News tagged with work stress
Mom goes back to work, family OK
Easing the maternal guilt associated with mothers returning to work, University at Albany health economist Pinka Chatterji and co-researchers Sara Markowitz and Jeanne Brooks-Gunn recently released the results of a study ...
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Aug 29, 2011 |
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Motivation in their work reduces stress among IT consultants
Information Technology (IT) consultants experience less stress when they carry out assignments in a working environment that motivates them. It also helps IT consultants experience less stress if they are able to manage their ...
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Mar 01, 2011 |
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Blood pressure management: Sleep on it
A daytime sleep could have cardiovascular benefits according to new research by Ryan Brindle and Sarah Conklin, PhD, from Allegheny College in Pennsylvania in the US. Their study, looking at the effect of a daytime nap on ...
Feb 28, 2011 |
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Chronic stress seems linked to achievement gap
(PhysOrg.com) -- Children in low-income families lag behind their higher-income counterparts on virtually all measures of achievement, and this gap tends to increase over time. There are many reasons why, but a Cornell environmental ...
Jan 31, 2011 |
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Support not punishment is the key to tackling substance abuse and addiction among nurses
As many as ten to 20 per cent of nurses and nursing students may have substance abuse and addiction problems, but the key to tackling this difficult issue - and protecting public safety - is support and treatment, not punishment. ...
Jan 26, 2011 |
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Workers most invested in their jobs have highest stress levels, study shows
A workplace's key employees may be at the greatest risk of experiencing high levels of work stress, according to a new study by the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH).
Jan 25, 2011 |
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The stress of work becomes social issue
The sharp rise in work stress in Britain is becoming a major social problem in the current economic crisis, a new British Academy report has found.
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Nov 01, 2010 |
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A downside to work flexibility? Schedule control and its link to work-family stress
Is there a downside to schedule control at work? According to new University of Toronto research, people who have more schedule control at work tend to report more blurring of the boundaries between work and the other parts ...
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Sep 28, 2010 |
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Do creative work activities create stress?
The demands associated with creative work activities pose key challenges for workers, according to new research out of the University of Toronto that describes the stress associated with some aspects of work and its impact ...
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Jun 09, 2010 |
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Building Fit Minds Under Stress: Neuroscientists Examine the Protective Effects of Mindfulness Training
(PhysOrg.com) -- A University of Pennsylvania-led study in which training was provided to a high-stress U.S. military group preparing for deployment to Iraq has demonstrated a positive link between mindfulness training, or ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Feb 15, 2010 |
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Older workers are the healthy 'survivors' of the workplace
Experts at The University of Nottingham say our stress levels at work peak when we reach about 50 to 55 years of age and decrease as we head towards retirement.
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Oct 21, 2009 |
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Employees who are engaged in their work have happier home life
A Kansas State University study shows that invigorated and dedicated employees carry over their positive work experiences for a happier home life.
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Aug 24, 2009 |
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Short stressful events may improve working memory
Experiencing chronic stress day after day can produce wear and tear on the body physically and mentally, and can have a detrimental effect on learning and emotion. However, acute stress -- a short stressful incident -- may ...
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Jul 23, 2009 |
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Poverty can physically impair brain, reducing children's ability to learn
(PhysOrg.com) -- Chronic stress from growing up in poverty can physiologically impact children's brains, impairing their working memory and diminishing their ability to develop language, reading and problem-solving skills, ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Apr 10, 2009 |
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Work stress associated with adverse mental and physical health outcomes in police officers
Exposure to critical incidents, workplace discrimination, lack of cooperation among coworkers, and job dissatisfaction correlated significantly with perceived work stress among urban police officers, according to a study ...
Mar 12, 2009 |
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