Stress Management in the Construction Industry

'A book that presents an integrated andcomprehensive stress management model that reflects the demands anddynamism of the construction industry is not just important but amust for all those working in the industry.' Philip Dewe, Professor of Organizational Behaviour, BirkbeckCollege, University of London 'Stress kills and successful stress coping enables us tolive abundantly... to thrive. This well-conceived,focused volume reveals the stress process in the challengingconstruction industry, and the best ways to cope.' James Campbell Quick, Professor of Leadership &Organizational Behavior, John and Judy Goolsby - Jacqualyn AFouse Endowed Chair, at University of Texas at Arlington With its task complexity, tight timeframes, complicated workrelationships and poor working environments, the constructionindustry is recognised as stressful. This book aims to enhance the performance of constructionpersonnel by presenting an integrated and comprehensive stressmanagement model. Though illustrating both how constructionpersonnel are affected by various stressors and how this influencestheir performance the model also explains how stress levels can bemanaged by dealing with the stressors and using appropriateadaptive coping behaviours. Stress Management in the Construction Industry is basedon an extensive literature review, on survey studies and onscenario analyses to thoroughly investigate the components ofstress management for construction personnel, including themultiple dimensions of the stress they experience, the nature oftheir stressors, the coping behaviors they adopt, and theconsequences of stress for their performance. The book aims to helpresearchers in construction management and in occupational healthand safety understand the issues and theory, as well as offeringpractical recommendations for professional bodies and policyadvisors. The authors explore various stress management components andanalyses for construction personnel, including their different worknatures; the various stressors causing their stress; themanifestation of stress; the impact of coping behaviours to thestress; the consequences of stress on their performances; and thestress management strategies. In order to provide specific and effective recommendationsfor construction personnel to manage their stress, these topics aresupported by scientific research results including both surveystatistics and scenario analyses. In chapters where scientificresearch results are applied, statistical results are firstpresented, followed by various scenarios to unveil the underliningreasons of the statistical relationships found. Detailedanalyses and discussions are then be made using genuineconstruction context. The authors' goal here is to facilitate thedevelopment of stress management research and education inconstruction, while also enhancing the awareness of constructionpersonnel on the significance of stress and the importance of itsmanagement.

• ISBN: 978-1-118-45641-5
• Editorial: Wiley–Blackwell
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 280
• Fecha Publicación: 20/02/2015
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés