TY - CHAP
T1 - THE CHANGING NATURE OF JOB STRESS
T2 - RISK AND RESOURCES
AU - Tausig, Mark
AU - Fenwick, Rudy
AU - Sauter, Steven L.
AU - Murphy, Lawrence R.
AU - Graif, Corina
N1 - Funding Information:
We thank Christopher Hutchinson and Dana Williams for assistance with the data analysis. This research was supported by contract from the Organizational Science and Human Factors Branch, National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH).
Funding Information:
The 1977 survey was sponsored by the Employee Standards Administration, U.S. Department of Labor. Information was obtained from a sample of 1515 respondents.
Funding Information:
A national survey of the quality of employment was conducted in January and February, 1973 by the Survey Research Center of the Institute for Social Research, The University of Michigan. The survey was sponsored by the Employment Standards Administration, U.S. Department of Labor and the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, and was intended to provide an overview of working conditions in the American labor force.
PY - 2004
Y1 - 2004
N2 - The nature of work has changed in the past 30 years but we do not know what these changes have meant for worker job stress. In this chapter we compare data from three surveys of the quality of work life from 1972 to 2002. At the most general level, work today is less stressful than it was in 1972. Workers report fewer job demands, more decision latitude, less job strain, more job security and greater access to job resources and job support. However, these changes have not affected all workers equally. Women, those with less education, non self-employed workers, blue collar workers and workers in manufacturing industries showed the greatest decreases in job stress although levels of job stress remain higher than for comparison groups (men, college educated, white collar, service workers). Changes were not always linear across time suggesting that some aspects of job strain are sensitive to economic cycles.
AB - The nature of work has changed in the past 30 years but we do not know what these changes have meant for worker job stress. In this chapter we compare data from three surveys of the quality of work life from 1972 to 2002. At the most general level, work today is less stressful than it was in 1972. Workers report fewer job demands, more decision latitude, less job strain, more job security and greater access to job resources and job support. However, these changes have not affected all workers equally. Women, those with less education, non self-employed workers, blue collar workers and workers in manufacturing industries showed the greatest decreases in job stress although levels of job stress remain higher than for comparison groups (men, college educated, white collar, service workers). Changes were not always linear across time suggesting that some aspects of job strain are sensitive to economic cycles.
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U2 - 10.1016/S1479-3555(04)04003-X
DO - 10.1016/S1479-3555(04)04003-X
M3 - Chapter
AN - SCOPUS:36148937896
SN - 0762311533
SN - 9780762311538
T3 - Research in Occupational Stress and Well Being
SP - 93
EP - 126
BT - Exploring Interpersonal Dynamics
ER -