Dimensions Of Stress Research Articles

An examination of the relationship between sport performers’ organizational stressor dimensions, physical health, and well-being

ABSTRACT Whilst research has assessed the multidimensionality of organizational stressors, severity has been overlooked. This study aimed to develop and validate a severity response scale, before examining the relationship between organizational stressor severity, physical health, and well-being, and if severity mediated the relationship between stressor occurrence and outcomes. 403 sport performers (186 male; M age = 21.43) completed a questionnaire assessing study variables and data were analysed using structural equation modelling. Organizational stressor severity had a significant, negative relationship with physical health (r = -.374, p < .001), but notwith hedonic or eudaimonic well-being (p = .624 and .203). Direct effects were found for neuroticism (β = -0.632, p < .001) and stressor frequency (β = -0.226, p = .016) on physical health; however, when adding severity as a mediator, stressor frequency positively predicted stressor severity (β = 1.025, p < .001); however, the indirect effect of stressor frequency on physical health via stressor severity (β = -0.018, p = .885) and the direct effect between stressor frequency and physical health (β = -0.191, p = .204) were non-significant. These novel findings highlight that higher stressor severity is associated with higher physical health complaints, and that repeated exposure to stressors may heighten an vulnerability to future stressors.

Efecto del programa Armonía sobre el rendimiento y estrés académico en estudiantes de educación superior de lima

&nbsp;This research evaluated the effect of the Armonía program, based on mindfulness, on academic performance and academic stress in students of a higher education institution in Lima, through 8 sessions of approximately 1 hour and 30 minutes, for 8 weeks. A quasi-experimental design with pre and postest was used, with two groups (experimental and control), both with 25 randomly assigned participants, who had a mean age of 19.82 years. For the measurement of stress, the SISCO SV-21 Inventory was used and for academic performance, the grades of the first and second partials, completed by the teachers, were used. It was found that there are statistically significant effects in favor of stress reduction in general explained by the program with a large effect size (d = 1.18; p &lt; .01), as well as for its stressor dimensions (d = 1.39; p &lt; .01), symptoms (d = 2.88; p &lt; .01) and coping strategies (d = -3.16; p &lt; .01); Likewise, statistically significant effects were determined in favor of the increase in global academic performance explained by the program with a medium effect size (d = -0.42; p = .04). It is concluded that there is sufficient evidence to determine the effectiveness of the program in reducing stress; however, despite having a certain effect on academic performance in general, more research is needed to determine its influence on this variable and its components.

Impact of Stress on the Employee Performance: A Case of Pharmaceutical Industry of KPK

Every individual experiences stress whether it may be in family, business, study, any work, or any other social and economic activities. In organizations employees feel stress which hinder their job performance. The factors that cause stress in employees at their work place are called as job stressors. There are two dimensions of stressors; one is challenge stressors and second is hindrance stressors. Employees working in these organizations need to be very attentive and efficient because the products are directly related with human health. Any carelessness or defect in these products can take someone’s life. This makes it important to study the level of stress among the employees working in pharmaceutical industry and its impact on their performance. Overall purpose of the study was to find the impact of challenge and hindrance stressors on employee performance. Using simple random sampling technique, data was taken from 213 employees of three well known pharmaceutical companies of Peshawar KPK. Using simple linear regression analysis, it was found that role overload, role ambiguity and role conflict has negative affect on employee performance while level of responsibility has positive impact on overall employee performance.

ROLE STRESSORS AND ALIENATION FROM WORK DURING COVID-19 SETTING

Summary: This study explores the interrelationships between work alienation and the role stressor dimensions of ambiguity and conflict. Diagnostics of role stressors in the workplace /Radoslavova, M. 2005/ and Assessment of alienation from work /Velichkov, A. 2005/. The data were collected with an online questionnaire, entered with Google Forms and processed with SPSS-21 using: descriptive statistics, and correlation analysis. The results are compared with similar previous studies conducted in Bulgaria and abroad. Respondents were 75 individuals, 72% of them were doctors working in a government hospital in a regional city. The results of the study showed that role ambiguity is a major workplace stressor in coping with the Covid-19 pandemic. Alienation from work is very high, which is also a significant antecedent for developing Burnout Syndrome.&#x0D;

