High Levels of Work Motivation reduce the Perceived Stress

2014 ◽  
pp. 240-258
Author(s):  
Lars Göran Wallgren
Keyword(s):  
Perceived Stress ◽  
Work Motivation ◽  
Time Lag ◽  
Job Characteristics ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Data Set ◽  
Job Demand ◽  
Cross Sectional Design ◽  
Methodological Considerations

The aim of the longitudinal study covered in this chapter was to test whether job characteristics (job demand, job control), with “motivators” (e.g. recognition, achievement, possibility for growth) as the mediating variable, can predict perceived stress (e.g. stressed, tense). The sample was composed of 320 Information Technology (IT) consultants in Sweden. Data were collected at 2 time points, with a time lag of 6 months. Results of structural equation modeling analyses show that job demand was most strongly related to perceived stress in the 6-month follow-up. Furthermore, “motivators” were negatively related (i.e. expected direction) to perceived stress at follow-up. Cross-sectional studies have been presented earlier, but a contribution of this study is that it is a 2-wave data set. The chapter uses a model that covers more information than a cross-sectional design, and the results add another aspect to existing work motivation and stress research by using a longitudinal data set and by relating job characteristics to perceived stress both directly and indirectly. The presented model can be used to examine potential causes of job stress among IT consultants and may generate important lessons for managing the general workforce of tomorrow. Finally, methodological considerations and recommendations for future research are discussed.

A Two-Wave Study of the Impact of Job Characteristics and Motivators on Perceived Stress among Information Technology (IT) Consultants

2012 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 75-91 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lars Göran Wallgren ◽  
Jan Johansson Hanse
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Job Stress ◽  
Perceived Stress ◽  
Work Motivation ◽  
Job Characteristics ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Data Set ◽  
Job Demand ◽  
The Impact

The aim of this two-wave study was to test whether job characteristics (job demand, job control), with ‘motivators’ (e.g., recognition, achievement, possibility for growth) as the mediating variable, can predict perceived stress (e.g., stressed, tense). These relationships were tested simultaneously using structural equation modeling analyses. A web-based questionnaire survey was conducted among 320 information technology (IT) consultants in Sweden. Data were collected at two time points, over a six-month follow-up period. Cross-sectional studies have been presented earlier but one of the contributions of this study is that it is a two-wave data set. The present two-wave study uses a model which covers more information than a cross-sectional design and the results add another aspect to existing work motivation and stress research, by using a longitudinal data set, and relating job characteristics to perceived stress directly and indirect. These findings emphasize the importance of job demand and illuminate the role of motivators in the experience of job stress among IT consultants. The presented model can be used to examine potential causes of job stress among IT consultants and may generate important lessons for managing the general workforce of tomorrow.

scholarly journals Effects of Perceived Stressors and Psychiatric Morbidity on Academic Performance of University Students

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-4
Author(s):  
Aftab Alam Khan ◽  
Abid Sultan ◽  
Farzand Ali Jan
Keyword(s):  
Mental Illness ◽  
Academic Performance ◽  
Perceived Stress ◽  
Psychiatric Morbidity ◽  
Theoretical Base ◽  
Resource Model ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Job Demand ◽  
Cross Sectional Design

The current study aims at examining the effects of perceived stressors and psychiatric morbidity on the students’ academic performance by taking COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Attock as case study. Using a cross sectional design the data was collected on four stressors, i.e. Workload, Emotional and Interpersonal Demands and three types of psychiatric morbidities, i.e. Depression, Anxiety and Social Dysfunction from 379 students. The Job-Demand-Resource Model (JD-R) model was used as theoretical base for formulating research framework. The existing literature states that level of students’ performance varies with the level of perceived stress and symptoms of mental illness. The findings of current study are in concurrence with findings of previous research. It has been found that perceived stressors and symptoms of mental illness were negatively related with students’ academic performance. The results of this study will be helpful to students, teacher and to administration of University for taking conducive steps to minimize the impacts of perceived stress on the students’ academic performance.

