MHR 711 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Absenteeism, Distributive Justice, Procedural Justice
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Stressors: a stressor is an objectively verifiable event that occurs outside the individual that has the potential to cause stress, stressors vary along several dimensions including, frequency of occurrence. Nagging worry about job being at risk: daily, specific onset, short duration, low in intensity, ex. dealing with a broken piece of office equipment. Infrequent: catastrophic, specific onset, occur infrequently, high intensity, long or short duration, distinction between acute and catastrophic relates to intensity of the stressor, ex. threat to life or major property damage. Stressors in the workplace: niosh model identifies major categories of workplace stressors, including, workload and work pace, role stressors, career concerns, work scheduling. Interpersonal relations: job content and control, 13 organizational factors that affects psychological health and safety at work, organizational culture, psychological and social support, clear leadership and expectations, civility and respect, psychological demands, growth and development, recognition and reward. Involvement and influence: workload management, engagement, work-life balance, psychological protection, protection of physical safety.