Rates of Anxiety, Depression, and Stress Among High School Students During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Background: The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) was first reported in Wuhan, China, and has since then spread worldwide, resulting in a large number of hospitalizations and deaths. To the best of our knowledge, the study about the mental health status (depression, anxiety, and stress) among high school students during COVID-19 has not been performed in Iran. Objective: This study was performed to investigate rates of anxiety, depression, and stress among high school students during the pandemic of COVID-19. Method: This cross-sectional study was performed among high school students (12-18 years) from 30 April until 1 June 2020, in Hamadan City, west of Iran. In total, 2852 students contributed to the present study. Depression Anxiety and Stress Scale 21 (DASS-21) was used in this study. Statistical analyses were conducted in STATA 14 with a significant level of 0.05. Results: The present study showed that although stress status was normal among most high school students (70.3%), the status of anxiety and depression was high. The boys had reported a higher proportion of normal status of depression (51.62% vs. 44.97%), anxiety (31.71% vs. 26.91%), and stress (77.66% vs. 66.10%) compared to the girls. Also, students in grades 7-9 had reported a higher percentage of normal status in all three dimensions of stress, anxiety, and depression. Conclusion: These findings suggest that as rates of depression and anxiety are high, schoolage children may benefit from policymakers and other authorities’ active role.

Stress, stressors and related factors in clinical learning of midwifery students in Iran: a cross sectional study

BackgroundMidwifery is an emotionally challenging profession, and academic education of midwifery especially clinical learning has its own specific challenges. Midwifery students face with stressful experiences, especially related to instructor and characteristics of clinical environment, which can affect their theoretical and practical abilities. There is insufficient evidence in this field. This study aimed to explore (1) the perceived stress and stressors of midwifery students and (2) the relationships between students’ stress and related factors in clinical learning environment.MethodsA cross sectional, survey design was conducted at one university in Iran. A sample of 108 students was selected using Krejcie and Morgan table in 2016. Data was collected using Persian version of Cohen’s perceived stress scale, Persian questionnaire of sources of stress and demographic form. Data was analyzed using independent t, ANOVA and correlation coefficient test (α < 0.05).ResultsParticipants returned 70 surveys (response rate, 64.8%). Approximately 56% of the students perceived a high level of stress. The most common dimensions of stressors were “unpleasant emotions” and “humiliating experiences”. The highest stressors were included “feeling suffering due to seeing for patients with critical situation”, “instructor’s admonition in the presence of clinical staff” and “communication with instructor”. The “interest in the field of study” had a negative impact on perception of stressors in dimensions of “clinical practices” and “interpersonal communication”.ConclusionsThe midwifery students reported their stress in severe level, especially in dimensions of “unpleasant emotions” and “humiliating experiences”. The factors associated with the instructors have caused more stress in students. These findings will highlight need for supportive strategies by the clinical instructors. In this regard, the use of experienced instructors, the development of communication skills of the instructors, increasing coping skills of the students and the creation of a supportive environment may be helpful.

ROLE STRESSOR, SELF-COMPASSION AND HEALTHY LIFESTYLE ON AUDITOR PERFORMANCE: CASE OF BALI PROVINCE

This study aims to determine the effect of role stressors, self-compassion and healthy lifestyle on the performance of government auditors in BPKP and BPK RI Representative of Bali Province in Denpasar. Role stressor dimensions include role ambiguity, role overload and role conflict. Data was obtained by distributing questionnaires and analyzed using multiple linear regression. The results indicate that role ambiguity and role overload negatively affect auditor performance while role conflict, self-compassion and healthy lifestyle do not affect auditor performance.

Occupational Stressors among Farmers in Iran Using Fuzzy Multiple Criteria Decision-Making Methods

ABSTRACTIntroduction: Rural communities, especially farmers, are exposed to numerous concerns and stressors due to their type of occupation. The present study aimed at evaluating and prioritizing occupational stressors that cause dissatisfaction among farmers using Fuzzy Delphi Method and Fuzzy analytic hierarchy process.Methods: This qualitative applied research was conducted in two phases. First, the most important occupational stressors among farmers were extracted and screened by Fuzzy Delphi technique. In the second phase, Fuzzy Analytical Hierarchy Process (FAHP) was used to weigh and rank the stressors. Finally, data were analyzed using Chang’s Extent Analysis method and Excel software.Results: Dimensions of stressors in farmers are ranked as; economic (w = 0.298), environmental and climate (w = 0.276), social and job-related (w = 0.224) and spatial (w = 0.202), respectively. Among stressor sub-dimensions, reduced groundwater levels (0.0617), low price of agricultural products in rural areas (0.0575), inappropriate access roads to farms (0.0545), no insurance for agricultural products (0.1521), and difficult sales of agricultural products in rural areas (0.488) were the most significant occupational stressors among farmers.Conclusion: Among occupational stressors, economic and environmental factors have the greatest impact on perceived occupational stress by farmers. Control strategies including providing farmers with financial support and purchasing agricultural products by government, restoring and reforming water and soil resources as well as personal coping strategies could greatly reduce occupational stress among farmers.

