Just How Bad Is Work-Related Chronic Stress In the USA?

Save 40% when upgrading to Creative Cloud : For existing CS3 or later customers $49.99/month $29.99/month : 12-month contract required

Posted by Press Releases+ on 7-Mar-2013 in career management, columns, employee engagement, press releases, studies, The HRIS Career World, The HRIS World Research Network | 0 comments

Send to Kindle

APA Survey Finds U.S. Employers Unresponsive to Employee Needs

Women Feel Less Valued, Have Fewer Opportunities at Work

WASHINGTON, March 5, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — More than 33% of American workers experience chronic work stress, with low salaries, lack of opportunity for advancement and heavy workloads topping the list of contributing factors, according to a new national survey by the American Psychological Association’s Center for Organizational Excellence.

On the heels of the recession, many employees appear to feel stuck, with only 39% citing sufficient opportunities for internal career advancement with 51% saying they feel valued at work.

Stress Management Resources Lacking

“This isn’t just an HR or management issue,” said Norman B. Anderson, Ph.D., chief executive officer of the American Psychological Association.

“The well-being of an organization’s workforce is a strategic business imperative that is linked to its performance and success.”

Women Still Face Disparities at Work

Work-Life Fit and Flexibility Lagging

“When employers acknowledge that employees have responsibilities and lives outside of work, they can take steps to promote a good work-life fit and help individuals better manage these multiple demands,” said David W. Ballard, PsyD, MBA, head of APA’s Center for Organizational Excellence.

“Forward-thinking organizations are reevaluating work practices, providing employees with resources that support well-being and performance and applying new technologies that help shift work from somewhere we go from 9 to 5 to something we do that is meaningful and creates value.”

APA’s Center for Organizational Excellence and Psychologically Healthy Workplace Awards

To showcase employers who value employee well-being and understand its link to organizational performance, the American Psychological Association will present its 8th annual Psychologically Healthy Workplace Awards in Washington, DC, on Saturday, 9-March-2013.

For full details visit the APA Center for Organizational Excellence website.

The Center also offers the following resources for employers…

Connect with APA’s Center for Organizational Excellence on Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn.

About the Survey

What Are Your Thoughts??

✔   Though many work places are beginning to recognize the benefits of reducing chronic stress in teh workplace, it is hardly at the top of the scale when it comes to priorities. Do you beleive this shold be the #1 issue to be resolved? Or perhaps some stress at work is a good motivator?

✔   Many things get affected by work-related chrinic stress, and it doesn’t stop at the work desk. Some have even started their own groups, independent of work. If you are part of such a group, how is this benefiting hte employes the employers? Are the employers supportive?

✔   With the changes coming in reduced workforce, unhealthy economy, and shortage of skiled workers, the chronic stress may be part of the landscape for quite a while. What are your suggetions for stemming this tide?

Please share your thoughts with our audience in the comments section below!

More on This Topic

About The American Psychological Association

The American Psychological Association, located in Washington, D.C., is the largest scientific and professional organization representing psychology in the United States and is the world’s largest association of psychologists. APA’s membership includes more than 137,000 researchers, educators, clinicians, consultants and students. Through its divisions in 54 subfields of psychology and affiliations with 60 state, territorial and Canadian provincial associations, APA works to advance the creation, communication and application of psychological knowledge to benefit society and improve people’s lives.

SOURCE American Psychological Association
CONTACT :

Sophie Bethune, American Psychological Association, +1-202-336-6134, sbethune@apa.org

Luana Bossolo, American Psychological Association, +1-202-336-5899, lbossolo@apa.org

Web Site : http://www.APAhelpcenter.org

Press Releases

Press Releases are broadcasted by The HRIS World from various resources as well as individual requests.

We will feature press releases that have a high relevancy and importance to our audience.

Our audience are professionals in Cloud, ERP, HRIS, HR Tech, Project Management, Recruiting, HR, and C-level Executives who live and work in 75+ countries.

We can provide your press release to our focused audience of 10,000+ for a flat fee of $45.

As we are not a primary Press Release agency, we can afford to offer this low price to bring your press release to a focused group.

For further information, contact us at by social media or via email.

        

More articles by Press Releases...

• Can Mobile Devices Can Be More Secure than PCs? Yes, Here's Why... - 17-May-2013
• Top 10 Global Economies: How Costly Is A Hiring Mistake? - 17-May-2013
• Dow HRO Services Launched Successfully in Asia - 16-May-2013
• 14-Point Roadmap for "Improving Diverse Representation in the Boardroom" - 15-May-2013
• CXOs: You Can Now Strategically Manage Technology Investments - 15-May-2013
• CedarCrestone 2013–14 HR Systems Survey Now Open - 14-May-2013
• SMBs Struggling with PPACA, ADP Has A Webinar for You! - 13-May-2013
• Vendors: Have HRIS Customers But Not Sure What They Want? - 13-May-2013
• Athens, LinkedIn, Altimeter Group - What's Going On 16-May? - 13-May-2013
• Call for Presentations : IHRIM's Workforce Analytics Forum - 10-May-2013

Send to Kindle

Related Posts:

• No Related Posts

comments

comments

Comments

To leave comments, you will need to sign in or register with facebook. To have your comments posted to your own facebook wall, be sure to click the 'Post to Profile' box. To minimize spam, all comments require admin approval before they will be displayed.

If you sign in or register with The HRIS World, please see our privacy policy to see how we maintain all your information in confidence.

Benefits for Registering with The HRIS World

Using our registration option will allow you to receive our latest articles via email (you can opt out at any time) -- either allposts or posts for specific blogs.

Click Here to register.

5 Common Hiring Mistakes Read more about these mistakes, and how to avoid them in this whitepaper. Click Here to sponsor our newsletter

Feeds

RSS feeds - by blog