Job hassles and cardiovascular reaction patterns among urban bus drivers

Citation
G. Johansson et al., Job hassles and cardiovascular reaction patterns among urban bus drivers, INT J BEH M, 5(4), 1998, pp. 267-280
Citations number
47
Categorie Soggetti
Psycology
Journal title
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BEHAVIORAL MEDICINE
ISSN journal
10705503 → ACNP
Volume
5
Issue
4
Year of publication
1998
Pages
267 - 280
Database
ISI
SICI code
1070-5503(1998)5:4<267:JHACRP>2.0.ZU;2-9
Abstract
Forty-six bus drivers took part in a longitudinal field study of cardiovasc ular reactions to urban driving. "Job hassles" were recorded by observers u sing a standardized list of stress-related events in traffic and on the bus . Measures of blood pressure, heart rate, and ratings of perceived mental s train were obtained after each route segment. Intraindividual correlations between psychophysiological recordings and job hassles were calculated and submitted to cluster analysis. Two reaction patterns were identified, 1 cha racterized by consistently, although modestly, positive associations betwee n the frequency of job hassles and psychophysiological reactions, the other characterized by a low association between the frequency of hassles and in dicators of psychophysiological arousal. The former group displayed signifi cantly higher blood pressure and mental strain ratings in the unwinding pha se after work than did the latter group of workers. The results are discuss ed in terms of rate of "unwinding" after exposure to stressful conditions.