Job Stress and Coping Strategies in Workers with Spinal Cord Injury

• Main Authors: Hsu, Wei-Chien, 徐瑋謙
• Other Authors: Chang, Chien-Huey
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2016
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/19074057413926070265

碩士 === 國立臺灣師範大學 === 復健諮商研究所 === 105 === This study aimed to explore the job stress and coping strategies in workers with Spinal Cord Injury. Qualitative research methods were used to collect data. Eight employed workers with Spinal Cord Injury working in north Taiwan were recruited. Data generated from in-depth semi-structured interviews, documents and field notes were analyzed. The findings revealed: Job stress in workers with SCI included: personal health, pressure of sitting for long time, personal needs, discrimination, movement and transportation, environmental barriers, self expectation and competition with co-workers with disabilities. The coping strategies consisted of: Directly facing the stress, seeking for support, self relaxation , turning to religion and walking away. Directly facing the stress and solving it were the most common ways that the participants used. In addition, the results of this study also indicated that job stress impacted on their psychology and physiology. Participants felt upset, worried, anxious and fretful. Some participants reported that they got sick or sleepless. Finally, based on the findings of this study, suggestions were provided for future research.