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Stakeholder perceptions of job stress in an industrialized country: implications for policy and practice
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posted on 2013-01-01, 00:00 authored by K Page, Tony LaMontagneTony LaMontagne, A Louie, A Ostry, A Shaw, J ShovellerWe used a secondary, qualitative analysis of stakeholder perceptions of work stress in Australia to characterize the context for policy and practice intervention. Themes included: Individual versus contextual descriptions of stress; perceived ‘gender’ differences in manifesting and reporting of stress; the work/home interface; and perceived sectoral and occupational differences in compensation claim rates. We found that people often still perceive stress as an individual rather than organizational problem and view work stress as a stereotypically feminine weakness that affects only certain people. Organizations downplay and overlook risks, increasing worker reluctance to report stressors, creating barriers to job stress interventions. Our study may be relevant to other industrial countries where researchers currently study job stress interventions to improve their effectiveness. Comprehensive approaches can increase knowledge and decrease stigma about job stress and mental illness, and target both work- and non-work-related influences on mental health.
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Journal of public health policyVolume
34Issue
3Pagination
447 - 461Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan Ltd.Location
Basingstoke, UKPublisher DOI
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0197-5897eISSN
1745-655XLanguage
engPublication classification
C1.1 Refereed article in a scholarly journalCopyright notice
2013, Palgrave MacmillanUsage metrics
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