Occupational stress and its effects on the individual and on work organization Abstract Interpersonal variation in worker reaction to various sources of work-related stress is poorly understood.Medical examination and a questionnaire were used to identify the sociodemographic, occupational, and personal characteristics of 1 200 hospital employees. A personality typology was developed on the basis of literature review.Workers suffering job-context-related stress are irritated, depressed, and often absent. Job-content-related stress results in an increase in arterial blood pressure, and low absenteeism. There is large interpersonal variation in reactions to stress.A better understanding of the principal sources of occupational stress will facilitate attempts to improve the quality of working life. This in turn results in the more effective management of stress-induced effects. The IRSST has funded further work in this area (RS-86-44). Produced Under this Project Scientific Reports Job stress and its effects on the individual and organization Research Summary: PR-012 Scientific Publications The role of personality, occupation and organization in understanding the relationship between job stress, performance and absenteeismArsenault A., Dolan S. L.Source : Journal of Occupational Psychology, vol. 56, no 2, 1983, p. 227-240 Additional Information Type: Project Number: 0080-0060 Status: Completed Year of completion: 1983 Research Field: Special Projects Team: Shimon Dolan (Université de Montréal)André Arsenault (Université de Montréal)