Stress and Peer Support among Nonprofit Workers

Datos Bibliográficos

ID15684149
AutoresApril McClure (University of Northern Colorado), Mel Moore (University of Northern Colorado, autor de correspondencia)
Año2020
Volumen15
Número1
Páginas151-156
Fecha de publicación2020-12-27
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaJournal of Applied Social Science (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1936-7244 • E-ISSN: 1937-0245
EditorialSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/1936724420982902
OpenAlexW3114580658
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas3
Referencias citadas22

Stress among nonprofit workers is well documented. Methods for reducing that stress are not well understood. Specifically, little research examines the value of peer support in reducing stress among those engaged in compassionate care work. In this study, 93 workers from 15 nonprofit organizations completed a Qualtrics survey about their work-related stress, personal relationships with coworkers, perceptions about the value of coworker relationships in mitigating work stress, and efforts by their workplaces to promote positive relationships among their employees. Results indicate that most experience work-related stress, have close and important relationships with coworkers, are likely to confide in coworkers about work stressors, and believe that feeling close to coworkers helps to relieve stress at work. The implications of these findings are explored

Feeling · Occupational stress · Perception · Stress (linguistics · Stressor · Value (mathematics · Work (physics · Work stress · Clinical Psychology · Emotional Labor in Professions · Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout · Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior · Psychology · Social Psychology