Estresores parentales en Unidad de Cuidados Intensivos Pediátricos

Introduction: The hospitalization of a child is a situation that produces a high level of stress on parents, especially at the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU). Objective: To determine which are the main stressors perceived by the parents of children hospitalized at PICU and the associated variables. Patients and Method: A quantitative, cross-sectional and correlational study, which considers the secondary analysis of data from the IDA project # 201403 of UC School of Nursing: Validation of “The parental stressor scale infant hospitalization in Spanish” (PSSIH modified). Sampling was nonprobabilistic by convenience, with 217 parents of children at the PICU of a University hospital, who answered a demographic questionnaire and the modified PSSIH instrument to measure stressors in the PICU environment. Results: Three dimensions of stressors were identified: Clinical, Emotional and Communication with the professional team. The clinical dimension was the most stressful, with the factors images or sounds, procedures and interventions and the aspect of the child, dimensions related to behavior and communication with the team were less stressful. In addition, it is associated with a greater perception of stress in the different dimensions, when having: previous experiences in PICU, programmed admission, admission due tocardiac pathology, single child, higher educational level and no partner. Conclusions: The modified PSSIH instrument made it possible to determine the main stressors perceived by the parents of children in the PICU, the Clinical dimension being the major stressor. These results are useful for developing local intervention programs according to the particular characteristics of the PICU.

Parental stressors in a Pediatric Intensive Care Unit

The hospitalization of a child is a situation that produces a high level of stress on parents, especially at the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU). To determine which are the main stressors perceived by the parents of children hospitalized at PICU and the associated variables. A quantitative, cross-sectional and correlational study, which considers the secondary analysis of data from the IDA project # 201403 of UC School of Nursing: Validation of "The parental stressor scale infant hospitalization in Spanish" (PSSIH modified). Sampling was non probabilistic by convenience, with 217 parents of children at the PICU of a University hospital, who answered a demographic questionnaire and the modified PSSIH instrument to measure stressors in the PICU environment. Three dimensions of stressors were identified: Clinical, Emotional and Communication with the professional team. The clinical dimension was the most stressful, with the factors images or sounds, procedures and interventions and the aspect of the child, dimensions related to behavior and communication with the team were less stressful. In addition, it is associated with a greater perception of stress in the different dimensions, when having: previous experiences in PICU, programmed admission, admission due tocardiac pathology, single child, higher educational level and no partner. The modified PSSIH instrument made it possible to determine the main stressors perceived by the parents of children in the PICU, the Clinical dimension being the major stressor. These results are useful for developing local intervention programs according to the particular characteristics of the PICU.

Measurement of Vulnerability of Financial Portfolio of Sharia Commercial Banks by Cardona Method

his study aims to: (1) to know and analyze the extent of volatility (vulnerability) of sharia banking industry in Indonesia in the face of competition (2) to know and analyze factors affecting vulnerability of sharia commercial banks; (3) to know and analyze the extent of sustainable development of sharia banking industry to Indonesia's economic development.The research conducted to measure the vulnerability (volatility) of proto folio of syariah bank using observation period 2015, and the data used is cross section data. The research design used in this research is quantitative research, using asset dimension (asset portfolio, liability portfolio, equity portfolio) and stressor (pressure, including: credit risk, market risk, and liquidity risk).The activity plan of this research is: in the initial stage of conducting theoretical study related to the vulnerability related to banking especially BUS; The next step is to determine the asset and stressor dimensions associated with the BUS; Further determine the indicators related to assets and stressors; The next step performs calculations to determine the index of each BUS as well as the dimensions that affect the vulnerabilities faced by each BUS.Target expected outcomes can be generated from this research is: for the object of research (BUS) provide a solution for BUS to deal with and overcome the vulnerabilities encountered and policies that must be done. For policy makers, the results of this study are expected to provide input in decision-making and other policies.Measurement of vulnerability to be performed related to banking operations in the face of competition and the continuity of BUS in Indonesia. The outcomes of this study are expected to be included in Bank Indonesia journals, the selection of this journal is based on studies conducted in the banking sector, especially BUS in Indonesia.

