OBJECTIVES This paper has two primary objectives. First, the paper proposes methodological strategies for analyzing multiscale vagal cardiac control based on the Stress Disequilibrium Theory (SDT) using high frequency power of heart rate variability (HFP) and short term variance of HFP. Second, the paper provides evidence of reduced vagal cardiac control range and variability in high strain job...

OBJECTIVE To examine the construct validity of different formulations of job strain based on the demand-control(-support) model in the context of a hospital-based survey. METHODS We defined the best measure of job strain as the one that would be better predicted by professional status and job characteristics and better predict health outcomes, stress and back-pain leave. We received 1,298 res...

OBJECTIVES Professional burnout is closely related to work stress but less frequently associated with disturbed sleep. This study determines whether job strain and sleep disturbances are associated risk factors of burnout among financial workers. DESIGN Observational study. PARTICIPANTS 1300 employees (725 female) of a financial company. PRIMARY MEASURES Self-reported questionnaires (Masl...

BACKGROUND Nurses' job satisfaction is an important issue because of its impact on the quality of the nursing job. Therefore, it receives a lot of attention in the international nursing literature but insight into the sources of nurses' job satisfaction is yet insufficient, in particular for sources related to organizational structure. OBJECTIVES We contribute by investigating the relationshi...

introduction: identification of the styles of behavior management as related to job attitudes and satisfaction level of management has been among the topics of interest in the past few decades. this study aimed to examine the leadership styles of managers (heads) and its correlation with job satisfaction among university employees. methods: the study population included all employees working at...

Table 1: Frequency counts and percentages of different job types within the sample. Table 2: Frequency counts and percentages to show years post-qualification or pre-qualification. Table 3: Frequency counts and percentages for participant gender. Table 4: Frequency counts and percentages to show participant age. Table 5: Frequency counts and percentages to show participant ethnicity and cultura...

background & aim: organizational citizenship behavior (ocb) is a voluntary, organizationally desirable action that is not part of the employee’s formal job requirements. job satisfaction and stress can affect mental health of midwives, and investigating the relationship between these variables can improve the quality of healthcare services. this study, therefore, was conducted to identify the r...

PURPOSE Little is known about the interaction between job control and social support at work on common mental disorders. To examine whether there is a synergistic interaction effect between job control and social support at work on general psychological distress and whether it differs by the level of job demands. METHODS About 1,940 male and female workers from the Malmö Shoulder and Neck Stu...

introduction: since human resources in organizations are the most important factors of effectiveness and efficiency, identification of the factors affecting the performance and response of personnel, including intraorganizational changes in management levels is very important. therefore the goal of this research was to determine the effects of organizational changes on employee's reaction of he...