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Bradley J. Wright - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Depression symptoms mediate the association between Workplace Stress and interleukin 6 in women, but not men: The Whitehall II study
'Elsevier BV', 2021Co-Authors: Stefan Piantella, Nico Dragano, Stuart J. Mcdonald, Bradley J. WrightAbstract:Workplace Stress and depression are positively related with inflammation, and each other. Low-grade inflammation and concurrent high levels of Workplace Stress or depression has been related with future morbidity. The potential pathway between constructs however, remains elusive. For the first time, this study explored the concurrent relationship between Workplace Stress, depressive symptomology and low-grade inflammation, and considered the role of gender in these relationships. Data from the Whitehall II cohort study (N = 2528, Mage = 57.01, 23.7% females) provided measures of Workplace Stress (job demand-control; JDC), depressive symptomology (Centre for Epidemiological Studies Depression scale; CES-D) and circulating inflammatory markers, interleukin-6 (IL-6) and C-reactive protein (CRP) collected on the same day from a single time point. Females had higher Workplace Stress, depressive symptoms and lower serum IL-6 concentrations. For males, higher Workplace Stress was associated with higher depressive symptoms. For females, higher depressive symptoms were related with elevated IL-6 levels, and both higher Workplace Stress and IL-6 levels were associated with higher depressive symptoms. Higher depressive symptoms were related with higher CRP levels in men only. Higher depressive symptoms statistically mediated the relationship between higher Workplace Stress and IL-6 levels in females only, b = 0.016, CI [0.002, 0.039]. Females in this large cohort had higher levels of job strain, depression and lower IL-6 concentrations than males. In females, higher depressive symptoms were associated with higher serum IL-6 levels and Workplace Stress was not. Considered together, these findings suggest that low job control may be more apparent in females than males, but it is primarily negative affect that drives the positive relationship between work Stress and serum IL-6 concentrations in females. Replicating the current design with a suitably proximal follow-up is required to determine if the associations identified are causal
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associations between the effort reward imbalance model of Workplace Stress and indices of cardiovascular health a systematic review and meta analysis
Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, 2017Co-Authors: Pennie Eddy, Eleanor H Wertheim, Michael Kingsley, Bradley J. WrightAbstract:Work Stress can increase the risk of cardiovascular disease by 50%, with increasing research focusing on the underlying mechanisms responsible for these associations. Our meta-analysis assessed the associations of the effort-reward imbalance (ERI) Workplace Stress model with indices of cardiovascular disease. The search term 'effort*reward*imbalance' produced 22 papers (129 associations, N=93,817) meeting inclusion criteria. Greater ERI was most associated with increased hypertension (r=0.26, p<0.001, N=1180), intima media thickness (r=0.23, p<.001, N=828) and fibrinogen (r=0.13, p=0.03, N=4315). Trait over-commitment was most associated with increased hypertension (r=0.24, p=0.02, N=899) and intima media thickness (r=0.19, p=0.02, N=828). Interventions aimed at reducing the impact of ERI and over-commitment on cardiovascular disease should consider concurrently assessing changes in physiological markers of cardiovascular disease.
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a systematic review and meta analysis of the effort reward imbalance model of Workplace Stress and hypothalamic pituitary adrenal axis measures of Stress
Psychosomatic Medicine, 2017Co-Authors: Pennie Eddy, Eleanor H Wertheim, Matthew W Hale, Bradley J. WrightAbstract:ABSTRACTObjectiveThe association between effort-reward imbalance (ERI) and various health outcomes has been well documented over the past 20 years, but the mechanisms responsible for this association remain unclear. The present meta-analysis assessed the associations of ERI and overcommitment (OC) i
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a systematic review and meta analysis of the effort reward imbalance model of Workplace Stress with indicators of immune function
Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 2016Co-Authors: Pennie Eddy, Eleanor H Wertheim, Rachael A Heckenberg, Stephen Kent, Bradley J. WrightAbstract:Abstract Objective Despite considerable research into associations between the effort reward imbalance (ERI) model and various health outcomes over the past 20 years, the underlying mechanisms responsible for the association remain unclear. Recently, ERI investigations have examined associations with immune sub-systems (e.g., leukocytes, cytokines and immunoglobulins). Synthesis of the amalgamated research evidence will aid clarity to this field of enquiry. We conducted a meta-analysis and reviewed the associations of ERI and over-commitment (OC) in the Workplace with immunity. Method Electronic databases were searched with the phrase ‘effort reward imbalance’ which initially yielded 319 studies leading to 57 full text studies being screened. Seven studies that met inclusion criteria were combined using mixed and random effects models. Results Greater ERI was associated with lower immunity ( r = − 0.09, CI − 0.14, − 0.05, p r = − 0.33, CI − 0.47 to − 0.18) than trends between both cytokine ( r = − 0.04, CI − 0.07, − 0.01) and leukocyte sub-groups ( r = − 0.02 CI − 0.04, 0.01) respectively ( k = 7, N = 9952). Over-commitment was also associated with lower immunity ( r = − 0.05, CI − 0.09, 0.01, p = 0.014); subgroup (leukocytes, cytokines, mucosal immunity) associations, however, were homogenous (Q = 1.83, df = 2, p = 0.400, k = 6, N = 2358). Conclusions Greater ERI and OC were both associated with lower immunity. The association between mucosal immunity and ERI was stronger than the cytokine and leukocyte sub-groups. OC moderated the relationship between ERI and immunity.
