Tom Cox
Biographic Data
| ID | 3658543 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Tom Cox |
| GIVEN NAMES | Tom |
| FAMILY NAME | Cox |
| SIGNATURE | COX T |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Nottingham |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-4070-6046 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 23 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 34 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 23 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1970 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Investigating Student Approaches to Rearranging Circuit Diagrams
Contribution: This study uses a qualitative research method to analyze interviews where participants simplified an electric circuit while explaining their thought process.Background: Rearranging circuit diagrams is a fundamental skill in electrical and electronic engineering, yet students can struggle with unfamiliar configurations. Current research in the discipline is often quantitative, centered on conceptual understanding. By using a qualitat…
Settlement and Territories
Despite the past debate surrounding the relationship between sites of Early and Middle Anglo-Saxon activity and parish boundaries, the relationships between Anglo-Saxon settlements, cemeteries and the boundaries of larger territorial units, particularly hundreds, remains little explored. This article investigates the important association between Anglo-Saxon settlements and hundred boundaries using data from the Suffolk Historic Environment Recor…
Reassessing the Relationship Between Early Saxon Activity and Parish Boundaries
The relationship between sites of Early-Anglo-Saxon activity and territorial boundaries, once much-debated, has been subject to little direct exploration in recent years despite its significance for landscape history. This article examines this important relationship using data from the Suffolk Historic Environment Record and the Portable Antiquities Scheme. It is suggested that the association between deserted settlement sites and parish boundar…
Work-related Violence
Recent reports suggest that violence in the workplace is an increasingly common problem for organizations, and that violence -or the threat of it- is one of the major sources of stress at work. Work-Related Violence examines the causes and consequences of violence at work, and offers practical solutions for managers and organizational psychology professionals. Part one reviews the size and scope of the problem and sets out the need for interventi…
Work-related factors in the etiology of symptoms of post-traumatic stress among first responders
Two important aspects must be accounted for when discussing the mental health of first responders and, in particular, their report of post-traumatic stress symptoms (PTSS). The first concerns the provision of quantitative data from longitudinal study designs, the second concerns the sophistication of the work-related model used to frame such studies. This is a report on the development of a model for Brazilian firefighters who also work as first …
The cost of work-related stress to society
Organizational uncertainty and stress among teachers in Hong Kong
A growing literature now exists examining the relationship between organizational justice and employees' experience of stress. Despite the growth in this field of enquiry, there remain continued gaps in knowledge. In particular, the contribution of perceptions of justice to employees' stress within an organizational context of uncertainty and change, and in relation to the new and emerging concept of procedural-voice justice. The aim of the curre…
Social Participation and Maintaining Recommended Waist Circumference
Participation in cultural and charitable activities may help in maintaining a recommended level of WC in older men with WC originally in the recommended range
Negative Aspects of Close Relationships as a Predictor of Increased Body Mass Index and Waist Circumference
Objectives. We investigated whether exposure to negative aspects of close relationships was associated with subsequent increase in body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference. Methods. Data came from a prospective cohort study (Whitehall II) of 9425 civil servants aged 35 to 55 years at baseline (phase 1: 1985–1988). We assessed negative aspects of close relationships with the Close Persons Questionnaire (range 0–12) at phases 1 and 2 (1989–199…
Organisational justice and smoking
Objective: To examine the extent to which the justice of decision-making procedures and interpersonal relationships is associated with smoking. Setting: 10 municipalities and 21 hospitals in Finland. Design and participants: Cross-sectional data derived from the Finnish Public Sector Study were analysed with logistic regression analysis models with generalised estimating equations. Analyses of smoking status were based on data provided by 34 021 …
Participants' accounts of a stress management intervention
Organizational-level stress management interventions are usually evaluated using quasi-experimental methods. In order to test intervention effectiveness, such methods examine the outcomes of between-group differences in intervention exposure: participants are rarely asked about their experiences of the intervention. However, this approach has been criticized because it provides little or no information about why interventions succeed or fail. The…
Psychometric evaluation of a short measure of social capital at work
Psychometric techniques show our 8-item measure of social capital to be a valid tool reflecting the construct and displaying the postulated links with other variables
Relationship Between Work Stress and Body Mass Index Among 45,810 Female and Male Employees
OBJECTIVE: The proportion of overweight and obese people has grown rapidly, and obesity has now been widely recognized as an important public health problem. At the same time, stress has increased in working life. The 2 problems could be connected if work stress promotes unhealthy eating habits and sedentary behavior and thereby contributes to weight gain. This study explored the association between work stress and body mass index (BMI; kg/m2). M…
The Social Context of Skill Enhancement
