PSYCHOLOGY MASTER'S THESIS ABSTRACT

Lisa Pagliassotti

Industrial/Organizational
December 1992
 

Immediate and Long-Term Effects of an Organizational Stress-Management Program
on Employee Stress and Coping Strategies

    The purpose of this study was to determine the impact of a company’s stress-management program on employee stress and coping.

Participants were 65 employees of an aerospace company.  Immediate effects were measured by pretest and posttest of program participants and a control group.  Long-term effects were measured by a posttest of program participants and a control group.  A survey of demographics, health-related questions, and validated inventories of employee stress (strain, burnout) and coping (self-care, problem-solving, seeking social support, avoidance) were used.

    The short-term effects treatment group reported less stress, increases in utilizing self-care and seeking social support, and decreases in avoidance; there were no significant difference for problem-solving.

    The long-term effects treatment group reported less stress; increases in utilizing self-care, problem-solving, and seeking social support; and decreases in avoidance.
    Implications for organizational stress-management programs are discussed.

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