% work 31-40 hours per week and have 11 15 years of employment. The predominant organizational culture (real) was the Group followed by Innovative, rational and Hierarchical. The predominant organizational culture (ideal) was Culture Group followed by the Innovative Culture, Rational and Hierarchical. The occupational stress in relation to effort and reward imbalance at work were identified that 71% had a score for risk and 29% showed balance. As to the overcommitment at Work, it was identified that 85% of the sample scored for risk, while only 15% showed balance. The results obtained allow the evaluation of the work conditions and point to new strategies to prevent and reduce occupational stress among the teachers.

Este trabalho objetivou identificar a associação entre cultura organizacional e estresse ocupacional em docentes de Instituições privadas do ensino superior do município de Guarulhos. Realizou-se uma pesquisa descritiva, cuja abordagem foi de natureza quantitativa. A amostra pesquisada foi de 281 professores. Foram utilizados como instrumentos para a coleta de dados: o Questionário de Identificação da Amostra (QIA); o Questionário de Cultura Organizacional e o Questionário Esforço e Recompensa no Trabalho-ERI. Foi utilizado o programa Excel 2003, para tabulação e análise de dados. Para o cálculo do teste qui-quadrado, teste t e para o cruzamento dos dados foi utilizado o software Minitab V 15. Na pesquisa predominou o sexo masculino (67,3%); a idade média dos professores variou de 36 a 50 anos (58%); 58,7% eram casados; o número de horas trabalhadas por semana é de 51 horas ou mais (30%) e 51% tem 21 anos ou mais de serviço na Instituição. A área de atuação foi a de ciências humanas (75,4%). A titulação acadêmica da maioria é mestrado (52%). A cultura (real) percebida, por ordem de classificação, foi: cultura grupal; racional; hierárquica e inovativa. Quanto ao estresse ocupacional em relação ao desequilíbrio esforço e recompensa no trabalho identificou-se que 30% estão fora de risco e que 70% obtiveram pontuação para o risco. Quanto ao Supercomprometimento no Trabalho, observou-se que em relação aos professores: pessoas próximas dizem que se sacrificam demasiadamente pelo trabalho, 164 (58,4%); raramente conseguem libertar-se do trabalho, fica na cabeça quando deitase, 133 (47,3%); assim que levantam, de manhã, começam a pensar nos problemas do trabalho, 131 (46,6%) e quando chegam em casa não conseguem relaxar e desligar-se do trabalho,120 (42,7%). Com os resultados do teste t para as culturas real e Ideal, evidenciou-se que o estresse não é causado pela diferença dos pontos destas culturas, portanto, não há associação entre a cultura organizacional e o estresse ocupacional para amostra de docentes que responderam os questionários, já os resultados do teste qui-quadrado permitiu concluir que há associação entre a cultura ideal e o supercomprometimento no trabalho. / This report aimed to identify the association between organizational culture and occupational distress in higher education professors of private institutions in Guarulhos. It was made a descriptive research which approach was quantitative. The sample researched was of 281 professors. They were used as tools to collect data: the Sample Identification Questionnaire (SIQ), the Organizational Culture Questionnaire and the Effort and Reward at Work Questionnaire ERW. It was used the program Excel 2003 to tab the data. It was employed the Minitab V 15 software to calculate the qui-quadrado and t test and to match the data. In this research the amount of males interviewed was predominant (67,3%); the average age is from 36 to 50 years old (58%); 58,7% of the interviewed professors were married; the number of worked hours is of 51 hours or more a week and 51% have been working for 21 years or more at the Institution. The practice field was Human Science (75,4%). The most part of them has got a masters degree (52%). The observed culture (real), by classification order, was: group; rational; hierarchical and innovative cultures. As for occupational distress toward the effort and reward at work imbalance, it was identified that 30% are out of risk and 70% got scoring to be included in the risk group. As for Over Commitment at Work , it was observed that toward the professors: close people claim they put themselves out because of their jobs, 164 (58,4%); hardly ever they disconnect from their jobs, they keep thinking of it even when they go to bed, 133 (47,3%); as soon as they get up, in the morning, they start thinking of their problems at work again, 131 (46,6%) and when they get home they cant relax and disconnect from work, 120 (42,7%). With the test results for the ideal and real cultures, it was evinced that stress is not caused by the difference of the points in these cultures, therefore, theres no association between organizational culture and occupational stress for the sample of professors who answered the questionnaires but the qui-quadrado test results allowed us to conclude that theres an association between the ideal culture and over commitment at work.

