scholarly journals STRESSORS IN TEACHER’S WORK

2019 ◽  
Vol 28 (6) ◽  
pp. 29-34
Author(s):  
Lijana Navickienė ◽  
Eglė Stasiūnaitienė ◽  
Ilona Kupčikienė ◽  
Donatas Misiūnas
Keyword(s):  
Negative Impact ◽  
Emotional Health ◽  
Work Organization ◽  
Organizational Factors ◽  
Social Consequences ◽  
Professional Activity ◽  
Turnover Rates ◽  
High Turnover ◽  
Work Related ◽  
High Level

Teachers are among the professions which face the highest level of work-related stress. High level of stress has a negative impact on the teacher’s physical and emotional health, leads to exhaustion, burnout, dissatisfaction with work, and high turnover rates. It is therefore important to reveal the main sources and risks of stress in the teacher’s work. Psychoso­cial risks are related to the negative psychological, physical and social consequences resulting from ina­dequate work organization and management at the workplace: too high work requirements and / or short deadlines for fulfilling tasks; conflicting requirements and unclear employee roles; poor use of staff skills and insufficient employees involvement in decision-making on their work; scarse management and co-workers support and poor relationships with collea­gues, students and their parents. A quantitative study conducted in five countries re­vealed that most teachers experience a high level of stress in their professional activity. Many stressors in professional activity relate to the uncertainty and excessive workload of teachers’ functions and roles. The most common organizational factors that cause stress include working conditions, low salary, noisy environment, number of students in the classroom, and external factors such as educational reforms and social status in society. The least stressors iden­tified in the teachers’ professional activity relate to relationships and support in the work environment. The study was conducted in the framework of the international project “Preventing Stress in the Tea­ching Profession-Stress Free Teachers”, No. 2016- 3715 / 001-001.

scholarly journals Characteristics of professional adaptation of correctional school teachers

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 101-108
Author(s):  
Nataliia V. Kosina ◽  
Anna V. Radkevich
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Organizational Factors ◽  
Psychological Adaptation ◽  
Adaptive Strategy ◽  
Professional Activity ◽  
Physical And Mental Health ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Psychological Techniques ◽  
High Level

Training and education of children with physical and mental health problems makes a number of requirements for teachers working in various correctional medical institutions. These specialists must have a high level of adaptive characteristics allowing combining up-to-date pedagogical methodology with individual approach, taking into account the current state of the child. As a result of applying complex experimental psychological techniques we managed to identify specific features of correctional teachers adaptive characteristics (when comparing with public school teachers), namely: low level of activity and optimism, insufficient adaptive strategy to cope with stress characterizing maladaptive personality types. There were also a lot of negative organizational factors affecting the process and result of professional activity: a lot of work, unauthorized persons at the lessons, interaction problems with parents, insufficiency of pupils independent work, need for individual explanation, lack of real results in teachers activity. Teachers working in correctional schools and having an average level of social and psychological adaptation give a lower evaluation of various aspects in professional activity. They have a pronounced value of psychological and physiological professional maladjustment shown in somatic, emotional and social spheres as well as motivation decrease in their professional activity. Correctional school teachers have a high degree of professional burnout and their emotional exhaustion and depersonalization are more pronounced.

scholarly journals Organization of remote work in the context of digitalization

2021 ◽  
Vol 273 ◽  
pp. 12042
Author(s):  
Anna Sheveleva ◽  
Evgeny Rogov
Keyword(s):  
Work Organization ◽  
Organizational Factors ◽  
Professional Activity ◽  
Remote Work ◽  
Social Psychological ◽  
Lack Of Information ◽  
Analytical Thinking ◽  
Composition And Structure ◽  
Communication Modes ◽  
Emotional Burnout

