Scope of Stress in the Workplace
David's and Theresa's stories in the previous tab are unfortunate, but not unusual.
Job stress has become a common and costly problem in the American workplace.
Job stress has become a common and costly problem in the American workplace, leaving few workers untouched. For example, recent studies report the following:
- One-fourth of employees view their jobs as the number one stressor in their lives. (Northwestern National Life)
- Three-fourths of employees believe the worker has more on-the-job stress than a generation ago. (Princeton Survey Research Associates)
- Problems at work are more strongly associated with health complaints than are any other life stressor-more so than even financial problems or family problems. (St. Paul Fire and Marine Insurance Co.)
A 2017 StressPulse survey released by ComPsych found that 59% of employees report being in the high-stress category, with workload and people issues being the top work stressors. Only a small percentage of the employees surveyed did not claim to suffer from stress at work. Causes of work stress identified in the survey are as follows:
- 39% cited workload
- 31% cited people issues
- 19% cited juggling work and personal life
- 6% cited lack of job security
- 5% said none of the above (I'm not stressed)
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1-3. According to the 2017 StressPulse Survey, what was cited as the greatest cause of worker stress?
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