Stress Management in the Construction Industry.

Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- About the Authors -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Chapter 1 Construction Personnel in Practice -- 1.1 Background to Stress Management in Construction -- 1.2 Construction Organisations -- 1.2.1 Governments -- 1.2.2 Developers -- 1.2.3 Consultants -- 1.2.4 Contractors -- 1.2.5 Suppliers -- 1.3 Construction Personnel -- 1.3.1 Project Managers -- 1.3.2 Architects -- 1.3.3 Engineers -- 1.3.4 Quantity Surveyors -- 1.3.5 Construction Workers -- 1.4 Construction Projects -- 1.4.1 Nature -- 1.4.2 Construction Procurement -- 1.5 Stress in the Construction Industry -- References -- Chapter 2 Theories of Stress -- 2.1 The History of Stress Theory -- 2.1.1 Psychobiology -- 2.1.2 Sociology -- 2.1.3 Psychiatry -- 2.2 Arousal Theories -- 2.2.1 Fight or Flight - Cannon -- 2.2.2 Eustress versus Distress - Selye -- 2.2.3 The Yerkes-Dodson Law -- 2.3 Appraisal and Regulatory Theories -- 2.3.1 Transactional Stress Model - Lazarus and Folkman -- 2.3.2 Model of Controlled Processing and Compensatory Control - Hockey -- 2.3.3 Stress-Adaptation Model - Hancock and Warm -- 2.4 Summary -- References -- Chapter 3 Stress -- 3.1 Stress Levels of Construction Personnel -- 3.1.1 Work Stress -- 3.1.2 Physical Stress -- 3.1.3 Emotional Stress -- 3.2 Development of a Conceptual Model of Stress -- 3.3 Research Results on Stress among Construction Personnel -- 3.3.1 Statistical Studies -- 3.4 Case Studies -- 3.4.1 Public Toilet Construction -- 3.4.2 Highway Project -- 3.5 Practical Implications -- 3.6 Summary -- References -- Chapter 4 Sources of Stress Affecting Construction Personnel -- 4.1 Stressors Affecting Construction Personnel -- 4.1.1 Personal Stressors -- 4.1.2 Interpersonal Stressors -- 4.1.3 Task Stressors -- 4.1.4 Organisational Stressors -- 4.1.5 Physical Stressors.

4.2 Development of a Conceptual Model of Stressors and Stress -- 4.3 Research Results on Stressors and Different Construction Personnel -- 4.3.1 Statistical Studies of Stressors of Construction Personnel -- 4.4 Case Studies -- 4.4.1 Building Information Modeling in Housing Projects -- 4.4.2 Design of a Water Tank in a Residential Project -- 4.5 Practical Implications -- References -- Chapter 5 Consequences of Stress -- 5.1 Consequences of Stress Affecting Construction Personnel -- 5.2 (Inter)Personal Performance of Construction Personnel -- 5.2.1 Personal Satisfaction -- 5.2.2 Interpersonal Relationships -- 5.3 Task Performance of Construction Personnel -- 5.3.1 Project Outcomes -- 5.3.2 Safety Behaviours -- 5.4 Organisational Performance of Construction Personnel -- 5.4.1 Sense of Belonging -- 5.4.2 Intention to Stay -- 5.5 Development of a Conceptual Model of Stress and Performance -- 5.5.1 Conceptual Model of Stress and Performance -- 5.5.2 Relationship between Stress and Performance -- 5.6 Research Results on Stress and Performance of Construction Personnel -- 5.6.1 Statistical Studies -- 5.6.2 Correlation Analysis -- 5.7 Discussion -- 5.7.1 Performance of Construction Personnel by Age -- 5.7.2 Performance of Construction Personnel by Gender -- 5.7.3 Stress and Performance -- 5.7.4 Interrelationships among the Six Types of Performance -- 5.8 Case Studies -- 5.8.1 A Mega International Airport Project -- 5.8.2 A Project on a Constrained Site at Traffic Congestion Zone Hong Kong Island -- 5.9 Practical Implications -- References -- Chapter 6 Stress Management -- 6.1 Coping Behaviours -- 6.1.1 Problem-Based Coping Behaviours -- 6.1.2 Emotion-Based Coping Behaviours -- 6.1.3 Meaning-Based Coping Behaviours -- 6.2 Effectiveness of Coping Behaviours -- 6.2.1 Effectiveness of Problem-Based Coping -- 6.2.2 Effectiveness of Emotion-Based Coping.

6.2.3 Effectiveness of Meaning-Based Coping (MBSR) -- 6.3 Determinants of Various Coping Behaviours -- 6.4 Developing a Conceptual Model of the Individual Coping Behaviours of Construction Personnel -- 6.5 Studies on the Coping Behaviours of Construction Personnel -- 6.5.1 Questionnaire -- 6.6 Case Studies -- 6.6.1 Drainage Installation in a City Centre -- 6.6.2 Luxury Low-Density Residential Building -- 6.7 Discussion -- 6.7.1 Coping Behaviours of Construction Personnel -- 6.7.2 Coping Behaviours of Construction Personnel of Different Age Groups -- 6.7.3 Coping Behaviours of Construction Personnel of Different Genders Groups -- 6.7.4 Coping Behaviours, Stress and Performance of Construction Personnel -- 6.8 Practical Implications -- 6.9 Summary -- References -- Chapter 7 Conclusions -- 7.1 Stress Management for Construction Personnel -- 7.1.1 Stress of Construction Personnel -- 7.1.2 Stressors for Construction Personnel -- 7.1.3 The Consequences of Stress for Construction Personnel -- 7.1.4 Coping Behaviours of Construction Personnel -- 7.1.5 An Integrated Stressor-Stress-Coping Behaviours- Performance Model -- 7.2 Practical Recommendations -- 7.2.1 Recommendations for Managing Stressors -- 7.2.2 Recommendations for Managing Stress -- 7.2.3 Recommendations for Coping with Stress -- 7.2.4 Summary of Practical Recommendations -- 7.3 Recommendations for Further Research -- 7.3.1 Triangulation and Longitudinal Studies -- 7.3.2 Physiological Stress Measurement -- 7.3.3 Cross-Cultural Stress Management -- 7.4 Conclusion -- References -- Index -- EULA.

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