Sources Of Stress: Stress In The Workplace Content

Question 1

What is the recipe for stress in the workplace in the job-strain model?

Answer 1

High demands at work (high workload) and little control over job = stress

Question 2

What are the two key studies for stress in the workplace?

Answer 2

Marmot et al (1997) - civil servants London study
Johannson et al (1978) - Swedish sawmill study