Sleep duration, sleep problems and perceived stress are associated with hippocampal subfield volumes in later life: Findings from The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (TILDA)

SLEEP ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Céline De Looze ◽  
Joanne C Feeney ◽  
Siobhan Scarlett ◽  
Rebecca Hirst ◽  
Silvin P Knight ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Longitudinal Study ◽  
Sleep Duration ◽  
Perceived Stress ◽  
Sleep Problems ◽  
Molecular Layer ◽  
Hippocampal Volume ◽  
Ordinary Least Squares ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Stress Changes

Abstract Study Objectives This study examines the cross-sectional and two-year follow-up relationships between sleep and stress and total hippocampal volume and hippocampal subfield volumes among older adults. Methods 417 adults (aged 68.8±7.3; 54% women) from the Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing completed an interview, a questionnaire and multiparametric brain MRI. The relationships between self-reported sleep duration, sleep problems, perceived stress and total hippocampal volume were examined by using ordinary least squares regressions. Linear mixed-effects models were used to investigate the relationships between sleep duration, sleep problems, perceived stress, changes in these measures over two-years and hippocampal subfield volumes. Results No cross-sectional and follow-up associations between sleep and total hippocampal volume and between stress and total hippocampal volume were found. By contrast, Long sleep (≥9-10 hours / night) was associated with smaller volumes of molecular layer, hippocampal tail, presubiculum and subiculum. The co-occurrence of Short sleep (≤6 hours) and perceived stress was associated with smaller cornu ammonis 1, molecular layer, subiculum and tail. Sleep problems independently and in conjunction with higher stress, and increase in sleep problems over 2 years were associated with smaller volumes of these same subfields. Conclusion Our study highlights the importance of concurrently assessing sub-optimal sleep and stress for phenotyping individuals at risk of hippocampal subfield atrophy.

scholarly journals Doctors' experience of a bespoke physician consultation service: cross-sectional investigation

2011 ◽  
Vol 35 (6) ◽  
pp. 206-212 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maja Meerten ◽  
Julia Bland ◽  
Samantha R. Gross ◽  
Antony I. Garelick
Keyword(s):  
Self Report ◽  
Consultation Service ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Specialist Services ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Consultation Model ◽  
Evaluation Outcome ◽  
Cross Sectional Design ◽  
Case Note Review

Aims and methodOur aim was to follow-up on a cohort of self-referred doctors who attended MedNet. We used a two-point cross-sectional design. Measures included three standardised self-report questionnaires administered before and after consultation. Doctors were also asked to complete a service user questionnaire, and data regarding engagement and onward referrals were gathered through case-note review.ResultsA statistically significant improvement in scores on all three questionnaires was found after intervention; however, scores on one subscale, the risk domain of the Clinical Outcomes in Routine Evaluation – Outcome Measure, did not change significantly. Of the doctors at no risk of suicide at intake, nearly two-thirds (n = 41/70, 59%) were sufficiently helped by the consultations provided to not need further treatment. Of the doctors at some risk of suicide at intake, two-thirds (n = 34/51, 67%) did need an onward referral. Only one doctor required hospital admission, an outcome that suggests the approach used is containing and clinically responsive.Clinical implicationsThis paper highlights the efficacy, need and importance of specialist services for doctors in difficulty. We found that the bespoke consultation model provided at MedNet is valued highly by the doctors as service users.

scholarly journals Hubungan antara pemberian kompensasi, gaya kepemimpinan, dan sarana-prasarana dengan motivasi kerja karyawan cleaning service di RSUP Prof. Dr. R. D. Kandou Manado

2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Lely I. Porotu’o ◽  
John P. Porotu’o ◽  
Lucia C. Mandey
Keyword(s):  
Leadership Style ◽  
Medical Staff ◽  
Health Care Organizations ◽  
Work Motivation ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Service Employees ◽  
Operational Systems ◽  
Front Office ◽  
Cross Sectional Design ◽  
Rehabilitative Services

