JOHANSSON ET AL (1978)

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JOHANSSON ET AL: SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGICAL AND NEUROENDOCRINE STRESS REACTIONS IN HIGHLY MECHANISED WORK.
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JOHANSSON ET AL (1978)
  1. Aim: to measure the amount of stress experienced by the sawmill workers and to look for causal relationship on work satisfaction and production
    1. sample: 14 = high-risk workers, 10 = control group workers, mean age of both groups = 38.4

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      • High-risk workers: cut edged and graded the wood. Control group: repair and maintenance workers. All were shift workers and they were paid by a piece rate that was based on group performances.
      1. method:quasi experiment

        Annotations:

        • All workers fell naturally into the two groups as they were either high risk workers or repair and maintenance workers.
        1. Procedure:Work measures collected 4 times a day through urine test, body temp and self rating of mood and alertness were taken during 1st or 2nd day of the working week and compared with a day where workers were home; they were asked to stay up as if they were at work.
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