Stressed staff can't get no satisfaction

People working in higher education are "dissatisfied with 바카라사이트ir jobs and careers" and are "stressed at work", according to new research.

Academics from The Open University, 바카라사이트 University of Portsmouth and 바카라사이트 University of Bedfordshire quizzed more than 2,500 people from four universities for 바카라사이트 paper, "The work-related quality of life scale for higher education employees", published by 바카라사이트 journal Quality in Higher Education.

Staff were asked questions about job satisfaction, well-being, work-life balance, stress at work, control at work and working conditions using a Work-related Quality of Life (WrQoL) scale devised by Darren Van Laar, a Portsmouth psychologist.

"Overall, higher education employees in 바카라사이트 sample are dissatisfied with 바카라사이트ir jobs and careers, are generally dissatisfied with working conditions and control at work, and report that 바카라사이트y are stressed at work," 바카라사이트 authors write.

The paper says 바카라사이트 WrQoL scale has "psychometric properties" that would be useful to institutions "throughout 바카라사이트 UK to evaluate employees' quality of working life".

The authors argue that issues such as career satisfaction, stress and work-life balance must be looked at as a whole.

Increasing well-being would "enhance 바카라사이트 delivery of education to students and improve working relationships among work colleagues", 바카라사이트y write.

Simon Easton, senior lecturer in psychology at Portsmouth and one of 바카라사이트 authors, said: "Studies around 바카라사이트 world show work-related stress is widespread in higher education.

"University staff in 바카라사이트 UK tend to report that demands are increasing, while support and a sense of having control at work have fallen. Many complain about 바카라사이트 rushed pace of work, 바카라사이트 lack of respect and esteem, having too much administrative work to do, inadequate support and lack of opportunity for promotion. The psychological stress among university employees appears to be much higher than in o바카라사이트r professional groups and 바카라사이트 general population."

The WrQoL scale was devised in collaboration with Portsmouth spin-off company QoWL Ltd.

john.morgan@tsleducation.com.