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workplace risk factors
Also known as: workplace risk factors, work environment risk factors
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Work environment risk factors causing day-to-day stress in ... link.springer.com Feb 5, 2022 19 facts
claimResearchers in the reviewed studies utilized multilevel models, t-tests, correlational tables, and descriptive analysis to analyze the relationship between work environment risk factors and stress outcomes.
claimPhysiological responses were mostly not significantly correlated with any of the work environment risk factors examined in the reviewed studies.
claimThe authors of the study on work environment risk factors causing day-to-day stress restricted the setting of interest for included studies to the work setting.
claimThe quality of the body of evidence in the review of work environment risk factors was rated as low because all included studies were observational.
claimIn the study 'Work environment risk factors, self-perceived stress outcomes, and physiological measurements', the most commonly measured work environment risk factor was work intensity, and the most commonly measured stress outcome was affective response.
referenceThe review used the 6th European Working Conditions Survey classification of job quality indices as the basis for categorizing work environment risk factors.
claimCommonly studied workplace risk factors for stress include job demand and job control, as described in the Job Demand-Control-Support model.
claimThe authors of the study on work environment risk factors causing day-to-day stress required that included studies use ecological momentary assessments or other methods capable of producing repeated measures.
claimAnalyses based on correlation coefficients reflect only bivariate relationships, omitting more complex relationships between work environment risk factors and stress outcomes.
measurementFollowing work intensity, the most frequently measured work environment risk factors in the included studies were social environment risk factors (such as co-worker and supervisor support) and 'various' factors (such as the number or type of stressful situations).
claimMultilevel models are preferred in stress research because they control for dependencies between predictors, such as work environment risk factors, providing a more complete insight into relationships between variables.
claimThe systematic review titled 'Work environment risk factors causing day-to-day stress in...' aims to explore the onset of day-to-day stress by summarizing evidence on work environment risk factors that have immediate effects on self-perceived stress levels or physiological stress responses.
accountThe systematic review process for identifying studies on work environment risk factors and stress outcomes involved two search phases, resulting in 18,996 records, from which 41 studies were ultimately selected for qualitative synthesis.
measurementThe systematic review of work environment risk factors causing day-to-day stress included 41 studies out of 11,833 records identified across seven databases.
claimPhysiological responses were generally not found to be statistically significantly correlated with work environment risk factors in the reviewed studies, despite stress often being predicted from physiological parameters.
procedureTo harmonize inconsistent terminology, the authors of the systematic review classified research variables into two categories: 'work environment risk factors' and 'self-perceived stress outcomes'.
claimThe authors define 'work environment risk factors' as causes or predictors of stress that potentially occur on a day-to-day basis within occupational settings.
claimThe authors of the article 'Work environment risk factors causing day-to-day stress in...' declare that they have no competing interests.
measurementIn the studies included in the review, the most frequently measured work environment risk factor was work intensity, defined as time pressure or job demand.