Occupational stress

Spice of life or kiss of death

Bibliographic Data

ID18923723
AuthorsLennart Levi (Karolinska Institutet, corresponding author)
Year1990
Volume45
Issue10
Pages1142-1145
Publication date1990-01-01
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueAmerican Psychologist (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0003-066X • E-ISSN: 1935-990X
PublisherAmerican Psychological Association (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1037//0003-066x.45.10.1142
PMID2252232
OpenAlexW2050403538
LanguageEN
Citations received6

Work-related psychosocial stressors originate in social structures and processes, affect the human organism through psychological processes, and influence health through four types of closely interrelated mechanisms--emotional, cognitive, behavioral, and physiological. The health outcome is modified by situational (e.g., social support) and individual factors (e.g., personality, coping repertoire). The work-environment-stress-health system is a dynamic one with many feedback loops. There is little but increasing direct evidence of a causal relationship between work-related psychosocial stressors and the incidence and prevalence of occupational morbidity and mortality. But, a substantial body of indirect evidence strongly suggests that such associations exist and emphasizes the need to better understand their role. Accordingly, research and health action should aim at being systems-oriented, interdisciplinary, intersectorial, health- (and not only disease-) oriented, and participative

Cognition · Coping (psychology) · Developmental psychology · Personality · Psychiatry · Psychosocial · Psychotherapist · Situational ethics · Social support · Stressor · Clinical Psychology · Health, psychology, and well-being · Occupational Health and Safety Research · Psychology · Social Psychology · Workplace Health and Well-being

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