Pennie Eddy - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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associations between the effort reward imbalance model of Workplace Stress and indices of cardiovascular health a systematic review and meta analysis
Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, 2017Co-Authors: Pennie Eddy, Eleanor H Wertheim, Michael Kingsley, Bradley J. WrightAbstract:Work Stress can increase the risk of cardiovascular disease by 50%, with increasing research focusing on the underlying mechanisms responsible for these associations. Our meta-analysis assessed the associations of the effort-reward imbalance (ERI) Workplace Stress model with indices of cardiovascular disease. The search term 'effort*reward*imbalance' produced 22 papers (129 associations, N=93,817) meeting inclusion criteria. Greater ERI was most associated with increased hypertension (r=0.26, p<0.001, N=1180), intima media thickness (r=0.23, p<.001, N=828) and fibrinogen (r=0.13, p=0.03, N=4315). Trait over-commitment was most associated with increased hypertension (r=0.24, p=0.02, N=899) and intima media thickness (r=0.19, p=0.02, N=828). Interventions aimed at reducing the impact of ERI and over-commitment on cardiovascular disease should consider concurrently assessing changes in physiological markers of cardiovascular disease.
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a systematic review and meta analysis of the effort reward imbalance model of Workplace Stress and hypothalamic pituitary adrenal axis measures of Stress
Psychosomatic Medicine, 2017Co-Authors: Pennie Eddy, Eleanor H Wertheim, Matthew W Hale, Bradley J. WrightAbstract:ABSTRACTObjectiveThe association between effort-reward imbalance (ERI) and various health outcomes has been well documented over the past 20 years, but the mechanisms responsible for this association remain unclear. The present meta-analysis assessed the associations of ERI and overcommitment (OC) i
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a systematic review and meta analysis of the effort reward imbalance model of Workplace Stress with indicators of immune function
Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 2016Co-Authors: Pennie Eddy, Eleanor H Wertheim, Rachael A Heckenberg, Stephen Kent, Bradley J. WrightAbstract:Abstract Objective Despite considerable research into associations between the effort reward imbalance (ERI) model and various health outcomes over the past 20 years, the underlying mechanisms responsible for the association remain unclear. Recently, ERI investigations have examined associations with immune sub-systems (e.g., leukocytes, cytokines and immunoglobulins). Synthesis of the amalgamated research evidence will aid clarity to this field of enquiry. We conducted a meta-analysis and reviewed the associations of ERI and over-commitment (OC) in the Workplace with immunity. Method Electronic databases were searched with the phrase ‘effort reward imbalance’ which initially yielded 319 studies leading to 57 full text studies being screened. Seven studies that met inclusion criteria were combined using mixed and random effects models. Results Greater ERI was associated with lower immunity ( r = − 0.09, CI − 0.14, − 0.05, p r = − 0.33, CI − 0.47 to − 0.18) than trends between both cytokine ( r = − 0.04, CI − 0.07, − 0.01) and leukocyte sub-groups ( r = − 0.02 CI − 0.04, 0.01) respectively ( k = 7, N = 9952). Over-commitment was also associated with lower immunity ( r = − 0.05, CI − 0.09, 0.01, p = 0.014); subgroup (leukocytes, cytokines, mucosal immunity) associations, however, were homogenous (Q = 1.83, df = 2, p = 0.400, k = 6, N = 2358). Conclusions Greater ERI and OC were both associated with lower immunity. The association between mucosal immunity and ERI was stronger than the cytokine and leukocyte sub-groups. OC moderated the relationship between ERI and immunity.