A model of mid-career training decisions was examined in a survey of 270 occupational health nurses in the U.K. The model proposed that distinct factors define the facilitation and deterrence of educational involvement, each of which has an impact on employees' interest in pursuing educational programs. Educational interest mediated the impact of facilitators and deterrents on participation in both formal educational programs and autodidaxy. Situ…
Exploratory Factor Analysis
In 1978, Comrey wrote a guide to factor analysis in the Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology. This paper provides an update of the information given by Comrey in relation to exploratory factor analysis (EFA) for work and organizational psychologists, and particularly those involved with test development, interpretation and validation. In doing so, it offers a user's guide to contemporary methods and available techniques and introduces he…
Better late than never’ (Greek proverb)
The measurement of self‐reported stress and arousal
This paper provides further discussion on the measurement of mood using self‐report inventories. It comments on questions raised by Cruickshank (1984) about the structure and use of the stress‐arousal checklist developed by Mackay and Cox (Mackay et al. , 1978)
The Experience and Effects of Stress in Teachers
Simulated repetitive work and self‐reported mood
Psychosocial factors and psychophysiological mechanisms in the aetiology and development of cancers
Stress
The measurement of stress in a sales training situation
Physiological and psychological instruments were used in the measurement of stress in an occupational training situation. The physiological instrument, the measurement of capilliary blood glucose levels, showed a progressive increase throughout the period of the exercise being observed. The psychological instrument, a stress and arousal adjective checklist (SACL), showed no significant changes in arousal but did show a significant drop in the lev…
Bulding a New American Academic Anthropology
The PDF of this file is 522 kbytes in size and therefore will take a long time to download if you click on the PDF link below. If you would like the file to be sent to you by email, please send a request to [email protected]. Please include the citation below in your request. DOI: 10.3126/opsa.v3i0.1079Occasional Papers in Sociology and Anthropology Vol.3 1993 p.128-131
Psychosocial factors and psychophysiological mechanisms in the aetiology and development of cancers
Negative Aspects of Close Relationships as a Predictor of Increased Body Mass Index and Waist Circumference
Objectives. We investigated whether exposure to negative aspects of close relationships was associated with subsequent increase in body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference. Methods. Data came from a prospective cohort study (Whitehall II) of 9425 civil servants aged 35 to 55 years at baseline (phase 1: 1985–1988). We assessed negative aspects of close relationships with the Close Persons Questionnaire (range 0–12) at phases 1 and 2 (1989–199…
The Experience and Effects of Stress in Teachers
Participants' accounts of a stress management intervention
Organizational-level stress management interventions are usually evaluated using quasi-experimental methods. In order to test intervention effectiveness, such methods examine the outcomes of between-group differences in intervention exposure: participants are rarely asked about their experiences of the intervention. However, this approach has been criticized because it provides little or no information about why interventions succeed or fail. The…
The measurement of self‐reported stress and arousal
This paper provides further discussion on the measurement of mood using self‐report inventories. It comments on questions raised by Cruickshank (1984) about the structure and use of the stress‐arousal checklist developed by Mackay and Cox (Mackay et al. , 1978)
Simulated repetitive work and self‐reported mood
Social Participation and Maintaining Recommended Waist Circumference
Participation in cultural and charitable activities may help in maintaining a recommended level of WC in older men with WC originally in the recommended range
Bulding a New American Academic Anthropology
The PDF of this file is 522 kbytes in size and therefore will take a long time to download if you click on the PDF link below. If you would like the file to be sent to you by email, please send a request to [email protected]. Please include the citation below in your request. DOI: 10.3126/opsa.v3i0.1079Occasional Papers in Sociology and Anthropology Vol.3 1993 p.128-131
The measurement of stress in a sales training situation
Physiological and psychological instruments were used in the measurement of stress in an occupational training situation. The physiological instrument, the measurement of capilliary blood glucose levels, showed a progressive increase throughout the period of the exercise being observed. The psychological instrument, a stress and arousal adjective checklist (SACL), showed no significant changes in arousal but did show a significant drop in the lev…
Stress
Simulated repetitive work and self‐reported mood
Psychosocial factors and psychophysiological mechanisms in the aetiology and development of cancers
The Experience and Effects of Stress in Teachers
The measurement of self‐reported stress and arousal
This paper provides further discussion on the measurement of mood using self‐report inventories. It comments on questions raised by Cruickshank (1984) about the structure and use of the stress‐arousal checklist developed by Mackay and Cox (Mackay et al. , 1978)
Better late than never’ (Greek proverb)
Exploratory Factor Analysis
In 1978, Comrey wrote a guide to factor analysis in the Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology. This paper provides an update of the information given by Comrey in relation to exploratory factor analysis (EFA) for work and organizational psychologists, and particularly those involved with test development, interpretation and validation. In doing so, it offers a user's guide to contemporary methods and available techniques and introduces he…
The Social Context of Skill Enhancement
