Stress Management in the Construction Industry

This systematic review of stress management in construction will help an understanding of the issues and theory as well as offering practical recommendations. addresses the growing concern to make work in construction healthier, safer, and more productive integrates research results, survey statistics and scenario analyses to reveal underlying causes of stress offers recommendations for reducing Stress

This systematic review of stress management in construction will help an understanding of the issues and theory as well as offering practical recommendations.* addresses the growing concern to make work in construction healthier, safer, and more productive* integrates research results, survey statistics and scenario analyses to reveal underlying causes of stress* offers recommendations for reducing Stress

About the Authors viiPreface ixAcknowledgements xiChapter 1 Construction Personnel in Practice 11.1 Background to Stress Management in Construction 11.2 Construction Organisations 31.3 Construction Personnel 81.4 Construction Projects 121.5 Stress in the Construction Industry 14References 28Chapter 2 Theories of Stress 372.1 The History of Stress Theory 372.2 Arousal Theories 412.3 Appraisal and Regulatory Theories 442.4 Summary 48References 48Chapter 3 Stress 533.1 Stress Levels of Construction Personnel 533.2 Development of a Conceptual Model of Stress 653.3 Research Results on Stress among Construction Personnel 663.4 Case Studies 773.5 Practical Implications 843.6 Summary 85References 86Chapter 4 Sources of Stress Affecting Construction Personnel 914.1 Stressors Affecting Construction Personnel 914.2 Development of a Conceptual Model of Stressors and Stress 1044.3 Research Results on Stressors and Different Construction Personnel 1054.4 Case Studies 1284.5 Practical Implications 137References 140Chapter 5 Consequences of Stress 1495.1 Consequences of Stress Affecting Construction Personnel 1495.2 (Inter)Personal Performance of Construction Personnel 1495.3 Task Performance of Construction Personnel 1515.4 Organisational Performance of Construction Personnel 1525.5 Development of a Conceptual Model of Stress and Performance 1535.6 Research Results on Stress and Performance of Construction Personnel 1585.7 Discussion 1655.8 Case Studies 1695.9 Practical Implications 177References 178Chapter 6 Stress Management 1856.1 Coping Behaviours 1856.2 Effectiveness of Coping Behaviours 1956.3 Determinants of Various Coping Behaviours 1966.4 Developing a Conceptual Model of the Individual Coping Behaviours of Construction Personnel 1976.5 Studies on the Coping Behaviours of Construction Personnel 1986.6 Case Studies 2116.7 Discussion 2176.8 Practical Implications 2236.9 Summary 224References 225Chapter 7 Conclusions 2337.1 Stress Management for Construction Personnel 2337.2 Practical Recommendations 2427.3 Recommendations for Further Research 2467.4 Conclusion 249References 251Index 257