Made available in DSpace on 2016-07-18T17:54:05Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Dissertacao Andrea.pdf: 838346 bytes, checksum: c19fd45afb5d413c9f4fbe6001ec3df2 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2008-05-14 / The studies on occupational stress in the educational profession still healthy very recent and they leave countless subjects in open. This work intended to call the attention for the high prevalence of occupational stress among the professionals of the teaching, and for that, it investigated the presence of the stress among the teachers of the medium teaching, identifying their symptoms and sources. It was treated of a quanti-qualitative study of field involving 25 teachers of a school of Medium Teaching of the State Net in the city of Colorado - Paraná. The instrument of collection of the quantitative data was the adapted version and validated of the Inventory of Symptoms of Stress for Adults (ISSL) (Lipp, 2000). The methodological approaches and the results computed by this author constitute basic references for the present work. This research had for purpose to determine the main sources of occupational stress that you/they happen in teachers of the medium teaching and the intensity degrees felt by their teachers, as well as the current effects of psychosomatic nature. The resulting conclusions just refer to the population that it was extracted the sample, however his/her extension will request including studies. The derived conclusions of this study would allow to formulate pertinent recommendations to the accomplishment of new researches in this field, with extrapolation to other educational populations and no educational, as well as to the study of strategies to repeat or to lessen defined stressful factors in the present researches. He/she improved among the teachers of the public net of the medium teaching, a high index of professionals in the resistance phases and almost exhaustion, what only comes to confirm the precariousness of the work atmosphere, as the structure lack, of human resources, besides the low wages that force the professionals to support her/it an excessive workload. / Os estudos sobre stress ocupacional na profissão docente ainda são muito recentes e deixam inúmeras questões em aberto. Este trabalho pretendeu chamar a atenção para a elevada prevalência de stress ocupacional entre os profissionais do ensino, e para isso, investigou a presença do stress entre os professores do ensino médio, identificando seus sintomas e fontes. Tratou-se de um estudo quanti-qualitativo de campo envolvendo 25 professores de uma escola de Ensino Médio da Rede Estadual na cidade de Colorado Paraná. O instrumento de coleta dos dados quantitativos foi a versão adaptada e validada do Inventário de Sintomas de Stress para Adultos (ISSL) (Lipp, 2000). As abordagens metodológicas e os resultados computados por esta autora constituem referências básicas para o presente trabalho. Esta pesquisa teve por finalidade determinar as principais fontes de stress ocupacional que incidem em professores do ensino médio e os graus de intensidade sentida por seus docentes, como também os efeitos de natureza psicossomática decorrentes. As conclusões resultantes referem-se apenas à população da qual foi extraída a amostra, porém sua extensão requererá estudos mais abrangentes. As conclusões derivadas deste estudo permitiriam formular recomendações pertinentes à realização de novas pesquisas neste campo, com extrapolação a outras populações docentes e não docentes, como também ao estudo de estratégias para repetir ou atenuar fatores estressantes definidos na presente pesquisa. Apurou-se dentre os professores da rede pública do ensino médio, um alto índice de profissionais nas fases de resistência e quase exaustão, o que só vem confirmar a precariedade do ambiente de trabalho, como a falta de estrutura, de recursos humanos, além dos baixos salários que obrigam os profissionais a suportarem uma carga horária excessiva.

Thesis (MPH.) --University of Limpopo, 2015 / The purpose of the study was to find out factors associated with occupational stress among nurses working in clinics in Gaborone. The study was conducted in Gaborone district targeting all primary healthcare clinics. The specific focus was drawn to all registered nurses working in clinics in Gaborone. The objective of the study was to investigate factors associated with occupational stress among nurses working in clinics in Gaborone. A quantitative study was carried out in this study. A sample of 106 respondents was used in the study. Purposive sampling was employed to select respondents that were included in the study. Data was collected through a self-administered questionnaire which comprised of close and open ended questions. Informed consent was obtained from the participants who participated in the study. The study revealed that a higher percentage (74%) of nurses have ever experienced occupational stress. The results also revealed that females 80 percent respondents experienced stress compared to their male counterparts. The results also show that all of the respondents mentioned that they had experienced stress related to work. Respondents also mentioned that work relationship, shortage of staff, and workload contribute to stress among the nurses. On the other hand, the results of the study also found that staff welfare issues also contribute to stress among the nurses. These include lack of recognition, no personal growth, lack of support and unfriendly work environment. From the results most of the respondents indicated that there are no interventions dealing with stress in the workplace therefore the study recommends that interventions in the workplace needs to be introduced to address occupational stress among the nurse. Furthermore there is a need to create wellness programs, reduce work overload and motivate staff by promotions and other means in order to increase level of job satisfaction.

