Risk factors
There are a range of factors associated with the increased risk of an individual experiencing stress including:
- Experiencing another mental health condition
- Experiencing trauma or significant life event
- Temperament/personality factors, low self-confidence, loneliness
- Lifestyle factors: poor sleep, unhealthy diet, lack of exercise, alcohol and other substance use
- Social difficulties such as interpersonal conflict and relationship breakdown
- Financial difficulties
Causes
Factors that can contribute to workplace stress include:
- Working long hours or overtime
- Lack of breaks
- Doing shift work
- Time pressure, working too hard or too fast, and unrealistic targets
- Job insecurity
- High mental task demands
- The work environment
- Lack of support,
- Poor communication
- Conflict in the workplace, bullying, or discrimination
- Poor recognition and reward
- Work that is emotionally disturbing or requires high emotional involvement