“There's No Place to Hide”: Exploring the Stressors Encountered by Elite Cricket Captains

This study aimed to enhance understanding of stressors that elite sporting captains face in their role. The autobiographies of 12 international cricket captains were sampled. Stressors relating to the captaincy role were identified, and following thematic analysis, 7 general dimensions of stressors were recognized: multiple roles, team stressors, interactions with players, selection, interactions with other personnel, the media, and extreme situations. It appears that stressors are heightened due to a combination of playing and leadership responsibilities that captains experience. Findings are considered, including how they might be used to inform practitioners and coaches who work with captains.

Communicating Social Support in Computer-mediated Contexts: A Meta-analytic Review of Content Analyses Examining Support Messages Shared Online among Individuals Coping with Illness

Research on social support during the past two decades has been marked by a growth in scholarship examining supportive communication in computer-mediated contexts among individuals coping with illness. In an effort to summarize and advance this body of research, a meta-analytic review of content analyses was conducted. Across the 41 content analyses examining social support messages shared in health-related contexts online, informational and emotional support messages were most prevalent. Additionally, the prevalence of particular types of support messages varied based on several stressor dimensions relevant to illness. Nurturant forms of support were more common among content analyses examining health conditions likely to threaten personal relationships as well as among content analyses focusing on health conditions with a greater potential for loss in the form of death. Action-facilitating types of support were more common among content analyses examining more chronic conditions. The findings from this project offer insights about the nuanced ways in which computer-mediated communication is used as a resource for coping with illness.

Stress and Health: A Comparative Study among Nurses

This survey based descriptive research has been undertaken in Tirunelveli District, Tamil Nadu as a comparative study to identify and differentiate sources of stress and its impact on health of nurses working in four core departments namely intensive care unit, operation theatre, emergency department and ward. Sources of stress have been identified under three dimensions namely physical environment and welfare facilities related stressors, discrimination and harassment related stressors and attitude towards work related stressors. The study has sampled 360 nurses qualified with Diploma in General nursing and Midwifery and Bachelor of Science in nursing courses from 45 general types of private hospitals using a stratified sampling technique. Weighted average method has been applied to analyse sources of stress. Mean, standard deviation and coefficient of variation have been used to understand perception of nurses working in four core departments towards sources of stress. Kruskal-Wallis test has been administered to examine the relationship between sources of stress and demographic variables. Multiple regression models have been used to know relationship between sources of stress and health. The result indicated that all three dimensions of stressors have been perceived at medium level by majority of the nurses. The result also found that among three dimensions of stress or physical environment and welfare facilities related stressors has occupied the first place followed by attitude towards work related stressors and discrimination and sexual harassment related stressors. The study has given suitable suggestions to overcome the stress.

Stress and Job Satisfaction among Nurses: A Comparative Study

This survey-based descriptive research has been undertaken in Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu, as comparative study to identify and differentiate sources of stress and its impact on job satisfaction of nurses working in four departments, namely, intensive care unit, operation theatre, emergency department and ward. Sources of stress have been analyzed under three dimensions namely, role-related stressors, workload-related stressors and working hour-related stressors. The study has sampled 360 nurses qualified with Diploma in General Nursing and Midwifery (DGNM) and Bachelor of Science in Nursing courses from 45 general types of private hospitals using stratified sampling technique. Weighted average method has been applied to analyze sources of stress. Mean, standard deviation and coefficient of variation have been used to understand perception of nurses working in these four departments towards sources of stress. Kruskal Wallis test has been administered to examine the relationship between sources of stress and demographic variables. The results identified from these three dimensions of stressors have shown that unclear role and responsibilities, unknown about expectations of hospital, carrying out several works at the same time, too many patients and too much works and too long and unsociable working hours have been the foremost stressors of nurses. Moreover, all three dimensions of stressors have been perceived at medium level by majority of the nurses. The result also found that among three dimensions of stressors role-related stressors has occupied the first place and working hour and workload-related stressors have been next in line. The study has given suitable suggestions to overcome the stress.

Stress and Morale: A Comparative Study among Nurses

This survey based descriptive research has been undertaken in Tirunelveli District, Tamil Nadu, as a comparative study to identify and differentiate sources of stress and its impact on morale of the nurses working in four core departments namely intensive care unit, operation theatre, emergency department and ward. Sources of stress have been identified under three dimensions namely homework-conflict-related stressors, doctor-related stressors and patient-related stressors. The study has sampled 360 nurses qualified with Diploma in General Nursing and Midwifery and the Bachelor of Science in Nursing courses from 45 general types of private hospitals using a stratified sampling technique. The weighted average method has been applied to analyse sources of stress. Mean, standard deviation and coefficient of variation have been used to understand the perception of nurses working in four core departments towards sources of stress. The Kruskal Wallis test has been administered to examine the relationship between sources of stress and demographic variables. Multiple regression models have been used to know relationship between sources of stress and morale. The result indicated that all three dimensions of stressors have been perceived at a medium level by the majority of the nurses. The result also found that among three dimensions of stressors home-work conflict-related stressors have occupied the first place followed by patient-related stressors and doctor-related stressors. The study has given suitable suggestions to overcome the stress and to improve morale of the nurses.

