Category: Workplace Issues
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November 29th, 2011 |
According to new research, mothers who take longer maternity leaves are able to manage work related and family stress when they return to the workforce better than those who return to work immediately after giving birth. Additionally, the longer a mother spends with her newborn before returning to work, the more confident she is in her decision. Bettina S. Wiese of the Department of Psychology at RWTH Aachen University in Germany recently led a study that explored how stress and the length of maternity leave affected a woman’s confidence... Read More
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November 25th, 2011 |
According to a new study, emotional competence (EC), the ability to understand, manage, express and use emotions, is a skill that can be learned. There are three levels of EC that affect every area of one’s life, knowledge, focus and ability. Knowledge is how much an individual understands about their own emotions. Focus is how well someone is able to manage their emotions and emotional responses. And Ability refers to how a person uses their emotional knowledge to cope with a specific situation in order to achieve a desired outcome.... Read More
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November 19th, 2011 |
People who work in AIDS service organizations (ASOs) are at increased risk for stress from several factors, including heavy caseload, fear of contamination, poor working conditions and stress associated with delivering a life-threatening diagnosis. “Recommended guidelines exist to help medical practitioners prepare for and communicate bad news, yet many individuals have still expressed stress,” said Zachary Y. Kerr, M.P.H., M.A., of the Department of Epidemiology, Gillings School of Global Public Health at The University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill.... Read More
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October 27th, 2011 |
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According to a new study led by Arne Nieuwenhuys, of Human Movement Sciences at VU University in Amsterdam, police officers who are in a high anxiety scenario shoot at nearly 20% of unarmed suspects. “Anxiety is known to be of great influence on our cognitive and perceptual-motor performance,” said Nieuwenhuys. “Although most people will only experience anxiety occasionally, there are several professions in which the experience of extreme pressure and anxiety is an inevitable part of the job.” First responders, professional athletes and... Read More
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October 25th, 2011 |
An employee’s job performance is dependent upon many things, including emotional intelligence (EI). “It has been established that the emotions an employee experiences in their organization affect his/her psychological and physical health, and also that employee’s attitude towards duties, the organization, and work-related accomplishments,” said Tae Won Moon of the Department of Business Administration at Hongik University in Seoul, South Korea, and lead author of a recent study examining EI on the job. Burnout, also termed emotional... Read More
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October 20th, 2011 |
Sometimes co-dependents may be identified by their behavior in the workplace. You may think that is impossible, because co-dependents tend to be good employees. They work harder than anyone else, they anticipate the needs of management and the are very dependable. However, there are two types of behavior that often identify them. The first type of behavior may be identified by management and, in some instances, the referral to the Employee Assistance Program may be on a mandatory basis. The second type of behavior generally comes in as a self referral unless it is extreme.
The first type of... Read More
October 19th, 2011 |
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According to a new study, embellishing one’s abilities can improve one’s chances of getting hired. “In the employment interview, interviewees are motivated to portray a suitable image in an effort to maximize their chances of receiving a job offer,” said Brian W. Swider of the Department of Management at Mays Business School, Texas A&M University. Swider, lead author of a new study examining how lying during an interview affects offers of employment, said that many people use impression management (IM) tactics to improve their... Read More
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October 15th, 2011 |
Two of the ways to cope with stress are to engage or disengage. “Engagement coping aims to handle the stressor or emotions involved, whereas disengagement coping attempts to escape the stressor or emotions associated with it,” said Tuija Muhonen of the Centre for Work Life Studies at Malmo University in Sweden. “Engagement coping then includes both problem-focused and emotion-focused strategies, e.g. support seeking, acceptance and cognitive restructuring, whereas disengagement coping is focused on emotions with the aim... Read More
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September 21st, 2011 |
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Bullying occurs in nearly every social setting. In the workplace, bullying can take many shapes and forms, resulting in psychological trauma to those being bullied. Researchers from Norway sought to determine if being in a leadership role, or in a more ambiguous role, would increase bullying or the chance of being bullied. “The behavior involved in bullying can be of a work-related nature, such as unduly removing or changing an individual’s work tasks, but can also be of a more personal degrading nature, such as being exposed to persistent... Read More
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August 11th, 2011 |
Customers who believe they are entitled to more than they deserve can have a negative physical and psychological impact on the employees who serve them, according to a new study. Glenda M. Fisk and Lukas B. Neville of Queen’s University in Australia, sought to determine the effects of high entitlement patrons on wait staff. “For instance, individuals high in entitlement behave competitively, misappropriate resources more often, are self-interested in romantic... Read More
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August 9th, 2011 |
Contempt, categorized as feelings of disgust and hatred, can cause emotional problems such as low self-esteem, aggression and anxiety. But a new study suggests that contempt in the workplace may actually improve employee task performance. Shimul Melwani and Sigal G. Barsade of the University of Pennsylvania, conducted a study with undergraduates to determine if receiving contemptuous... Read More
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August 5th, 2011 |
People with positive dispositions and affect tend to display more self-initiative and higher goal setting than those with low moods. A new study conducted by researchers at the University of Western Australia, the University of Sheffield and the University College London, sought to gauge just how positive affect affects proactive goal regulation. They chose to study this relationship... Read More
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July 21st, 2011 |
"The new infidelity is between people who unwittingly form deep, passionate connections before realizing that they've crossed the line from platonic friendship into romantic love. Infidelity is any emotional or sexual intimacy that violates trust."
- Shirley Glass, author of “Not Just Friends”
AFFAIR – The word that no married person ever expects or wants to hear. Though 90% of people surveyed say affairs are “wrong,” they are... Read More
June 27th, 2011 |
The economy doesn’t seem to be improving much lately. As a matter of fact, millions of people are still unemployed or underemployed, and families throughout the country are struggling to keep their homes and put food on the table. The number of food stamp recipients has risen dramatically over the past few years, and applications continue to flood in for state assistance. But recent proposals by Kentucky, Missouri, Ohio, Florida and other state legislatures... Read More
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