Abstract: As one of health care organizations, a hospital comprehensively covers promotive, preventive, curative and rehabilitative services for the society, therefore, it often faces problems related to the quality of hospital services which is considered inadequate or unsatisfactory. The hospital has medical staff and non-medical staff such as employees at the finance section, cleaning service, front office, and marketing. These non-medical employees have very important responsibilities and they also manage the operational systems of the hospital. This sudy was aimed to assess the relationship between compensation, leadership style, and infrastructure with work motivation of the cleaning service employees at Prof. Dr. R. D. Kandou Hospital, Manado. This was a quantitative study with a cross sectional design conducted from December to February 2017. Respondents were all cleaning service employees as many as 125 people. Analysis of the data consisted of univariate, bivariate, and multivariate analyses using SPSS. The results showed that the significant values of the variables were as follows: compensation provision (P = 0.000), leadership style (P = 0.000), and infrastructure (P = 0.102) in relation with the work motivation of the cleaning service employees. Conclusion: There were significant relationships between the compensation and leadership style with work motivation of cleaning service employees, meanwhile infrastructure had no relationship with that work motivation.Keywords: compensation, leadership style, infrastructure, work motivationAbstrak: Rumah sakit sebagai salah satu organisasi pelayanan kesehatan yang komperhensif mencakup layanan promotif, preventif, kuratif, dan rehabilitatif bagi seluruh lapisan masyarakat, sering menghadapi permasalahan mutu pelayanan yang dianggap kurang memadai atau memuaskan. Rumah sakit memiliki tenaga medis dan non-medis yaitu antara lain karyawan yang bekerja di bagian keuangan, cleaning service, front office dan pemasaran. Tenaga non-medis juga memiliki tanggung jawab yang sangat penting dalam mengelola sistem operasional rumah sakit. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui hubungan antara pemberian kompensasi, gaya kepemimpinan, dan sarana-prasarana dengan motivasi kerja karyawan cleaning service di RSUP Prof. Dr. R. D. Kandou. Jenis penelitian ini ialah kuantitatif dengan desain potong lintang yang dilaksanakan pada bulan Desember-Februari 2017. Respoden ialah seluruh karyawan cleaning service sebanyak 125 orang. Analisis data terdiri dari univariat, bivariat, dan multivariat dengan menggunakan SPSS. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa nilai signifikansi pemberian kompensasi (0,000), gaya kepemimpinan (0,000), dan sarana-prasarana (0,102) terhadap motivasi kerja karyawan cleaning service. Simpulan: Terdapat hubungan antara pemberian kompensasi dan gaya kepemimpinan dengan motivasi kerja karyawan cleaning service di RSUP Prof. Dr. R. D. Kandou Manado, sedangkan sarana-prasarana tidak berhubungan dengan motivasi kerja tersebut. Kata kunci: kompensasi, gaya kepemimpinan, sarana-prasarana, motivasi kerja

scholarly journals The Burden and Perceived Stress on Family Caregivers of Patients With Orofacial Cleft Deformities in The Perioperative Period of Cleft Repair

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (6) ◽  
pp. 1602-1609
Author(s):  
Olalere Omoyosola Gbolahan ◽  
Ogunmuyiwa Stella Amiede ◽  
Olowookere Anu Samuel
Keyword(s):  
Family Caregivers ◽  
Caregiver Burden ◽  
Perceived Stress ◽  
Perioperative Period ◽  
Contributing Factors ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Interview Score ◽  
The Family ◽  
Cross Sectional Design ◽  
Family Caregiver Burden

Different stages along the trajectory of cleft care may present with different and peculiar challenges that may negatively impact family caregivers, leading to considerable stress and burden. This study aims to evaluate the family caregiver burden and perceived stress of caring for patients with cleft deformities. Contributing factors to family caregivers’ burden in the perioperative period of cleft repair was also identified. A cross-sectional design that included 90 adult caregiver–patient pairs was employed. Semi-structured questionnaire was used to collect necessary information. The level of caregiver’s burden was assessed using the Zarit burden interview score. The results demonstrated the levels of caregiver burden as severe (4.4%), moderate to severe (21.1%), mild to moderate (40%), and little or none (34.5%). The only significant and independent predictor of caregiver burden was earning less than US$50/month (odds ratio = 2.30, 95% CI = 0.95-5.61, P = .066). Coping strategy was mainly family support (98.9%), while the greatest need expressed was financial assistance (66.7%). Our findings suggests that efforts geared at reducing direct and indirect cost of cleft care may help in reducing caregivers’ burden.

Theory Y Embedded in Theory X

2013 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 1-17 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lars Göran Wallgren
Keyword(s):  
Perceived Stress ◽  
Interaction Effect ◽  
Job Demands ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Job Demand ◽  
High Level ◽  
Theory Y ◽  
Theory X

Using the Job Demands-Resources (JD-R) model, this cross-sectional study tests whether the direct effects and interaction effects of job demand and motivators affect the level of perceived stress among information technology (IT) consultants. A web-based questionnaire survey was conducted among 380 IT consultants at ten IT consultancy companies in Sweden. The results showed that job demands, autonomy, and motivators are important factors that explain perceived stress among the IT consultants. Those consultants with a high level of job demands and a low level of autonomy had a four times higher risk of perceived stress than the consultants with the theoretically lowest level of strain. However, the interaction effect of job demands/autonomy and the interaction effect of job demands/motivators on perceived stress were non-significant. It is suggested that IT consultants’ autonomy exists within the demands dictated by others - Theory Y embedded in Theory X. Future avenues for research are suggested.

