Stress Management Intervention Program
INTRODUCTION
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This study will examine the effects of a stress management intervention program for managerial personnel in private sector organizations in the Republic of China, hereinafter referred to as Taiwan. Prior to stating the problem investigated in this study, the significance of stress in the organizational environment is established (the phenomenon of stress is examined in greater detail in the literature review), and background information on Taiwan and its economy is provided, as a means of explaining how the country's economic development often creates stressful situations for many of the country's business managers. The Significance of Stress in theOrganizational Environment The phenomenon of stress is defined as "a state of tension, strain, or pressure" (Selye, 1974, p. 312). Stress is a "normal reaction resulting from the interaction between an individual and the environment" (Selye, 1974, p. 312). Reactions to stress may produce either positive or negative results, depending upon the causes of the stress, other factors present in an environment, and characteristics of affected individuals. The phenomenon of stress is recognized as a major contributor to the onset of significant physical and mental health problems in the lives of individuals (Maes, Vingerhoets, and Heck, 1987, pp. 567 587; Hinkle, 1987, pp. 561 566). Since the late 1970s, stress has also been increasingly implicated as an adverse factor in areas of life other than ph
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of stressors in the environment.
4. The extent of damage resulting from the perceived presence of stressors in the environment tends to increase, as the quantity of stressors perceived to be in the environment increases
5. A given quality or quantity of stressors in the environment will not produce similar stress outcomes in all individuals.
6. There are no stress quality or quantity threshold levels, above which negative stress outcomes will be induced in all individuals.
Stress and Life Events
Extensive research was initiated and conducted in the 1960s and 1970s relative to the relationship between stress and life events. One research study (Rabkin and Struening, 1976, pp. 31 54) developed the Social Readjustment Rating Scale (SRRS). Several studies were subsequently conducted, using the SRRS as a basis for investigation.
The research performed for these studies was retrospective in character, and asked subjects to report (1) illness histories, and (2) personal life event changes for a 10 year time period. In this research, the numbers and types of illnesses experienced were related to the number of life event changes, which were called life change units (LCUs).
As a general rule, these studies found t
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