A model of mid-career training decisions was examined in a survey of 270 occupational health nurses in the U.K. The model proposed that distinct factors define the facilitation and deterrence of educational involvement, each of which has an impact on employees' interest in pursuing educational programs. Educational interest mediated the impact of facilitators and deterrents on participation in both formal educational programs and autodidaxy. Situ…
Relationship Between Work Stress and Body Mass Index Among 45,810 Female and Male Employees
OBJECTIVE: The proportion of overweight and obese people has grown rapidly, and obesity has now been widely recognized as an important public health problem. At the same time, stress has increased in working life. The 2 problems could be connected if work stress promotes unhealthy eating habits and sedentary behavior and thereby contributes to weight gain. This study explored the association between work stress and body mass index (BMI; kg/m2). M…
Psychometric evaluation of a short measure of social capital at work
Psychometric techniques show our 8-item measure of social capital to be a valid tool reflecting the construct and displaying the postulated links with other variables
Organisational justice and smoking
Objective: To examine the extent to which the justice of decision-making procedures and interpersonal relationships is associated with smoking. Setting: 10 municipalities and 21 hospitals in Finland. Design and participants: Cross-sectional data derived from the Finnish Public Sector Study were analysed with logistic regression analysis models with generalised estimating equations. Analyses of smoking status were based on data provided by 34 021 …
Participants' accounts of a stress management intervention
Organizational-level stress management interventions are usually evaluated using quasi-experimental methods. In order to test intervention effectiveness, such methods examine the outcomes of between-group differences in intervention exposure: participants are rarely asked about their experiences of the intervention. However, this approach has been criticized because it provides little or no information about why interventions succeed or fail. The…
Social Participation and Maintaining Recommended Waist Circumference
Participation in cultural and charitable activities may help in maintaining a recommended level of WC in older men with WC originally in the recommended range
Negative Aspects of Close Relationships as a Predictor of Increased Body Mass Index and Waist Circumference
Objectives. We investigated whether exposure to negative aspects of close relationships was associated with subsequent increase in body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference. Methods. Data came from a prospective cohort study (Whitehall II) of 9425 civil servants aged 35 to 55 years at baseline (phase 1: 1985–1988). We assessed negative aspects of close relationships with the Close Persons Questionnaire (range 0–12) at phases 1 and 2 (1989–199…
Organizational uncertainty and stress among teachers in Hong Kong
A growing literature now exists examining the relationship between organizational justice and employees' experience of stress. Despite the growth in this field of enquiry, there remain continued gaps in knowledge. In particular, the contribution of perceptions of justice to employees' stress within an organizational context of uncertainty and change, and in relation to the new and emerging concept of procedural-voice justice. The aim of the curre…
The cost of work-related stress to society
Work-related Violence
Recent reports suggest that violence in the workplace is an increasingly common problem for organizations, and that violence -or the threat of it- is one of the major sources of stress at work. Work-Related Violence examines the causes and consequences of violence at work, and offers practical solutions for managers and organizational psychology professionals. Part one reviews the size and scope of the problem and sets out the need for interventi…
Work-related factors in the etiology of symptoms of post-traumatic stress among first responders
Two important aspects must be accounted for when discussing the mental health of first responders and, in particular, their report of post-traumatic stress symptoms (PTSS). The first concerns the provision of quantitative data from longitudinal study designs, the second concerns the sophistication of the work-related model used to frame such studies. This is a report on the development of a model for Brazilian firefighters who also work as first …
Reassessing the Relationship Between Early Saxon Activity and Parish Boundaries
The relationship between sites of Early-Anglo-Saxon activity and territorial boundaries, once much-debated, has been subject to little direct exploration in recent years despite its significance for landscape history. This article examines this important relationship using data from the Suffolk Historic Environment Record and the Portable Antiquities Scheme. It is suggested that the association between deserted settlement sites and parish boundar…
Settlement and Territories
Despite the past debate surrounding the relationship between sites of Early and Middle Anglo-Saxon activity and parish boundaries, the relationships between Anglo-Saxon settlements, cemeteries and the boundaries of larger territorial units, particularly hundreds, remains little explored. This article investigates the important association between Anglo-Saxon settlements and hundred boundaries using data from the Suffolk Historic Environment Recor…
Investigating Student Approaches to Rearranging Circuit Diagrams
Contribution: This study uses a qualitative research method to analyze interviews where participants simplified an electric circuit while explaining their thought process.Background: Rearranging circuit diagrams is a fundamental skill in electrical and electronic engineering, yet students can struggle with unfamiliar configurations. Current research in the discipline is often quantitative, centered on conceptual understanding. By using a qualitat…
Psychology (17 works) · Medicine (9 works) · Social Psychology (9 works) · Clinical Psychology (8 works) · Computer Science (5 works) · Gerontology (5 works) · Psychiatry (5 works) · Workplace Health and Well-being (5 works) · Applied Psychology (4 works) · Developmental psychology (4 works)