Work Organization and Stress – Page 3 – Work, Stress, and Health

Identifying and examining the impact of worker demographics on worker safety, health, and well-being: Advancing the NORA for Healthy Work Design and Well-Being

November 13, 2021November 12, 2021

Gaps in the literature on the effects of demographic characteristics on worker safety, health, and well-being continue to persist. The National Occupational Research Agenda (NORA) for Healthy Work Design and Well-Being (HWD) identifies those gaps, and the HWD Council has developed a plan for how to address the gaps and advance the Agenda. This poster not only aims to make its audience aware of the NORA for HWD research gaps related to understanding the different effects of demographic characteristics on worker safety, health, and well-being, but also to initiate the process of connecting potential research partners and stakeholders.

A Qualitative Exploration of Job Crafting in the Postdoctoral Scholar Occupation

November 13, 2021November 12, 2021

The current study is a qualitative exploration of the experience of job crafting among postdoctoral scholars (postdocs) in the STEM fields. The study was designed to uncover ways that postdocs shape their ambiguous roles to create wellbeing and to decrease the stressors that they experience due to the job insecurity that many experience. 32 postdocs were interviewed from November 2020 through April 2021 and qualitative thematic analysis was conducted to identify emergent themes. Themes identified were around the ways postdocs job craft toward their strengths, interests, and development to increase their wellbeing and decrease their stress due to job insecurity.

Perceived Organizational Support for Employed Breast Cancer Survivors Coping with Work and Health Challenges

November 13, 2021November 12, 2021

Breast cancer and treatment regimens pose significant challenges for workers, but organizational support can facilitate staying at work or returning to work. We sought to identify the types of organizational support that breast cancer survivors most value and desire, and sources of support within employing organizations. We content-analyzed responses to an open-ended survey question using the constant comparative method and identified recurrent themes. We found that instrumental support (flexible work arrangements), emotional support (empathy), and paid/unpaid time off from work were especially valued by survivors.