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Peer reviewedBaxter, Vern; Margavio, Anthony – Work and Occupations: An International Sociological Journal, 1996
Suggests that degradation of labor associated with automation and downsizing produces employee stress and frustration and leads to workplace violence. Concludes that violent incidents in the U.S. Post Office result when work experience degrades a person's identity or sense of control in a time of rapid change. (SK)
Descriptors: Job Layoff, Organizational Change, Self Control, Stress Variables
Peer reviewedLowe, Graham S.; Northcott, Herbert C. – Work and Occupations: An International Sociological Journal, 1988
Responses to a survey of 992 unionized postal workers in Canada revealed the effects of working conditions, nonwork roles, and personal characteristics on self-reports of depression, irritability, and psychophysiological symptoms. Males and females respond similarly to stressful jobs, although they report slightly higher levels of distress.…
Descriptors: Family Structure, Foreign Countries, Individual Differences, Self Evaluation (Individuals)
