scholarly journals The Impact of Job Stress on Smoking and Quitting: Evidence from the HRS

2010 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Padmaja Ayyagari ◽  
Jody L Sindelar
Keyword(s):  
Job Stress ◽  
Fixed Effects ◽  
Smoking Behavior ◽  
Occupational Characteristics ◽  
Secular Decline ◽  
Related Stress ◽  
Job Related Stress ◽  
Time Invariant ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Invariant Factors

Abstract Job-related stress might affect smoking behavior because smoking may relieve stress and stress can make individuals more present-focused. Alternatively, individuals may both self-select into stressful jobs and choose to smoke based on unobserved factors. We use data from the Health and Retirement Study to examine how job stress affects the probability that smokers quit and the number of cigarettes smoked for current smokers. To address the potential endogeneity of job stress based on time invariant factors, we include individual fixed effects, which control for factors such as ability to handle stress. Occupational fixed effects are also included to control for occupational characteristics other than stress; time dummies control for the secular decline in smoking rates. Using a sample of people who smoked in the previous wave, we find that job stress is positively related to continuing to smoke among recent smokers. The results indicate that the key impact of stress is on the extensive margin of smoking, as opposed to the number of cigarettes smoked.

Do School Counselors Matter? Mattering as a Moderator between Job Stress and Job Satisfaction

2006 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 2156759X0500900
Author(s):  
Andrea Dixon Rayle
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
School Counselors ◽  
Job Stress ◽  
School Counselor ◽  
Total Sample ◽  
The United States ◽  
High School Counselors ◽  
Related Stress ◽  
Job Related Stress

The relationships of perceived mattering to others, job-related stress, and job satisfaction were examined for 388 elementary, middle, and high school counselors from across the United States. Participants completed the School Counselor Mattering Scale, the School Counselor Job-Stress Assessment, and several job satisfaction questions in order to assess perceptions of mattering to others at their schools and their job-related stress, and how these two constructs relate to school counselors’ overall job satisfaction. Mattering to others at work and job-related stress accounted for 35% of the variance in job satisfaction for the total sample of school counselors; however, mattering did not moderate the relationship between job stress and job satisfaction. Results revealed that elementary school counselors experienced the greatest job satisfaction and the lowest levels of job-related stress, and high school counselors experienced the greatest job dissatisfaction and the greatest levels of job-related stress. Implications for school counselors’ mattering and job satisfaction are considered.

scholarly journals Cigarette Affordability and Cigarette Consumption among Adult and Elderly Chinese Smokers: Evidence from A Longitudinal Study

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (23) ◽  
pp. 4832 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiao Hu ◽  
Yang Wang ◽  
Jidong Huang ◽  
Rong Zheng
Keyword(s):  
Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Longitudinal Study ◽  
Fixed Effects ◽  
Smoking Behavior ◽  
Cigarette Consumption ◽  
Cigarette Price ◽  
Middle Aged ◽  
Elderly Age ◽  
Price Tiers ◽  
The Impact

China is in the midst of an epidemic of non-communicable diseases (NCDs), which has increasingly accounted for a growing share of disease burden, due in part to China’s ongoing rapid socioeconomic changes and population aging. Smoking, the second leading health risk factors associated with NCDs in China, disproportionately affects the old population more than their younger counterparts. Using survey data from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS), this study evaluated the impact of changes in cigarette affordability on smoking behavior among middle-aged and elderly (age 45 and older) smokers. Self-reported cigarette price and disposable income were used to calculate cigarette affordability. Cigarette consumption was measured using the number of cigarettes smoked per day reported by the survey respondents. The correlation between cigarette affordability and cigarette consumption was estimated using generalized estimating equations adjusting for demographics, socioeconomic status, geolocations, and cigarette price tiers, as well as year fixed effects. The estimated overall conditional cigarette affordability elasticity of demand was –0.165, implying a 10% decrease in cigarette affordability would result in a reduction in cigarette consumption by 1.65%. The cigarette affordability responsiveness differs by demographics, socioeconomic status, geolocations, and cigarette price tiers. This study provides evidence that tax/price policies that reduce cigarette affordability could lead to a decrease in cigarette consumption among middle-aged and elderly smokers in China. Smoke-free laws, as well as minimum price regulations, may be needed to compliment excise tax policy to target specific smoking subgroups whose cigarette consumption is less sensitive to changes in cigarette affordability.

