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Stress, Work and Health: The Role of Individual Differences

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Stress

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Abstract

Stress at work and its implications for the mental and physical health of individuals, and the productivity of industry more generally, is currently a topic of widespread interest. Newspaper headlines highlight public concern about work stress and its health consequences; recent examples include, for instance, ‘Teachers blame stress for high divorce rate’,1 ‘Auto workers pushed to the limit’,2 ‘Office staff in Britain bemoan stressful life’,3 and ’Stress hits the “feel good” factor’.4 This media coverage directly reflects the increasing attention being given by managers, researchers, occupational physicians and other health professionals, to problems of work stress. Indeed, a review conducted by the US National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health identified stress-related conditions as one of the most important health issues of the 1990s, and psychological disorders as one of the ten leading occupational health problems (Millar, 1990).

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Parkes, K.R. (1996). Stress, Work and Health: The Role of Individual Differences. In: Bittles, A.H., Parsons, P.A. (eds) Stress. Studies in Biology, Economy and Society. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-14163-0_8

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