Communications of the ACM

Home/Magazine Archive/October 1983 (Vol. 26, No. 10)/Occupational stress, attitudes, and health problems.../Abstract

Occupational stress, attitudes, and health problems in the information systems professional

By John M. Ivancevich, H. Albert Napier, James C. Wetherbe
Communications of the ACM, October 1983, Vol. 26 No. 10, Pages 800-806
10.1145/358413.358432
Comments

View as: Print Mobile App ACM Digital Library Full Text (PDF) Share:

This study examines occupational stress among information systems personnel. A self-report stress and health behavior instrument was completed by 580 respondents in 18 large corporations in the midwestern and southwestern sections of the United States. The data indicate that various job factors are perceived as stressful by respondents. However, the stress levels reported by respondents are not as excessive as have been found in studies of other occupational groups.

The full text of this article is premium content

No entries found

Log in to Read the Full Article

Sign In

Sign in using your ACM Web Account username and password to access premium content if you are an ACM member, Communications subscriber or Digital Library subscriber.

Need Access?

Please select one of the options below for access to premium content and features.

Create a Web Account

If you are already an ACM member, Communications subscriber, or Digital Library subscriber, please set up a web account to access premium content on this site.

Join the ACM

Become a member to take full advantage of ACM's outstanding computing information resources, networking opportunities, and other benefits.

Subscribe to Communications of the ACM Magazine

Get full access to 50+ years of CACM content and receive the print version of the magazine monthly.

Purchase the Article

Non-members can purchase this article or a copy of the magazine in which it appears.