ABSTRACT

This book provides a theoretical background to occupational stress, and traces the early work of Hans Selye and the development of bio-physiological, psychological and then sociological models of stress. It also reports on a study of stress and ill-health in a large manufacturing organisation in Australia. It examines the effects of stress, low self-esteem and poor mastery on psychological outcomes and ill-health symptoms.

chapter |10 pages

Introduction

The Social and Political Context

chapter Chapter 1|15 pages

Stress as a Psychophysiological Process

chapter Chapter 2|19 pages

Negative Work Factors and Occupational Stress

chapter Chapter 4|19 pages

Stress, Management Control, and the Role of Alienation

chapter Chapter 5|18 pages

Stress as Part of a Social and Political Process

chapter Chapter 6|31 pages

Design of a Study on Stress at Work

chapter Chapter 8|22 pages

Occupational Stress: The Effects of Alienating Work

chapter Chapter 9|22 pages

Self-Esteem and Personal Mastery at Work

chapter Chapter 10|28 pages

Effects of Negative Work Experience and Stress on Health

chapter Chapter 11|12 pages

Work, Stress, and Mental Health

chapter Chapter 12|12 pages

Conclusion