Based on my results, I can honestly say that I am not surprised by anything. On the first test, I scored a 49. I manage stress extremely well but thankfully do not have many stressors in my life. I work full time in the summers and take summer classes, but I see the stress that sometimes occurs as I signed up for. As for the other two tests, I already knew that I handled situations in a more problem-focused manner and know that I can be a nice person, but many things make me very upset and frustrated. Something that I think has truly changed my life and outlook on things over the past few years is a saying my Dad always says, “Everything works out.” Not everything works out how you maybe wanted it to. The thing I noticed, however, is that if you work hard and stay the course without letting situations that don’t go your break you, everything will work out in the end in some manner. This is such an effective way that I have found to manage stress because no matter what situation I am in and how discouraged and stressed I might be, I remind myself that if I work hard, the results are somehow going to be ok.
In the article I found they talked about stress being a major factor in the reduction of productivity. They say that even though having a job can be extremely beneficial to your health and wellbeing, stress completely negates the positive effects. Some of the solutions that I found most interesting that they suggested were increasing employee participation in decision making and work planning, creating clear promotion and reward pathways and substituting with safer equipment and technology. Right now in my current job I see these as having the most influence and would greatly impact the level of stress that my coworkers and I face.
“Workplace Stress: A Silent Killer of Employee Health and Productivity.” RSS, www.corporatewellnessmagazine.com/article/workplace-stress-silent-killer-employee-health-productivity.
