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Managing Workplace Stress: Psychosocial Hazard Risk Profiles in Public and Private Sector Australia

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 October 2015

Nina D'Aleo ,
Peter Stebbins ,
Roger Lowe ,
Danielle Lees  and
David Ham
Nina D'Aleo*
Affiliation:
PsyCare Corporate Services Division. manager@psycare.com.au
Peter Stebbins
Affiliation:
School of Psychology, University of Queensland.
Roger Lowe
Affiliation:
School of Psychology and Counselling, Queensland University of Technology.
Danielle Lees
Affiliation:
School of Psychology, Griffith University.
David Ham
Affiliation:
School of Psychology, Griffith University.
*
*Address for correspondence: Nina D'Aleo, PsyCare Pty Ltd, Suite 1, Level 1, Alexandra House, 201 Wickham Terrace, Spring Hill QLD 4000.
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Abstract

The present research examined the perceptions of Australian employees on dimensions of workplace stress. The sample included 664 male (n = 234) and female (n = 430) workers from the public (n = 559) and private (n = 105) sectors. Participants completed the Health and Safety Executive Indicator Tool as a measure of workplace stress. Results indicated that private sector employees rated their employers as being more effective in managing workplace stress, while employees in both sectors rated their employers as less effective in managing Job Content stressors than Job Context stressors. Compared with normative benchmarks, employees overall also reported risks of stress associated with Relationships and Role. Implications of these findings and suggestions for future research were discussed.

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The Australian Journal of Rehabilitation Counselling , Volume 13 , Issue 2 , 01 September 2007 , pp. 68 - 87
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2007

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