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Document ID (ISN)53608
CIS number 90-696
ISSN - Serial title 0300-8134 - Journal of Human Ergology
Year 1986
Convention or series no.
Author(s) Rahman M.
Title Performance, stress and strains in self-paced repetitive work
Bibliographic information Dec. 1986, Vol.15, No.2, p.123-130. 30 ref.
Abstract The present study was designed to assess the level of 41 high and 41 low performance self-paced repetitive workers and also to compare these 2 groups in respect of certain forms of strain. Results of the study reveal that the high performance workers expend more effort and experience more stress and strains as compared to the low performance workers. Results of the study also indicate that the high and low performance workers are well discriminated on the basis of health complaints and mental health status which collectively contributed 47.3% in the discrimination. The findings of the study suggest that in this type of work, high performance is attained at the cost of a greater degree of perceived effort, stress and strain, and that a work situation like this is not favourable for the quality of working life.
Descriptors (primary) neuropsychic stress; repetitive work; monotonous work; mental stress; assessment of working capacity; stress factors; nervous fatigue
Descriptors (secondary) job dissatisfaction; work efficiency; work capacity; comparative study; discriminatory practices; developing countries; conditions of work
Document type D - Periodical articles
Subject(s) Psychology and sociology
Broad subject area(s) Stress, psychosocial factors
Browse category(ies) Fatigue
Mental stress and burnout