| Document ID (ISN) | 103855 |
| CIS number |
05-249 |
| ISBN(s) |
92-2-114911-0 |
| Year |
2003 |
| Convention or series no. |
SRO-Budapest Report No.26
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| Author(s) |
Hristov Z., Tomev L., Kircheva D., Daskalova N., Mihailova T., Ivanova V., Naidenova Z. |
| Title |
Work stress in the context of transition - A case study of three public sectors in Bulgaria |
| Bibliographic information |
ILO Publications, International Labour Office, 1211 Genève 22, Switzerland, 2003. x, 106p. Illus. 20 ref. |
| Internet access |
http://www.ilo-ceet.hu/public/english/region/eurpro/budapest/download/work_stress.pdf [in English]
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| Abstract |
This publication examines work-related stress in three public sectors in Bulgaria (education, health care and public administration) in the context of political and economic transition. Explores work-related stress factors, symptoms and effects of stress and the strategy of trade unions in work stress prevention. It is a pilot effort of trade unions in Central and Eastern Europe to raise public awareness and to develop a trade union response to stress at the workplace. Stress at work has long been a neglected area of policy intervention in most transition countries. This study helps to broaden understanding on this important issue, and to stimulate governments and the social partners to look at the complex web of interaction between work-related stress and contributing factors stemming from the economic and political environment, and to find a coordinated policy response to it. The results presented are specific to Bulgaria and to the three sectors studied, but the methodology is applicable to other countries. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
Bulgaria; psychology of work organization; conditions of work; government services; health care personnel; mental stress; educational institutions |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
human relations; state of health; psychology and sociology; role of workers' organizations; questionnaire survey; stress studies; stress factors; economic aspects |
| Document type |
E - Books, reports, proceedings |
| Country / State or Province | ILO |
| Subject(s) |
Psychology and sociology
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| Broad subject area(s) |
Stress, psychosocial factors
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| Browse category(ies) |
Teaching and educational institutions
Health care services
Psychology of work organization
Mental stress and burnout
Psychological factors
Public and government services
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