Effects of a Stress Management Program for Hospital Staffs on Their Coping Strategies and Interpersonal Behaviors
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- HIROKAWA Kumi
- Department of Hygiene and Preventive Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan
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- TANIGUCHI Toshiyo
- Department of Welfare System and Health Science, Okayama Prefectural University, Japan
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- TSUCHIYA Masao
- Department of Mental Health, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Japan Health Administration and Psychosocial Factor Research Group, National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health, Japan
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- KAWAKAMI Norito
- Department of Mental Health, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Japan
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Abstract
The present study examined effects of a 3-h stress management program for Japanese hospital staffs that included relaxation and assertion training. Twenty-seven hospital staffs (mean age: 29.4 yr) in a stress management group and 28 hospital staffs (mean age: 29.5 yr) in a wait-list group answered evaluation surveys at both pre- and post-intervention. Self-administered questionnaires including items on job stress, coping strategies, and interpersonal behaviors were evaluated. The stress management program was given six different participant groups: 3 groups were the stress management group and 3 groups were the wait-list group. The program increased active coping and decreased dependent behavior scores significantly in the stress management group, while decreasing assertive behavior scores in the wait-list group. A comparison of the education sub-groups showed that the first group had significantly increased assertiveness and decreased dependency scores. The second group had significantly decreased depression-anxiety scores. The data analyzed for men and women separately showed the stress management intervention significantly improved active coping and assertive behavior in men and dependent behavior in women. A brief one-time stress management program can be effective in improving active coping and assertive behaviors as well as reducing dependent behavior in hospital staffs. Sex differences were noteworthy.<br>
Journal
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- Industrial Health
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Industrial Health 50 (6), 487-498, 2012
National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health
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- CRID
- 1390001204279616384
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- NII Article ID
- 40019511286
- 130004483560
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- NII Book ID
- AA00672955
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- COI
- 1:STN:280:DC%2BC3s%2FjsFGgtQ%3D%3D
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- ISSN
- 18808026
- 00198366
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- NDL BIB ID
- 024130974
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- PubMed
- 23047085
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- Text Lang
- en
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