The analysis of the remote work organization indicates the certain reserves in the field of professional activity, manifested in three groups of effects: individual-personal, social-psychological and organizational-managerial. Individual-personal effects are connected with the professional’s personality transformation under the influence of professional environment digitalization: a change in the emotional side of the activity, experiencing a lack of information about the colleagues’ work, feedback about their role in the overall result. As a result, there appears a fear of missing out; a decrease of analytical thinking and critical perception of professional situations; an increase of physical and psychological fatigue and emotional burnout. Social-psychological effects are due to the peculiarities of interaction in digital technologies conditions, which generates new and modernizes the existing social and cultural communication norms and network etiquette. At online conferences the ratio of visual and auditory components of nonverbal communication changes, the role of listening increases, and there is a greater focus on content in comparison with face-to-face communication. The differences in labor productivity at different communication modes are revealed. Informal interactions, the sense of professional and organizational involvement are reduced. The work-life balance is disturbed. Organizational and managerial effects of remote work are associated with the implementation of labor regulation, control and assessment, staff motivation, forms of employment, organizational membership and commitment, job satisfaction, trust in teams, the composition and structure of work teams, leadership, organization of workplaces and business communications. Many of the organizational factors are closely interconnected.

scholarly journals Work-Related stress factors in nurses at Slovenian hospitals – A cross-sectional study

2018 ◽  
Vol 57 (4) ◽  
pp. 192-200 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mojca Dobnik ◽  
Matjaž Maletič ◽  
Brigita Skela-Savič
Keyword(s):  
Work Organization ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Healthcare Management ◽  
Stress Factors ◽  
Design Strategies ◽  
Related Factors ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Nursing Stress ◽  
High Level

Abstract Background Surveys conducted among healthcare workers revealed that nursing staff often face various stressors associated with occupational activities, which reduce their work efficiency. The aim of the study was to establish the level of stress in nurses working at hospitals in Slovenia and to identify stress-related factors. MethodsA cross-sectional epidemiological design and a standardized instrument called the “Nursing stress scale” were used. The sample included 983 nurses from 21 Slovenian hospitals. The research was conducted in 2016. ResultsPrevalence of high level of stress was 56.5% of respondents (M (median)=75). Prevalence of high level of stress and stress factors may be statistically significant attributable to dissatisfaction at work (p<0.001), disturbing factors at work (p<0.001), inability to take time off in lieu after working on weekend (p=0.003), shorter serving (p=0.009), fixed-term work (p=0.007), and an increased number of workdays on Sunday (p=0.030). ConclusionThe stress rate and stress factors are substantially influenced by variables reflecting work organization, competences and skills of healthcare management to work with people. Results reflect the need for nursing management and policy makers to design strategies to ensure adequate staffing, efficient organization and an encouraging work environment.

Self-Effectiveness of Students in the Conditions of Digitalization of Education

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 12-16
Author(s):  
M. Gireeva
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Human Factor ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Professional Activity ◽  
Professional Self ◽  
High Level ◽  
Level Of Risk

The article deals with the problem of the formation of self-efficacy of students of professions associated with the risk of decision-making. Self-efficacy implies the ability of a person to cope with specific and complex situations, including emergencies, and to influence the effectiveness of activities and functioning [1]. Therefore, it was decided to take an increase in the level of professional self-efficacy as the basis for solving the problems of the negative impact of the "human factor" on professional activity in conditions of a high level of risk. High self-efficacy it allows not only to take up decisions and cope with complex professional tasks, but also with various stressful situations [16], as well as to avoid risks to their own health, which is of particular importance for employees of professions associated with the risk of.

scholarly journals Influence of stress factors on the personality of employees of the Russian penal system in the course of professional activity

2021 ◽  
Vol 228 (5) ◽  
pp. 35-46
Author(s):  
YULIYA A. SOKOLOVA ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Negative Impact ◽  
Emotional Health ◽  
The Body ◽  
Stress Factors ◽  
Professional Activity ◽  
Penal System ◽  
Structural Method ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Professional Stress ◽  
The Impact

Abstract. The article examines the issues related to the influence of stress factors on the personality of penal system employees, analyzes the concept of stress, the symptoms of its manifestation, as well as the causes of stress. The article is devoted to the results of psycho-diagnostic research and scientific literature on the topic of the work. The research is aimed at studying stress factors affecting the personality of the penal system employees, confirming the statement that the professional activity of the penal system employees takes place in tense, conflict, extreme conditions, it is associated with the presence of permanent stress factors, which leads to the development of professional stress, has a negative impact on the mental and emotional state of the individual, affects the success of the performance of official duties. The methodological basis of the research includes methods of analysis and synthesis, statistical and system- structural method. As a result of this work, the concept of stress as a response of the body to the impact of the external environment has been studied, its symptoms have been identified. The stress factors of professional activity are analyzed, their negative impact on the personality of the penal system employees is investigated, professionally important qualities that prevent the negative impact of stress on the personality are highlighted. It has been established that the intensity of the stress factors’ impact on the personality of penal system employees depends on the length of service in the penal system, age, and the level of professionalism. Conclusions are drawn about the importance of preventing stressful conditions for maintaining and strengthening the mental and emotional health of employees, for reducing the risk of development of negative personality changes, for developing skills of overcoming and regulating stressful conditions, for the successful fulfillment of professional duties. Key words: professional stress, stress factors, professional activity, penal system employees, penal system.

