TRABALHO E ESTRESSE: IDENTIFICAÇÃO DO ESTRESSE E DOS ESTRESSORES OCUPACIONAIS EM TRABALHADORES DE UMA UNIDADE ADMINISTRATIVA DE UMA INSTITUIÇÃO PÚBLICA DE ENSINO SUPERIOR (IES)

Abstract

The article presents survey of public servants of a Higher Education Institution (HEI) that aimed to diagnose the presence of stress in this population, the stress phase in which individuals find themselves and the prevalence of symptoms, whether physical or psychological. This study aimed to characterize the symptomatology of the population experiencing stress and major stressors of the work context where participants act. The survey revealed that 46.6% of the participants are experiencing stress, mostly found in the resistance phase with predominantly psychological symptoms. Among the major stressors of work contexts, stood the physical environment of the workplace, sector infrastructure work, the process of professional performance evaluation adopted by IES, low recognition given to the work done and the small number of servers in certain sectors . The results revealed the presence of stress advancement of this sample and the need for appropriate policy actions and management practices of people who aim to act to minimize this phenomenon.

Keywords

• stress
• occupational stressors
• educational institution
• organizational psychology