A number of psychological theories at least partly explain the occurrence of occupational stress. The theories include the demand-control-support model, the effort-reward imbalance model, the person-environment fit

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• Role conflict involves the worker facing incompatible demands. Workers are pulled in conflicting directions in trying to respond to those demands.
• Role ambiguity refers

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Physiological reactions to stress can have consequences for health over time. Researchers have been studying how stress affects the cardiovascular system, as well as how work

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In today’s workplaces every individual will experience work-related stress and the level of stress varies person-to-person; but it is important to note that different aspects of a person’s life will affect their stress levels through work. In comparing women and men, there is

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A combination of organizational change and stress management can be a useful approach for alleviating or preventing stress at work. Both organizations and employees can employ strategies at organizational and individual levels. Generally, organizational

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Occupational stress identified as a major cause of economic loss
Occupational stress has been found to be one of the most important

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Both the broad categories and the specific categories of occupational stress mentioned in the following paragraph fall under different psychological theories of worker stress, which

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