scholarly journals Analysis of Stress Contributing Factors in Work Organizations in Public Institutions of Higher Learning

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Zahrul Akmal Damin ◽  
◽  
Khairunesa Isa ◽  
Lutfan Jaes ◽  
Zulida Abdul Kadir ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Work Motivation ◽  
Work Organization ◽  
Work Productivity ◽  
Simple Random Sampling ◽  
Higher Learning ◽  
Stress Factors ◽  
Turnover Rates ◽  
Contributing Factors ◽  
High Turnover ◽  
Intervention Measures

Stress is a condition that refers to the restless, anxious and tense situation a person faces due to stress or burden. This phenomenon of stress is increasingly serious in life including work organization. The problem of stress is increasingly focused because it can have negative implications for the organization such as decreased work productivity and high turnover rates as well as increasing the risk of accidents at work. Therefore, this paper aims to identify the factors that contribute to stress among staff in one of the Public Institutes of Higher Learning. The method used to achieve the objectives of this study is based on a quantitative approach by using simple random sampling techniques. A total of 535 respondents gave feedback through the distribution of questionnaires distributed. However, in the context of writing this article, only Part C involves open-ended questions regarding stress factors analyzed in a descriptive manner that includes numerical frequency and percentage. The results of the study found that the contributors to stress among staff are due to factors (i) organization; 429 frequency or 87.73%, (ii) individuals; 47 frequency or 9.61%, and (iii) family; 13 frequency or 2.66%. Matters related to stress are important to study because through the identification of factors contributing to stress among staff, then intervention measures can be designed to increase work motivation. By implementing such an approach, it is hoped that the work organization will continue to be competitive and have the strength to achieve the work targets that have been set.

scholarly journals SOME APPROACHES TO KNOWING THE FEATURES OF STUDENTS’ EMOTIONAL HEALTH

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 (2) ◽  
pp. 31-38
Author(s):  
Antonina Kichuk
Keyword(s):  
Negative Impact ◽  
Emotional Health ◽  
Early Adulthood ◽  
Stress Factors ◽  
Professional Activity ◽  
Individual Subject ◽  
Age Related ◽  
Structural Identity ◽  
Emotional Component ◽  
The Individual

The perspective of the “petals” of personal health have never disappeared from the field of view of psychological science and practice. In modern stressful situations of being, it is the emotional component of health which is actualized through an increase of the emotional pressure on all aspects of life of a person. This is especially true for the period of early adulthood, when stressors that have age-related origin are also added to the urgent challenges of our time. Defining the structural-component elements of the phenomenon, that is of the emotional health of students, which does not make it possible to determine its scientific and practical foundations. This negatively affects the students' ability of selfknowledge, self-preservation, self-renewal and self-enrichment of their own emotional health, and the development of a positively active attitude towards the indicated personality feature. As a result of the analytical work, based on the scientific research foundation of the problem, a number of assumptions, which directed the research position, concerning meaningful content of the concept “emotional health”, regulatory and adaptive functions and the self-value of emotional health regarding students in the “individual-subject-personality - individuality” has been detailed. On this background, the author’s position, regarding the interpretation of the basic concept, structural identity, component constitution and measurements of the emotional health of an individual in early adulthood, has been justified. This involves an internally determined phenomenon, which, under appropriate conditions of educational and professional activity, can be transformed into an object of cognition, evaluation, and restoration by an individual. The expediency in the emotional health of a student to distinguish axiological, cognitive-affective, constant-instrumental and social-empathic components, which are caused by internal and external factors has been proved. The above mentioned statement expands scientific ideas about the emotional health of modern students, actualizing the need for practice-oriented activities in the current conditions of the notable negative impact of stress factors combination.

