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Document ID (ISN)74756
CIS number 00-598
ISSN - Serial title 0373-1944 - Travail et sécurité
Year 1999
Convention or series no.
Title The mental workload of work is increasing
Original title La pénibilité mentale du travail augmente [in French]
Bibliographic information Oct. 1999, No.589, p.8-10. Illus. 3 ref.
Abstract According to a survey conducted in 1998 by the French Ministry of Employment, occupational mental workload has increased when compared to the results of a similar survey conducted in 1991. One employee in four claims not to have enough time to do their work. Topics covered: perceived risk of penalty in the case of errors; work rhythms; noise exposure; indicators of occupational mental workload; frequency of task interruptions in favour of more urgent tasks; bullying at work; conflicts with superiors or co-workers.
Descriptors (primary) France; mental stress; conditions of work; mental workload
Descriptors (secondary) speed of work; statistical trends; bullying; questionnaire survey; labour-management relations; human factors; human behaviour; noise level
Document type D - Periodical articles
Country / State or ProvinceFrance
Subject(s) Psychology and sociology
Broad subject area(s) Stress, psychosocial factors
Browse category(ies) Mental stress and burnout
Bullying and mobbing
Mental workload