Peter Edwards - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Stress among south african construction professionals a job demand control support survey
Construction Management and Economics, 2016Co-Authors: Keith Cattell, Paul Bowen, Peter EdwardsAbstract:Research into Workplace Stress in the construction industry has been dominated by studies undertaken in Hong Kong, England and Australia, with relatively little attention having been paid to African countries. A purposively selected sample of thirty-six construction professionals (comprising architects, project managers, construction managers, engineers and quantity surveyors) based in Cape Town, South Africa, were surveyed regarding their perceptions about, and experiences of, Workplace Stress. The purpose was to identify and rank job demand, job control and job support factors and to analyse these by gender and professional grouping, both in terms of how respondents perceived them, as well as in terms of how frequently they had experienced them. The main finding was that respondents’ perceptions about the importance of job demand, job control and job support factors were largely consistent with their own experience of these factors. Distinguishing between perceptions and experience of Stressors and mode...
Laura A Szalacha - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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relationships among work Stress job satisfaction mental health and healthy lifestyle behaviors in new graduate nurses attending the nurse athlete program a call to action for nursing leaders
Nursing administration quarterly, 2013Co-Authors: Bernadette Mazurek Melnyk, David P Hrabe, Laura A SzalachaAbstract:Background Although nurses are educated to take outstanding care of others, they themselves often have poor health outcomes, including high rates of depression and obesity, which are associated with Stressful work environments. Furthermore, a high percentage of new graduate nurses leave their positions in the first year of employment, resulting in exorbitant costs to health care systems. Purpose The aim of this study was to determine the relationships among key variables that influence job satisfaction and healthy lifestyle behaviors of new graduate nurses, including Workplace Stress, work environment, lifestyle beliefs, and mental health. Design A descriptive correlational design was used with baseline data from 61 new graduate nurses attending the 2-day Nurse Athlete program, a workshop that focuses on nutrition, energy management, and physical activity. Results Higher levels of Workplace Stress were associated with higher levels of depression and anxiety as well as lower levels of resiliency, job satisfaction, and healthy lifestyle beliefs. Implications Nurse leaders and managers must invest in creating healthy work environments for new and experienced nurses as well as provide mental health screening, resources, and intervention programs that focus on education and skills-building in health promoting behaviors, including emotional regulation of Stress, anxiety, and depression.
Keith Cattell - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Stress among south african construction professionals a job demand control support survey
Construction Management and Economics, 2016Co-Authors: Keith Cattell, Paul Bowen, Peter EdwardsAbstract:Research into Workplace Stress in the construction industry has been dominated by studies undertaken in Hong Kong, England and Australia, with relatively little attention having been paid to African countries. A purposively selected sample of thirty-six construction professionals (comprising architects, project managers, construction managers, engineers and quantity surveyors) based in Cape Town, South Africa, were surveyed regarding their perceptions about, and experiences of, Workplace Stress. The purpose was to identify and rank job demand, job control and job support factors and to analyse these by gender and professional grouping, both in terms of how respondents perceived them, as well as in terms of how frequently they had experienced them. The main finding was that respondents’ perceptions about the importance of job demand, job control and job support factors were largely consistent with their own experience of these factors. Distinguishing between perceptions and experience of Stressors and mode...
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Workplace Stress Stress effects and coping mechanisms in the construction industry
Journal of Construction Engineering and Management-asce, 2014Co-Authors: Paul Bowen, P J Edwards, Helen Lingard, Keith CattellAbstract:AbstractMany construction professionals experience high levels of Stress. Workplace Stress leads to psychological, physiological, and sociological strain effects. Sufferers adopt different coping mechanisms in attempts to mitigate their condition. Using an online survey, opinions were sought from architects, civil engineers, quantity surveyors, and project and construction managers in South Africa. The contribution of the research reported in this paper lies in its examination of the work Stress experienced by construction professionals in a developing country characterized by economic hardship and social problems, such as inequality and crime. Most respondents experience high levels of Stress at work. Architects (more than engineers, quantity surveyors, and project and construction managers) and female (more than male) professionals feel Stressed. Psychological effects of Workplace Stress include the feeling of not being appreciated by others for a job well-done, feeling dissatisfied with one’s own perfo...