An Observational Tool to Assess Work Organizational Factors

2005 ◽  
Vol 49 (14) ◽  
pp. 1375-1379 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ninica L. Howard
Keyword(s):  
Work Organization ◽  
Organizational Factors ◽  
Labor Skill ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Observational Tool ◽  
Temporal Aspects ◽  
Upper Extremity Musculoskeletal Disorders ◽  
Structural Restraints ◽  
Job Content ◽  
Industry Sectors

In a large 5-year prospective study of work-related upper extremity musculoskeletal disorders (UEMSDs), conducted by the SHARP Program in Washington State, an observational tool was used to assess the organization of work in twelve worksites in the health care and manufacturing industries. The tool, a two-page checklist, assessed the physical, social and temporal aspects of the work, and the global and task level job content. A comparison between industry sectors found variability. Significant associations between industry sector and both structural restraints of the task activities (p<0.0001) and pacing determinant (p<0.0001) were found. Several work organizational factors were negatively correlated including labor skill level and pacing determinant (-0.51, p<0.0001). Other work organization factors were positively correlated such as social content and pacing determinant (0.62, p<0.0001). These data will be used to investigate the relationships between physical, psychosocial, work organizational and individual factors and the risk of UEMSDs.

scholarly journals The Analysis Of Factors Affecting The High Level Of Pharmacy Turnover Of Pharmaceutical Installations In "Karangploso" Hospital Malang Regency

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 455-462
Author(s):  
Sony Wiraganda
Keyword(s):  
Pharmaceutical Research ◽  
Financial Sector ◽  
Influential Factor ◽  
Turnover Rates ◽  
Pharmacy Staff ◽  
High Turnover ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Training Costs ◽  
High Workload ◽  
High Level

Pharmacy personnel include pharmacists and pharmacy technicians who are important HR in hospitals. The assessment was carried out based on an increase in the percentage of entry and exit or turnover of pharmacy staff at the "X" Hospital in 2017 by 33% (9 employees 3 who left), in 2018 by 55% (5 of 9 employees) and in 2019 by 45.4% (5 out of 11 employees leaving), "X" Hospital is a type C hospital located in Karangploso that serves general and specialist cases. the high turnover has an impact on organizations and individuals in organizations in the financial sector resulting in increased recruitment and training costs in the non-financial sector causing damage to social structure in the organization and a decrease in service quality, the purpose of this study is to determine the factors and causes of high employee turnover rates in pharmaceutical research plants in do qualitatively with approaches to three primary informants and 13 secondary informants. Data collection is done by interviews, observations and studies of research documents conducted in the outpatient pharmacy installation room (IFRJ) inpatient pharmaceutical installation (IFRI) and the Drug Warehouse Unit (UGO). It was found that what caused the turnover were: high workload, lack of energy, non-transparent distribution of incentives, lack of appreciation, dualism of leadership, and low organizational commitment. while the most influential factor being the main cause of turnover is the lack of appreciation and high workload. Advice hospital should make technological application breakthroughs to reduce workloads

scholarly journals Nursing Environments: Nurses Perspectives

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Natasha Khamisa
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Patient Care ◽  
General Health ◽  
Prolonged Exposure ◽  
Turnover Rates ◽  
High Turnover ◽  
Work Related Stress ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Related Stress ◽  
Over Time

Nurses have been found to experience higher burnout levels compared with other health professionals owing to the nature of their work. High burnout levels among nurses have been attributed to their stressful working environments. Prolonged exposure to work-related stress leading to burnout has negative consequences for job satisfaction and general health of nurses. This has wider implications on the health system, such as high turnover rates and compromised patient care. There is a significant gap in research focusing on the relationship between work-related stress, burnout, job satisfaction and general health of nurses in developing countries such as South Africa. A study exploring the relationships between work-related stress, burnout, job satisfaction and general health among South African nurses over time was conducted in order to inform how best to improve nursing environments while enabling quality nursing practice and patient care. A total of 895 nurses participated in the study at baseline and 277 of these individuals were followed up with a year later. Findings showed that although stress related to security risks in the workplace predicts job satisfaction as well as general health, stress related to patient care and nursing shortages better predict job satisfaction and general health over time. Burnout better predicts job satisfaction than general health over time.

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