Survey of Waiting Time for Examination at the Medical Examination Department 2 of the National Children’s Hospital in 2018

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dang Thi Hong Khanh ◽  
Nguyen Thi Ut ◽  
Nguyen Thi Chien ◽  
Giang Thi Thanh Ha ◽  
Vu Thi Thuy Linh
Keyword(s):  
Median Time ◽  
Waiting Time ◽  
Blood Test ◽  
Medical Consultation ◽  
Medical Examination ◽  
Medical Visit ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Cross Sectional Design

Objectives: To measure the waiting time for medical visit at the Outpatient Department 2, NationalChildren’s Hospital in 2018.Study method: Cross sectional design combines quantitative study.Result:The study on waiting time for medical visit of2060 patients showed that: the mean follow- up time was 32.5minutes. Average time for 01 technique was 137 minutes. The median time for medical consultation and 2techniques implemented was 162 minutes. The median time for the medical consultation and 03 techniquesimplemented was 208 minutes. Among sub- clinical techniques, blood test took the maximum time (137minutes).Conclusion: The waiting time for medical consultation was standardized according to the Decision 1313 /QĐ-BYT in 2013; Approximately 70 patients per visit / 8 hours.

Compliance of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) N-Series Mask Type 8211 and the Description of Lung Function of the Coal Mining Workers, PT. X, Kutai Kartanegara, East Borneo

2018 ◽  
Vol 24 (8) ◽  
pp. 6068-6072
Author(s):  
Felicia Setiawan ◽  
Imron Khazim ◽  
Zarni Amri
Keyword(s):  
Lung Function ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Coal Mining ◽  
Work Motivation ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Cross Sectional Design ◽  
Series Type ◽  
Field Workers

Main hazard for the coal mining workers is chemical dust that will cause declining of lung function with chronic exposure. PT. X experienced elevated trend of decline lung function of its worker within the past three years (2013–2015 i.e., 15.8%, 18.3%, and 21.9%). November 2015, PT. X stipulated new policy to its field workers that oblige them to use PPE mask of N series type 8211. Using cross sectional design with 300 people chosen by convinient sampling; primary data collection was conducted via interview and filling questionnaire, and secondary data collection was compiled from PT. X’s MCU reports of 2015 and 2016 and HRD-HSE monthly reports. As much as 82% of workers are comply to use PPE. There are statistically significant relation between work motivation (p 0.02, ORa 4.80, 95% CI 1.22; 18.86), PPE knowledge (p < 0.01, ORa 353.77, 95% CI 59.93; 2088.25), PPE comfortability (p < 0.01, ORa 61.64, 95% CI 5.99; 634.13), reward/punishment (p < 0.01), and supervision (p < 0.01, ORa 0.08, 95% CI 0.01; 0.43) with workers’ compliance of PPE mask of N series type 8211. There are three people experienced declining of lung function within a year. PT. X was advised to continue its policy.

scholarly journals Occupational functioning in early non-affective psychosis: the role of attributional biases, symptoms and executive functioning

2013 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 71-84 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Fornells-Ambrojo ◽  
T. Craig ◽  
P. Garety
Keyword(s):  
Executive Functioning ◽  
Attributional Style ◽  
Early Psychosis ◽  
Occupational Functioning ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Attributional Bias ◽  
Attributional Biases ◽  
Cross Sectional Design ◽  
The Impact

Aims.Occupational functioning is severely impaired in people with psychosis. Social cognition has recently been found to be a stronger predictor of functioning than neurocognition. This study is the first to investigate if externalizing attributional biases that are typically associated with psychosis play a role in the vocational pathways of people with early psychosis.Methods.A cross-sectional design was used. Fifty participants with early psychosis were recruited from a cohort of 144 participants of the Lambeth Early Onset randomized control trial at 18-month follow-up. Information on occupational functioning was obtained using case notes and interview. Severity of symptoms was assessed and participants completed measures on attributional style and executive functioning.Results.Although executive functioning and positive symptoms were associated with poor occupational functioning, an externalizing attributional style for failures and reduced engagement in occupational activities during the previous 18 months emerged as the only predictors of poor occupational functioning at 18-month follow-up.Conclusions.An externalizing attributional bias is associated with poor occupational functioning. Further research is needed to investigate the direction of this relationship and whether attributional biases mediate the impact of symptoms and cognitive impairment on functioning.

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