scholarly journals Stress in Teaching: A Summary of a Report by Optum Research

2006 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Unknown Unknown
Keyword(s):  
Task Performance ◽  
Job Stress ◽  
High Stress ◽  
Related Stress ◽  
High Level ◽  
Job Related Stress ◽  
Very High

According to research published by Optum Research teachers reported that job related stress impacts their on task performance. A survey developed by Optum research revealed that o f the Mid Western teachers who were surveyed four out of ten teachers experience at least a high level of job stress. The survey found that 6 percent of teachers experience very high related job stress, 38 percent experience high stress, 44 percent medium stress and 12 percent very low stress. Researchers found that stress was highest among teachers who reported

Job stress, burnout and job satisfaction in staff working with people with intellectual disabilities: community and criminal justice care

2015 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 44-52 ◽  
Author(s):  
Erik Søndenaa ◽  
Richard Whittington ◽  
Christian Lauvrud ◽  
Kåre Nonstad
Keyword(s):  
Job Stress ◽  
Traumatic Stress ◽  
Care Staff ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Work Related ◽  
People With Intellectual Disabilities ◽  
Related Stress ◽  
The Impact

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine and compare levels of burnout, traumatic stress and resilience amongst Norwegian nursing care staff in two intellectual disability (ID) services. Design/methodology/approach – This was a cross-sectional survey in which 137 staff completed questionnaires measuring work-related stress, burnout, compassion and resilience. Two groups were compared; staff in the national forensic ID services and staff in the community ID caring services. Findings – Nursing staff in the community ID caring services had significantly more signs of stress and burnout compared to the other group. At the same time they were more compassionate. Originality/value – The different caring cultures examined in this study indicated that the forensic ID staff tended to focus on the physical aspects of the caring role whilst the community ID staff tended to focus on the relational issues. The impact of serious events resulted in a higher level of stress and burnout symptoms, however the community carers showed more compassion to their work.

The Relationship Between Job Stress and Urinary Cytokines in Healthy Nurses: A Cross-Sectional Study

2008 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 183-191 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hiromi Fukuda ◽  
Takamichi Ichinose ◽  
Tomoko Kusama ◽  
Atsuko Yoshidome ◽  
Kazuyo Anndow ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Job Stress ◽  
Life Support ◽  
Inflammatory Diseases ◽  
Short Form ◽  
Life Support Care ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Psychological States ◽  
Related Stress ◽  
Job Related Stress ◽  
The Relationship

Cytokines such as angiogenin (ANG) and interleukin (IL-8) have been shown to be related to depressive symptoms and inflammatory diseases like coronary heart disease. They may thus be used as stress biomarkers to identify and prevent health problems. To investigate the relationship between cytokines and nurses' job-related stress, levels of urinary ANG and IL-8 were measured in healthy female hospital nurses in Japan. The level of job-related stress of the subjects was evaluated using the Nursing Stress Scale (NSS), with the participants being classified into high- or low-stress groups for each subscale according to their scores. The participants' subjective psychological states were assessed using the Profile of Mood States—Short Form Japanese version (POMS-SFJ). Urinary ANG, IL-8, and cortisol levels and subjective psychological states for two groups were compared for each NSS subscale. The fatigue and depression scores of POMS-SFJ subscales in the present study were higher than those of the general healthy Japanese population. Based on the mean score of the combined participants, nurses were experiencing the highest stress related to the pressure of having responsibility for patients' life support care (PPLC). Nurses reporting high levels of stress related to PPLC and conflict with physicians had high levels of urinary ANG. Urinary ANG levels may thus be associated with high levels of job stress.

