Is occupational stress associated with work engagement?

Rosimeire Simprini Padula*, Luciana Dias Chiavegato, Cristina Maria Nunes Cabral, Talita Almeid, Thais Ortiz, Rodrigo Luiz Carregaro

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Abstract

The occupational stress is associated with dissatisfaction, excessive demand at work and personal factors. Those factors can reduce work performance and can predispose workers to various diseases. Workers' health may be protected if there is encouragement to face challenges, which may lessen the impact on psychological and somatic stress and thus have greater personal and professional satisfaction. The aim of this study was to evaluate the association between occupational stress and work engagement. Participated in this study 457 male and female workers of a metallurgical industry. Subjects answered personal data, and the Job Stress Scale and Utrecht Work Engagement Scale were applied. Results showed an association between occupational stress and work engagement (P=0,001). The way the individual deals with his frustrations, or rather the work engagement, is associated with the occupational stress.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2963-2965
Number of pages3
JournalWork
Volume41
Issue numberSUPPL.1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2012

Keywords

  • Enviroment
  • Ergonomics
  • Mental Health
  • Work engagement
  • Workplace

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