1. Occupational Stress in University Academics in Australia and New Zealand
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Jann Fielden, Megan Lee, Dima Nasrawi, Richard Lakeman, Marie Hutchinson, Rosanne A Coutts, Nichole Phillips, and Bernice Mathisen
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Medical education ,Public Administration ,Higher education ,business.industry ,05 social sciences ,Stressor ,050301 education ,Workload ,Context (language use) ,Education ,Managerialism ,Key terms ,Political science ,0502 economics and business ,Workforce ,Occupational stress ,business ,0503 education ,050203 business & management - Abstract
Occupational stress has increased in higher education academic staff over several decades, and this has been particularly acute in Australia and New Zealand. This scoping review sought to understand the causes and impacts of occupational stress among Australian and New Zealand academics. Eight EBSCO databases were searched for key terms: academic and occupational stress and Australia and New Zealand. Twenty relevant papers were sourced, from which five common themes were extracted: (i) balancing an academic workload, (ii) casualisation of the workforce, (iii) the managerialism phenomenon, (iv) transition from field of practice to academia, and (v) academic and other staff. Further research in the Australian and New Zealand context is required to identify the nature of specific stressors and how these impact health and well-being.
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- 2023