Supportive partner at home key to
avoid job stress
Toronto: Do not just blame tough
deadlines, demanding bosses or abusive colleagues for burnouts at work. Having
an understanding partner at home is just as important as having a supportive
boss for a satisfying work experience.
"It turns out that mental health
in the workplace does not exist in a vacuum; it is deeply affected by the rest
of a person's day-to-day life and vice versa," said Alain Marchand, a
professor from the school of industrial relations at the University of
Montreal. "To maintain a truly healthy workforce, we need to look outside
the office or home in simple terms to combat mental health issues in the
workplace," he added.
To reach this conclusion, the team from
the University of Montreal and Concordia University surveyed 1,954 employees from
63 different organisations to measure factors like parental status, household
income, social network, gender, age, physical health and levels of self-esteem.
They studied these elements alongside
stressors typically seen in the workplace such as emotional exhaustion, poor
use of skills, high psychological demands, job insecurity and lack of
authority.
"The study shows
that fewer mental health problems are experienced by those living with a
partner, in households with young children, higher household incomes, less
work-family conflicts and greater access to the support of a social network
outside the workplace," Marchand explained.
Of course, factors within the workplace like supportive
employees, job recognition and security are still important.
"But this is a call to action. Researchers need to
expand their perspective so that they get a full picture of the complexity of
factors that determine individuals' mental health at workplace," added
senior author Steve Harvey, a professor of management and dean of Concordia
University's John Molson School of Business.
The study appeared in the journal Social Psychiatry and
Psychiatric Epidemiology.
Source: www.zeenews.india.com
18.09.2014
Even healthy people carry viruses in
their bodies!
Washington: On an average, healthy individuals carry about
five types of viruses in their bodies and the same viruses that make us sick
can take up residence in and on the human body without provoking a sneeze,
cough or other troublesome symptom, says a significant study.
"Lots of people have asked whether there is a viral
counterpart (to bacterial flora) and we have not had a clear answer. But now we
know there is a normal viral flora and it is rich and complex," said study
co-author Gregory Storch from the Washington University School of Medicine in
St Louis.
In 102 healthy young adults aged 18 to 40, researchers
sampled five body habitats: nose, skin, mouth, stool and vagina. At least one
virus was detected in 92 percent of the people sampled and some individuals
harboured 10 to 15 viruses.
Analyzing the samples, scientists found seven families of
viruses, including strains of the herpes virus that are not sexually
transmitted. Strains
of papillomavirus were found in about 75 percent of skin samples and 50 percent
of samples from the nose.
Not surprisingly, the vagina was dominated
by papillomaviruses with 38 percent of female subjects them. Some of the women
harboured certain high-risk strains that increase the risk of cervical cancer.
Adenovirus, the virus that cause the
common cold and pneumonia, also was common at many sites in the body. It is
possible that some of the viruses the researchers uncovered were latent
infections acquired years ago.
"But many viruses were found in body
secretions where the presence of a virus is an indicator of an active
infection. Dormant or latent viruses hide in cells, not in body fluids such as
saliva or nasal secretions," added lead author Kristine M. Wylie, an
instructor of paediatrics.
According
to researchers, it is very important to know what viruses are present in a
person without causing a problem and what viruses could be responsible for
serious illnesses that need medical attention.
The
study appeared online in the journal BioMed Central Biology.
Source: www.zeenews.india.com
18.09.2014
Every living being has a strong desire to live
and we must respect this in our thoughts and actions….
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