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Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2022
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Occupational Stress in University Academics in Australia and New Zealand
Lee, Megan; Coutts, Rosanne; Fielden, Jann; Hutchinson, Marie; Lakeman, Richard; Mathisen, Bernice; Nasrawi, Dima; Phillips, Nichole
Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management, v44 n1 p57-71 2022
Occupational stress has increased in higher education academic staff over several decades, and this has been particularly acute in Australia and New Zealand. This scoping review sought to understand the causes and impacts of occupational stress among Australian and New Zealand academics. Eight EBSCO databases were searched for key terms: academic and occupational stress and Australia and New Zealand. Twenty relevant papers were sourced, from which five common themes were extracted: (i) balancing an academic workload, (ii) casualisation of the workforce, (iii) the managerialism phenomenon, (iv) transition from field of practice to academia, and (v) academic and other staff. Further research in the Australian and New Zealand context is required to identify the nature of specific stressors and how these impact health and well-being.
Descriptors: Stress Variables, College Faculty, Occupational Safety and Health, Well Being, Educational Research, Work Environment, Faculty Workload, Tenure, Administrative Principles, Commercialization, Vocational Adjustment, Foreign Countries
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Australia; New Zealand
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