PSYCH238 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Job Performance, National Comorbidity Survey, Substance Dependence
3 Apr 2019
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Stress: a psychological reaction to the demands inherent in a stressor that has the potential to make a person feel tense or anxious. Physical: immune system, bp, hr, gastrointestinal issues, Psychological: anxiety, depression, anger, hostility, memory loss. Behavioural: grinding teeth, alcohol abuse, smoking, compulsive gum chewing, compulsive eating. Stress in organizations: leading cause of worker disability. Work is reported is a potent source of stress, edging out health and relationships. Costs organizations billions of dollars each year. Top five work stress factors: low salary lack of opportunity. Work-family conflict: effort to fulfill work role demands with one"s ability to fulfill family demands and vice versa. 1/4 (25%) employed adults agree that job demands interfere with family/home responsibilities. Only 1/10 (10%) report the inverse, that home/family responsibilities interfere with job performance. 354 examine the relationships between work to family. 220 examine the relationship between family to work. Positive correlation: men experience more work-family conflict. Negative correlation: women experience more work-family conflict.
