One significant workplace stressor which, because of its transient nature, has until fairly recently been overlooked, is the impact of daily recurring demands, or in more everyday ENGLISH - ‘workplace hassles’. In a study with parachute trainers, Zohar (1997) found the severity of hassles, defined and measured, over five consecutive days, was the best predictor (compared with other POSSIBILITIES such as sleep loss) of end of the day mood, fatigue and the perception of workload.

These factors included, for example, equipment being MISSING or malfunctioning, and having to deal with unscheduled changes. Another source of stressor in the workplace, and as potent as the more OBVIOUS sources of stress such as work pace and intensity stems from the quality of the relationships we experience with COLLEAGUES, supervisors and individuals outside of the organization we have to interact with. In line with this view, two strands of research exist that explore the relationship between the quality of relationships and stress outcomes - social support and social stressors.

One significant workplace stressor which, because of its transient nature, has until fairly recently been overlooked, is the impact of daily recurring demands, or in more everyday English - ‘workplace hassles’. In a study with parachute trainers, Zohar (1997) found the severity of hassles, defined and measured, over five consecutive days, was the best predictor (compared with other possibilities such as sleep loss) of end of the day mood, fatigue and the perception of workload.

These factors included, for example, equipment being missing or malfunctioning, and having to deal with unscheduled changes. Another source of stressor in the workplace, and as potent as the more obvious sources of stress such as work pace and intensity stems from the quality of the relationships we experience with colleagues, supervisors and individuals outside of the organization we have to interact with. In line with this view, two strands of research exist that explore the relationship between the quality of relationships and stress outcomes - social support and social stressors.