Educational mismatch and labor earnings in Brazil

2017 ◽  
Vol 38 (2) ◽  
pp. 180-197 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mauricio Cortez Reis
Keyword(s):  
Measurement Errors ◽  
Fixed Effects ◽  
Unobserved Heterogeneity ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Educational Mismatch ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Labor Earnings ◽  
Time Invariant ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the relationship between educational mismatch and labor earnings in Brazil, taking into account individual fixed effects. Design/methodology/approach The empirical analysis employs longitudinal data and information provided by job analysts about the schooling required for each occupation. The latter of which is used to classify workers as undereducated, overeducated, or adequately matched. Estimates include individual fixed effects to control for time-invariant unobserved heterogeneity. Findings Evidence indicates that one more year of overeducation increases labor earnings, but only half as strong as one more year of required schooling. The estimated effects on years of undereducation are negative, but undereducated workers earn more than adequately matched workers with the same level of education. Although, in particular, the incidence of undereducation in Brazil is much higher than reported for developed countries, the impact of over- and undereducation does not differ. Research limitations/implications The fixed effects approach only controls for unobservable factors that are time-invariant. Also, much lower impacts using fixed effects may be due in part to attenuation bias as a consequence of measurement errors. Originality/value This study contributes to the scarce literature on the consequences of overeducation and undereducation for labor earnings in developing countries, providing estimates that take into account individual fixed effects.

The emigration of adult children and smoking behaviors of parents

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 317-335 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tianyuan Luo ◽  
Cesar Escalante
Keyword(s):  
Urban Areas ◽  
Fixed Effects ◽  
Smoking Habit ◽  
Smoking Behavior ◽  
Fixed Effects Model ◽  
Nutrition Survey ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Left Behind ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Rural Parents

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the impact of adult children’s migration on the smoking behavior of rural parents who are left behind and raise the concern that the rural residents’ increasing tendency to migrate to urban areas in China nowadays could encourage such a behavior. Design/methodology/approach Using data from the China Health and Nutrition Survey and applying propensity score matching method and individual-level fixed effects model, this paper addresses the potential endogeneity issues that may arise between the children’s migration decisions and parental smoking behavior. Findings This study’s results indicate that rural parents left behind by their emigrant children indeed are more likely to sustain their smoking habit. The validated smoking effect of emigration calls for effective government programs that entail intervention to curb such potentially aggravating health risk, especially among middle-aged and older fathers. Originality/value This paper is the first to examine the impact of children’s migration on the smoking behavior of left-behind parents in rural households in China. Our findings call for immediate attention to the smoking behavior of older age cohort in China as the scale of rural−urban migration trend is expected to increase. Moreover, given that many countries in Asia, such as India, Vietnam and Indonesia, are confronting similar issues, our findings could provide useful implications for smoking cessation and control policies in those countries.

scholarly journals Employee Stress and Well-Being

Psychology ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wheeler Nakahara ◽  
Steve Jex ◽  
Kristin Horan
Keyword(s):  
Physical Health ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Research Articles ◽  
Job Stressors ◽  
Strain Relationship ◽  
Employee Stress ◽  
Related Stress ◽  
Job Related Stress ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Mental And Physical Health

This article provides a general overview of overarching topics in the literature on stress and well-being. Broadly stated, the study of employee stress and well-being is concerned with the impact of work on the mental and physical health of employees. Topics covered in this overview include stress theories, commonly studied job stressors, strains associated with those stressors, moderators, and mediators of the stressor-strain relationship, as well as interventions to address job-related stress in the workplace. In addition to general overviews of these topics (and subtopics), brief annotations of research articles for each topic are included.

An Experimental Evaluation of a Control Intervention to Alleviate Job-Related Stress

2005 ◽  
Vol 31 (1) ◽  
pp. 90-107 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mary S. Logan ◽  
Daniel C. Ganster
Keyword(s):  
Intervention Group ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Supervisory Support ◽  
Geographically Dispersed ◽  
Randomized Field Experiment ◽  
Control Intervention ◽  
Stress Intervention ◽  
Related Stress ◽  
Job Related Stress ◽  
The Impact

This article reports the results of a randomized field experiment that tested the effects of a control-enhancing stress intervention among unit managers of a trucking company. Individuals who managed geographically dispersed profit centers were randomly assigned to either an intervention group (N = 34) or a no-intervention group (N = 30). The intervention increased perceptions of control after 4 months, but only for those managers with supportive supervisors. In conjunction with supervisory support, the intervention produced improvements in job satisfaction, but not general well-being outcomes. The impact of the intervention and supervisory support on satisfaction was fully mediated by control perceptions.

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