Thesis ( MPH.) -- University of Limpopo, 2015 / The purpose of the study was to find out factors associated with occupational stress among nurses working in clinics in Gaborone. The study was conducted in Gaborone district targeting all primary healthcare clinics. The specific focus was drawn to all registered nurses working in clinics in Gaborone. The objective of the study was to investigate factors associated with occupational stress among nurses working in clinics in Gaborone. A quantitative study was carried out in this study. A sample of 106 respondents was used in the study. Purposive sampling was employed to select respondents that were included in the study. Data was collected through a self-administered questionnaire which comprised of close and open ended questions. Informed consent was obtained from the participants who participated in the study. The study revealed that a higher percentage (74%) of nurses have ever experienced occupational stress. The results also revealed that females 80 percent respondents experienced stress compared to their male counterparts. The results also show that all of the respondents mentioned that they had experienced stress related to work. Respondents also mentioned that work relationship, shortage of staff, and workload contribute to stress among the nurses. On the other hand, the results of the study also found that staff welfare issues also contribute to stress among the nurses. These include lack of recognition, no personal growth, lack of support and unfriendly work environment. From the results most of the respondents indicated that there are no interventions dealing with stress in the workplace therefore the study recommends that interventions in the workplace needs to be introduced to address occupational stress among the nurse. Furthermore there is a need to create wellness programs, reduce work overload and motivate staff by promotions and other means in order to increase level of job satisfaction.

Background: Stress has different meanings for different individuals and contexts. In order to not have a negative impact of stress the body needs recovery. Occupational stress is a cause of absence from work. The nurse can be affected daily by occupational stress and needs strategies to cope with it. Aim: The aim of this literature study is to describe what strategies the nurse can use to handle occupational stress. Method: This literature study is based on ten original articles that was analyzed based on a thematic analysis. Results: The results show different coping strategies that nurses can use to manage the occupational stress. The themes that could be found were The External factors such as Social support, Behavioral strategies and Individual strategies. Internal factors were Self-control, Positive thinking, Spirituality and relaxation. Conclusion: The nurses need coping strategies for dealing with occupational stress. There are different coping strategies, and these are managed individually. Implications: There is a need to educate nurses to shed light on different coping strategies that preventively can be used against occupational stress. Further research is required to implement the coping strategies and to maintain the nurse's health. / Bakgrund: Stress har olika betydelser för olika individer i olika kontexter. För att inte få en negativ påverkan av stressen behöver kroppen återhämtning. Arbetsrelaterad stress är en orsak till frånvaro från arbetet. Sjuksköterskan påverkas dagligen av arbetsrelaterad stress ochbehöver strategier för att underlätta hanteringen av den. Syfte: Syftet med denna litteraturstudie är att beskriva vilka strategier sjuksköterskan kan använda sig av för att hantera arbetsrelaterad stress. Metod: Denna litteraturstudie är baserad på tio original artiklar som analyserades utifrån en tematisk analys. Resultat: Resultatet visar på olika hanteringsstrategier som sjuksköterskor kan använda sig av i den arbetsrelaterade stressen. De teman som kunde urskiljas i studien var Yttre faktorer som Socialt stöd, Beteendestrategier och Individuella strategier. Inre faktorer var Självkontroll, Positivt tänkande, Andlighet och avslappning. Slutsatser: Sjuksköterskan behöver strategier för att hantera arbetsrelaterad stress. Det finns olika hanteringsstrategier och dessa hanteras individuellt. Implikationer: Det finns ett behov utav utbildning för sjuksköterskor för att belysa olika hanteringsstrategier som kananvändas preventivt mot arbetsrelaterad stress. Fortsatt forskning erfordrasför att implementera hanteringsstrategierna och för att bibehålla sjuksköterskans hälsa.