Investigation of stressors of nnrses in third-grade class-A hospitals in some cities of China

Objective To investigate the condition of stressors of nurses in third-grade class-A hospitals. Methods A total of 1 413 nurses from eight domestic third-grade class-A hospitals were investigated by the Chinese Nurses Stressor Scale (CNSS). Results Among the 35 factors, all the 5 most highly scored factors belonged to the “ nursing specialty and work problems” dimension, among which “low income and benefits” scored the highest (3.46 ± 0.63). Of the 5 dimensions of stressors, unmarried nurses scored (3.01 ± 0. 52), (2.93 ± 0.65),(2.50 ±0.84),(2. 73 ±0.52), (2. 37 ±0.69), respectively, while married nurses scored (3. 15 ±0.55),(3.15 ±0.67),(2.71 ±0.94),(2.81 ±0.51),(2.46 ±0.69), respectively. The differences were statistically significant (t =4. 815, 6. 155, 4. 391, 2. 788, 2. 343;P ＜ 0. 05). Significant differences were found among different education levels on “workload and time allocation” and “nursing care of the patients” (F =8. 083 ,6. 551;P ＜ 0. 05) and those with bachelor's degree or above scored the highest. There was significant difference of the four dimensions of stressors among nurses of different professional titles(F = 12. 253,20. 315, 17. 229,6. 812; P ＜ 0. 05). Conclusions The stressors of nurses came from the nursing profession, working environment, interpersonal relationships, hospital management, etc. Stressor differs among nurses. Reasonable and effective measures should be adopted to reduce nurses' stress and improve their physical and mental health. Key words: Third-grade class-A hospital; Nurs; Stressor; Measure

Exploring Parent-Related Coaching Stressors in British Tennis: A Developmental Investigation

In order to explore the stressors that tennis coaches' associate with parents and examine how such stressors may differ depending upon a player's developmental stage of participation, seventeen focus group interviews were conducted with a total of 70 coaches; 28 coaches of sampling stage players, 24 coaches of specializing stage players, and 18 coaches of investment stage players. Content analysis of the focus group data revealed three general dimensions of stressors: direct coaching stressors, player-related stressors, and external and system-based stressors. Sampling-stage coaches reported many stressors relating to parents' understanding of tennis and development. Specializing-stage coaches highlighted multiple stressors concerning parental pressure and involvement. Investment-stage coaches replicated many of the specializing stage stressors, but also highlighted various methods to reduce parent-related stressors. Results are discussed in relation to previous research. Practical implications to reduce the stressors British tennis coaches encounter are provided.

Perceived Stigma, Social Support, and Depression

This short-term longitudinal study examined the effect of perceived stigma on perceived support availability, negative interactions, and depression. Two interviews were conducted over a 4-month period with 109 parents of special needs children. Cross-sectional analyses revealed that perceived stigma was consistently related to less perceived support availability from respondents’ parents (i.e., the child’s grandparents), more negative interactions with spouse and grandparents, and increased depressive symptomatology. Longitudinal analyses indicated that perceived stigma increased negative interactions with grandparents as well as the respondent’s depression over time. Structural equation modeling also suggested that perceived support availability of grandparents partially mediated the longitudinal relation between perceived stigma and depression. Findings highlight the need for future studies to examine the complex relation between stressor dimensions, social support processes, and mental health.

Prevalence of traumatic events and peritraumatic predictors of posttraumatic stress symptoms in a nonclinical sample of college students.

This study investigated lifetime prevalence of traumatic events and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms among 937 college students. Participants rated their lifetime experiences of traumatic events and, in response to their "most stressful" event, completed measures of objective stressor dimensions, PTSD, and peritraumatic reactions. Approximately 67% of respondents reported at least one traumatic event. An estimated 4% of the full sample (12% of traumatized individuals) met PTSD criteria within the past week. After controlling for vulnerability factors and objective characteristics, peritraumatic reactions remained strongly predictive of PTSD symptoms. Results are discussed with respect to immediate reactions to traumatic events as potential precursors of PTSD symptomatology.