Employee Health & Productivity Management Programs - Watson Wyatt
Incentives can motivate individuals to participate in wellness programs. In 2006, only 62 percent of employers used incentives in their wellness programs. By 2008, that number increased to...
Wellness Programming – National Wellness Survey
Buffett & Company's 5th National Wellness Survey
- 91% of organizations said they offer wellness initiatives an increase from 44% in 1997
- Respondents identified work-related stress as the No. 1 health risk for their organizations, followed by mental health issues, high blood pressure and non-work-related stress
- There is often a disconnect between the wellness...
Support In The Workplace
Semmer, Elfering, Jacobshagen, Perrot
Background
Social support, from both work-related and private sources, plays a prominent role as a protective factor for many health-related variables.
Functional social support can be described as emotional (caring) or instrumental (helpful).
Summary
Many...
The Relationship Between Stress Symptoms and Coping Styles
Watson and Sinha
Background
The relationship between stress and psychological symptoms has been related to emotion regulation and coping.
Coping is defined as cognitive and behavioural efforts to manage specific external and/or internal demands that are appraised as taxing or exceeding...