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Frequent Deadlines in Relation to Stress at Work: The Role of Self-Efficacy and Social Support at Work

Arnarsdóttir, Elva Björg LU (2014) PSYP01 20141
Department of Psychology
Abstract
When working against deadlines, individuals deal with the time pressure in different ways. Working against tight deadlines has been found to relate to stress (Herrero, Saldaña, Rodriguez & Ritzel, 2012), however frequency of deadlines has not been prevalent in studies in relation to stress. Participants were 84 employees at two transportation companies in Iceland. Frequency of deadlines was a self-reported measure and participants were divided into two groups, low to intermediate frequency of deadlines and high frequency of deadlines. Analyses of frequency of deadlines in relation to work-related stress, fatigue, energy and sleep quality were conducted. Analyses of the interaction effects of self-efficacy and social support at work,... (More)
When working against deadlines, individuals deal with the time pressure in different ways. Working against tight deadlines has been found to relate to stress (Herrero, Saldaña, Rodriguez & Ritzel, 2012), however frequency of deadlines has not been prevalent in studies in relation to stress. Participants were 84 employees at two transportation companies in Iceland. Frequency of deadlines was a self-reported measure and participants were divided into two groups, low to intermediate frequency of deadlines and high frequency of deadlines. Analyses of frequency of deadlines in relation to work-related stress, fatigue, energy and sleep quality were conducted. Analyses of the interaction effects of self-efficacy and social support at work, respectively were conducted. All analyses conducted were Univariate analyses of variance.
The results showed no relation of frequency of deadlines to reported work-related stress, occupational fatigue or energy, conversely, high frequency of deadlines related to poorer sleep quality. Self-efficacy and social support at work, respectively, did not moderate the relationship between frequency of deadlines and work-related stress. It seems frequency of deadlines at work does not play a clear role in reported work-related stress, occupational fatigue or energy for transportation employees. However, it needs to be noted that frequency of deadlines has not been prevalent in studies and thus difficult to generalize. For future studies, it is recommended that frequency of deadlines be measured more objectively to avoid biased responses. (Less)
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author
Arnarsdóttir, Elva Björg LU
supervisor
organization
course
PSYP01 20141
year
type
H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
subject
keywords
Deadlines, Occupational Stress, Self-efficacy, Social Support at Work, Sleep Quality, Occupational Fatigue
language
English
id
4499929
date added to LUP
2014-07-01 11:58:36
date last changed
2014-07-01 11:58:36
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  abstract     = {{When working against deadlines, individuals deal with the time pressure in different ways. Working against tight deadlines has been found to relate to stress (Herrero, Saldaña, Rodriguez & Ritzel, 2012), however frequency of deadlines has not been prevalent in studies in relation to stress. Participants were 84 employees at two transportation companies in Iceland. Frequency of deadlines was a self-reported measure and participants were divided into two groups, low to intermediate frequency of deadlines and high frequency of deadlines. Analyses of frequency of deadlines in relation to work-related stress, fatigue, energy and sleep quality were conducted. Analyses of the interaction effects of self-efficacy and social support at work, respectively were conducted. All analyses conducted were Univariate analyses of variance. 
The results showed no relation of frequency of deadlines to reported work-related stress, occupational fatigue or energy, conversely, high frequency of deadlines related to poorer sleep quality. Self-efficacy and social support at work, respectively, did not moderate the relationship between frequency of deadlines and work-related stress. It seems frequency of deadlines at work does not play a clear role in reported work-related stress, occupational fatigue or energy for transportation employees. However, it needs to be noted that frequency of deadlines has not been prevalent in studies and thus difficult to generalize. For future studies, it is recommended that frequency of deadlines be measured more objectively to avoid biased responses.}},
  author       = {{Arnarsdóttir, Elva Björg}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Frequent Deadlines in Relation to Stress at Work: The Role of Self-Efficacy and Social Support at Work}},
  year         = {{2014}},
}