Transcript Mackey_HR_Center_Presentation

Workplace Stress and its Implications for Employees
Jeremy Mackey
Florida State University
Introduction
• 3rd year doctoral student studying workplace stress and
interpersonal mistreatment
• Dissertation on workplace stress and Veterans’ stress when
transitioning to the civilian workforce
Veterans
• Veterans are widely defined as men and women who have
previously served on active duty in the United States
Armed Forces and have since returned to civilian life
(Walker, 2010)
• Overall, there were about 23 million Veterans living in the
United States and/or its territories in 2009 (Westat, 2010)
• 2 million unemployed Veterans in 2009 (Westat, 2010)
• Forecasted an additional 1 million Veterans to hit the job market
between 2011 and 2016 (Dewan, 2011)
Stress
• Stress arises and results from a disruption to an
individual’s cognitive-emotional-environmental system
and natural homeostatic balance by some external
environmental demand
• Chronic stress
Why Stress Research is Important
• Job stress costs organizations billions of dollars in
employee disability claims, employee absenteeism, and
lost productivity
• Job strain has been associated with (Chang, Rosen, & Levy, 2009):
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Job satisfaction (ρ = -.45)
Affective commitment (ρ = -.31)
Task performance (ρ = -.21)
Organizational Citizenship Behavior – Individual (ρ = -.23)
Organizational Citizenship Behavior – Organization (ρ = -.25)
Turnover Intentions (ρ = .31)
Types of Stressors
• Challenges – job demands that are viewed as rewarding
work experiences
• Examples: amount of responsibility, volume of work
• Hindrances – job demands or work circumstances that
involve excessive or undesirable constraints that interfere
with or hinder an individual’s ability to achieve valued
goals
• Examples: lack of job security, unclear expectations
Model of Workplace Stress
How Can You Help?
• I need at least 300 currently employed Veterans and 300
currently employed non-Veterans to fill out surveys
• You can help with much fewer than 300 employees
• What is involved?
• Provide me with a list of employee email addresses or forward an
email from me with a link to the survey (~15 minutes)
• Survey can be administered online or in paper-and-pencil format
What Information Can I Provide You?
• Executive summary of study findings, including levels of
stressors and strain
• Implications for employees’ health and work outcomes
Contact Information
• If you are interested in more information or would like to
participate in the project, please feel free to contact me at:
• Email: [email protected]
• Phone: (434) 409-4073
Thank you for your time!
Any Questions?