| Abstract [eng] |
Relevance of the research. The problem of stress is gaining increasing scientific and practical actuality, which is related to the continuous increase in the social, economic, personal pace of our lives and the change in the working conditions of many occupations. This problem in the modern world has acquired exceptional scientific significance. Stress as a phenomenon combines complex psychophysiological, personal, social, etc. phenomena in its nature. The multiplicity and complexity of this problem has led to the emergence of a number of scientific directions that define stress as a domain of research subject. As a scientific area, the subject of stress was studied in more detail only in the 20th century. Initially, from medical point of view (stress impact on cardiac activity was examined), then much later, from the organizational point of view (the effect of stress on employee productivity) (Бурчакова, Сардарян, 2012; Кузнецова et al., 2012). Stress in the workplace is a concept that emanates from professional and organizational stress and refers to stress, physiological and psychological stress associated with work activity. It may be related to responsibility, workload or is caused by organizational culture and interpersonal conflicts at work (Quick, Henderson, 2016). Lately it has been acknowledged that stress at work has a profound adverse effect on worker health. Frequent changes, high workload, relationships with colleagues at work, decision- making control, etc. are sources of stress at work (Žalimienė et al., 2013; Kepalaitė, 2013). Stress is a major factor associated with exhaustion and changes in the body causing negative complications both physiologically and psychologically (Evers, Frese, Coopers, 2000). Left without attention, this type of stress, like any other severe tension, leads to psychophysiological and emotional disorders that affect the quality of the subject's personal and professional life. Levels of stress can occur in sleeping disorder, food consumption, failure of relaxation during non-work. In time, all this goes into anxiety, depression, some types of phobia. Research by British psychologists has shown that stress in the workplace, related only to work, has a negative impact on both physical and mental health (Cartwright, Cooper 1996). |
