Occupational Stress in the Service Professions

Occupational Stress in the Service Professions introduces the reader to contemporary theoretical and research issues and provides a comprehensive international review of a range of professions, including nurses, correctional officers, police, fire fighters, volunteers, the clergy, and teachers. The book identifies the main sources of stress and the

List of contents

Introduction: Context, Theories and Intervention. The DISC Model: Demand-Induced Strain Compensation Mechanisms in Job Stress. Measurement and Methodological Issues in Work Stress Research. Correctional Conventional Wisdom is Often Misleading: Police Stress Within an Organizational Health Framework. Burnout among Oncology Care Providers. Senior Nurses: Interventions to Reduce Work Stress. Work Stress and its Effects in General Practitioners. Teacher Stress. Stress in University Academics. Prostitution: An Illustration of Occupational Stress in 'Dirty Work'. Social Workers and Human Service Practitioners. Clergy in Crisis. Stress in Psychological Work. Volunteering Work Stress and Satisfaction at the turn of the 21st Century. Conclusion.

About the author

Dollard, Maureen | Winefield, Helen R. | Winefield, Anthony H.

Summary

Occupational Stress in the Service Professions introduces the reader to contemporary theoretical and research issues and provides a comprehensive international review of a range of professions, including nurses, correctional officers, police, fire fighters, volunteers, the clergy, and teachers. The book identifies the main sources of stress and the

Product details

• Authors: Maureen Winefield Dollard
• Assisted by: Maureen Dollard (Editor), Anthony H. Winefield (Editor), Helen R. Winefield (Editor), Winefield Anthony H. (Editor), Winefield Helen R. (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 18.12.2020
• EAN: 9780367454548
• ISBN: 978-0-367-45454-8
• No. of pages: 448
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Technology > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Politics; Economics, Public Relations, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Industrial Engineering, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Industrial Health & Safety, environmental science, engineering & technology, Personnel & human resources management, Engineering: general, Personnel and human resources management, Environmental science, engineering and technology, Ergonomics