Browsing Masters Theses by Subject "Job stress"

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An investigation of whether coping mechanisms mediate the relationship between personality traits and conflict management styles

Pepin, Julie (Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2005)

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the relationship between conflict management styles, personality traits, and coping mechanisms. Specifically, I examined whether coping mechanisms were predicted by personality ...
An analysis of coping mechanisms and health outcomes in a feminine context

Rudy, Laura (Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2011)

Previously, research has argued that there are sex-based differences in coping with work stress. However, these studies were typically conducted in male-dominated contexts and did not control for organizational level or ...
Gambling as stress recovery? : a new perspective on the stress - gambling relationship

Bourgeois, Luc R. (Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2011)

This study examined the relationship between a work stressor (i.e., job demands) and gambling activity, as well as the moderating role of gambling activity in the relationship between job demands and short-term strain. ...
Job stress in the pink collar ghetto : clerical workers in the telecommunications industry

Green, Monnah (Halifax, N.S. : Mount Saint Vincent University : Dalhousie University : Saint Mary's University, 2005)

This study examines, from a feminist perspective, workplace restructuring and the resulting changes to clerical work that affect women workers in the form of job stress. Five clerical workers were interviewed using a ...
The moderating effects of workplace incivility on the relationship between job stressors and worker strain

LeBlanc, Diane Elizabeth (Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2011)

A large sample (N=1124) of healthcare workers participated in a correlational study designed to examine the relationships of workplace incivility and worker strain. The Workplace Incivility Scale (Cortina et al., 2001) was ...
The effects of employee perceptions of organizational change on health and well-being

Crown, Sarah N. (Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2007)

As organizations experience rapid change, employee health and well-being has emerged as an important issue. Changes in health districts are prevalent in Canada (OHA, 2002) and can result in psychological and physical stress ...
To be or not to be perfect in the workplace : an evaluation of a work stress intervention on perfectionism in a working population

Hartling, Nikola Candice (Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2012)

This study assessed the efficacy of a 10-week job stress intervention program (Achieving Balance in Life and Employment; ABLE) in reducing perfectionistic concerns, strain, and conflict, and examined the relationships ...
Worker well-being and digital boundaries : exploring the effect of leader ICT expectations and behaviours

Tonet, Jillian (Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2019)

Although ICT use enables flexibility and autonomy for workers, it also contributes to blurred boundaries between work and life domains and can result in impaired well-being (e.g., Day et al., 2012). This study explores the ...