Table 1 Main Themes and Sub-Themes of Employee and Supervisor Work Stress Prevention Needs
From: Work stress prevention needs of employees and supervisors
Main themes | Sub-themes Employees | Sub-themes Supervisors |
|---|---|---|
Communication about work stress | 1. Supervisor initiates communication about work stress | 1. Supervisor communicates about work stress |
2. Employee feels safe to talk about work stress | 2. Employee feels safe to talk about work stress | |
3. Employee indicates to supervisor if they experience stress | ||
4. Facilitation of communication between employee and (higher) management | ||
Attention for determinants of work stress | 1. Job demands | 1. Job demands |
2. Co-worker support | 2. Co-worker support | |
3. Supervisor support | 3. Supervisor support | |
4. Autonomy/control | 4. Autonomy/control | |
5. Clarity about work tasks and expectations | ||
Supportive circumstances for work stress prevention | 1. Supportive organisational culture | 1. Supportive organisational culture |
2. Sufficient budget | 2. Sufficient budget | |
3. Organisation supports supervisor | ||
4. Employees’ readiness to change | ||
Involvement of stakeholders in work stress prevention | 1. External stakeholders | 1. External stakeholders |
2. Internal stakeholders | 2. Internal stakeholders | |
3. Higher management/CEO | 3. Higher management/CEO | |
4. Supervisor | ||
Work stress prevention measures | 1. Organisational measures | 1. Organisational measures |
2. Competencies training | 2. Cooperation between employee and supervisor | |
3. Employee initiated action | ||
4. Team meetings (including supervisor) about work stress | ||
5. Exercise |